Heat and hot water outages affect entire UMD campus Facilities Management does not have an estimate for when hot water and heat will be restored, according to an email Tuesday. Shifra Dayak March 29, 2022
UMD takes more steps to help housekeepers working without AC The union that represents the housekeepers is "cautiously optimistic" that the situation will be resolved soon. Angela Roberts July 15, 2020
As housekeepers fall ill without AC, UMD announces new measures to improve conditions The union that represents UMD workers remains unsatisfied. Angela Roberts July 11, 2020
UMD shut off AC in many dorms to combat moisture. Housekeepers are falling ill without it. The union that represents workers on campus says it has heard from several employees who have sought medical attention after working without air conditioning. Angela Roberts July 8, 2020
Nearly all UMD dorms lose heat and hot water after power outage The outage occurred early Wednesday morning. Eric Neugeboren February 19, 2020
Heat is temporarily shut down in Tydings and Chincoteague halls for pipe repairs The 10-day outage is scheduled to stretch over the Thanksgiving holiday. Eric Neugeboren November 20, 2019
A.C. is still out in five UMD academic buildings over a week after outage The outage occurred on Sept. 30. Eric Neugeboren October 9, 2019
UMD needs to do more about its air conditioning problems Why was so little done when UMD buildings lost air conditioning? Kevin Hu October 7, 2019
We placed heat sensors in every UMD dorm without A.C. Here’s what we found. The heat index in one dorm hit 101 degrees on Sept. 12. Diamondback Staff October 7, 2019
UMD researchers may have figured out a way to develop electricity from wood It uses low-grade heat. Alexandra Marquez April 24, 2019