Gov. Hogan lifts stay-at-home order, allows some businesses to reopen Prince George's and Montgomery counties will not be reopening yet. Matt McDonald May 13, 2020
College Park City Council approves business relief measures amid COVID-19 The actions also included a measure encouraging landlords to delay or forego rent. Clara Niel May 12, 2020
Don’t cross the virtual picket line by online shopping during a strike Stand in solidarity with workers — don't shop online during a strike. Caterina Ieronimo May 12, 2020
Solving UMD’s fundamental problems will always come back to public funding The pandemic will likely bring funding cuts to UMD — we need the opposite. Max Foley-Keene May 12, 2020
UMD’s undocumented student coordinator position to remain vacant in the fall The coordinator's responsibilities will be distributed to other staff members. Carmen Molina Acosta May 12, 2020
UMD receives approval for $21 million in funding from CARES Act to cover pandemic losses Half of the funding will be directed toward students considered eligible by the federal government. Rina Torchinsky May 12, 2020
As semester nears end, UMD is working on a plan for research to return to campus A campus task force is providing recommendations on how research should return to campus. Brent Abel May 12, 2020
What it’s like to defend a dissertation in the age of COVID-19 So far, 160 UMD students have defended their dissertations virtually. Clara Longo de Freitas May 8, 2020
UMD students, professors weigh in on what growing up during COVID-19 could mean for Gen Z Generation Z, or people born after the mid-1990s, are at an extremely impressionable stage in their development. Kanika Mehra May 8, 2020
Hogan vetoes 22 spending bills, citing concern over COVID-19 economic fallout The governor also let about 300 bills go into law without his signature. Lyna Bentahar May 8, 2020