UMD students rally in DC for suspension of intellectual property rights for COVID vaccine While the rally continued, the Biden administration announced actions towards suspending the intellectual property protections for the vaccine. Madison Peek May 6, 2021
M&T Bank Stadium’s COVID-19 vaccination site hosts ‘University Days’ through Saturday Students, faculty and staff at Maryland colleges are eligible. Rina Torchinsky May 3, 2021
UMD adds campus COVID-19 vaccine data to online dashboard As of last week, about 79 percent of campus community members have been at least partially vaccinated and about 47 percent are fully vaccinated. Rina Torchinsky April 30, 2021
UMD community members respond to USM COVID-19 vaccination mandate USM Chancellor Jay Perman issued a fall vaccine mandate last week. Clara Niel April 29, 2021
Administration should prioritize on-campus needs before restarting study abroad We’re still in the middle of a pandemic. UMD shouldn’t be sending students abroad. Anthony Liberatori April 23, 2021
No one cares about women’s health. The Johnson & Johnson scare reflects that. Sexism drives the differing concerns for the effects of the vaccine versus birth control Courtney Cohn April 23, 2021
UMD partners with Safeway Pharmacy to vaccinate over 3,000 community members next week Vaccinations will take place at the Riggs Alumni Center. Christine Zhu April 21, 2021
More than 60% of UMD community members on campus report receiving a COVID-19 vaccine dose More than two-thirds of faculty and staff on campus reported being at least partially vaccinated. Eric Neugeboren April 20, 2021
Maryland college students are helping out at mass vaccination sites across the state The Maryland Medical Reserve Corps expanded to a university partnership that included the University System of Maryland. Clara Niel April 15, 2021
UMD GSG pushes for accommodations for grad students experiencing vaccine side effects The GSG bill calls on the university to issue a statement in support of graduate students with COVID-19 vaccine side effects. Khushboo Rathore April 15, 2021