Two UMD alums went 13 days without food to protest climate inaction “We have to act,” one of them said. “It's not even really a choice.” Sahana Jayaraman December 2, 2019
UMD students are using virtual reality to share the migrant experience HUMANO is a multimedia project that aims to help people better understand the immigration process. Matt McDonald December 2, 2019
How and why you should support indigenous communities in the U.S. We might not be able to go back in time, but we can help create a better future. Caterina Ieronimo December 2, 2019
Studying Nemo: What these UMD researchers learned about how clownfish see The researchers worked with a team in Australia to study how clownfish see up close. Rina Torchinsky December 2, 2019
Police investigate bicycle collision, theft, vandalism A 47-year-old man died last week in a bike accident. Jillian Atelsek December 2, 2019
After close vote, College Park council members still weighing question of term lengths Officials are unsure if the issue will be on the ballot again in the future. Carmen Molina Acosta December 2, 2019
UMD professor continues decades-long research comparing foster care to orphanages Nathan Fox and his colleagues have examined the outcomes of Romanian children placed in foster care early in their lives. Shreeya Agarwal December 2, 2019
Board of Regents OKs new major at UMD focused on virtual reality design The major, called immersive media design, will combine computer science and art. Chloe Goldberg December 2, 2019
The federal government opened a new probe into UMD’s Title IX process this year It opened three cases in 2017. Carmen Molina Acosta December 2, 2019
A UMD student developed an app to help people forge new friendships on campus The app requires users to be in Bluetooth range — or about 350 feet of each other — to connect. Clara Longo de Freitas December 2, 2019