Maryland bill that would’ve allowed minors to consent to vaccination fails
It would have allowed "mature" 16-year-olds to consent without parental permission.
UMD Senate works to close loophole in smoke-free campus policy that allows vaping
Under current UMD policy, smoking is defined as inhaling burning material — not inhaling vaporized aerosol.
This Maryland bill would make it legal for motorcyclists over 21 to ride without helmets
Some motorcyclists at the University of Maryland support the proposed legislation.
“Our son’s legacy”: Parents of Richard Collins take to Annapolis to back hate crime bills
The bills would amend Maryland’s hate crime statute to include crimes that are partially hate-based.
UMD Senate struggles to recruit more grad students
Fewer than 20 graduate students applied to run for a position.
UMD set to update sexual misconduct policies after state starts Title IX legal fees fund
The University Senate voted to approve the changes at its meeting Wednesday.
RHA raised nearly $400 through its dining dollar fundraiser to assist students in crisis
This fundraiser's earnings surpassed the last two semesters combined.
Maryland Senate president, the longest-serving in the country, steps down
Mike Miller is set to be succeeded by a Democrat four decades his junior.
Maryland senators introduce bill to honor Richard Collins and deceased ROTC graduates
Collins was killed on UMD's campus in 2017.
UMD’s public health school could get a new doctoral program
The University Senate is set to vote on the proposal next month.