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The Diamondback
March 26, 2018
When University of Maryland student Jonathan Saewitz tried to use OurUMD.com, a popular website students use to look up grade data and reviews for courses, he found it outdated. He sent in a review of a teacher to the site, but it was never acknowledged, and the last post on the site's homepage wasÃâà...
The Diamondback
March 16, 2018
Ray Ranker, a chaplain at the University of Maryland Memorial Chapel, decided to run for state senate as an Independent in October. Ranker will not be taking any funding from corporate PACs, and wants his primary focus to be on the needs of his constituents, not on the needs of a corporation.
The Diamondback
March 16, 2018
A neuroscience major is in the works at the University of Maryland, and officials are aiming for it to be available to students by fall 2019, said Gregory Ball, dean of the behavioral and social sciences college. "Neuroscience has been a really comprehensive and independent field for quite a while now,Ãâà...
The Diamondback
March 15, 2018
University of Maryland SGA funds campus CPR training, reducing cost for students. This university's SGA held their weekly general body meeting Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. (Evan Kramer/The Diamondback). By Savannah WilliamsÃâà...
NBC4 Washington
March 11, 2018
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers beat out top-seeded Vermont, paving the way for the team's first NCAA tournament game since 2008. UMBC won the American East tournament after Silver Spring native Jairus Lyles broke a tie with a last second 3-point shot, putting the RetrieversÃâà...
Technical.ly DC
March 10, 2018
That was the challenge for founders at the final round of the University of Maryland's Pitch Dingman Competition. Hosted March 6 by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the competition gave aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to win up to $15,000 in startupÃâà...
Baltimore Business Journal
March 6, 2018
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health does not have to respond to a letter criticizing conversion and development plans for its Harford Memorial Hospital. But it will. In a letter sent to the Maryland Health Care Commission in February, Mayor of Havre de Grace William Martin criticizing UpperÃâà...
The Diamondback
March 6, 2018
Dr. Sarah Murthi (left) and computer, mathematical and natural sciences college Dean Amitabh Varshney (right) co-lead the Maryland Blended Realty Center, where researchers are developing new visualization tools to improve health care and medical training. (Photo courtesy of Maryland Blended RealityÃâà...
UMB News
March 5, 2018
I last wrote to you about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in September, when President Trump announced he would begin dismantling the program that allows undocumented residents brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the country. The president gave Congress a March 5 deadline to find aÃâà...
The Diamondback
March 5, 2018
Winnie Obike, a University of Maryland communications doctoral student, is running for a seat in the 22nd District in the House of Delegates. ... Winnie Obike, a fifth-year University of Maryland communication doctoral student, is running to represent part of Prince George's County in the Maryland House ofÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
February 27, 2018
A student was arrested after for suspicion of threatening to shoot law enforcement officers at the University of Maryland at College Park, police said. Ryan M. Sulkowski, 21, of Baltimore was charged with making a threat of mass violence and disturbing the operations of a school, according to a statementÃâà...
WJLA
February 26, 2018
In a letter sent out to students Monday by University of Maryland Police Department Chief David Mitchell, the department received a complaint last Friday around 11:30 a.m. about “concerning behavior from an individual.” According to police, the individual said he was applying for firearms and waiting for the backgroundÃâà...
The Diamondback
February 12, 2018
The University of Maryland is getting a new $50 million engineering building. The IDEA Factory will be built on the site of the Potomac Building, which will be demolished. (Christine Condon/ For The Diamondback). By Christine CondonÃâà...
NBC4 Washington
February 8, 2018
The University of Maryland advised students and staff to shelter in place after men armed with a gun robbed two men inside their home on Thursday. ... University of Maryland police ordered students and staff to shelter in place for nearly two hours Thursday afternoon as officers searched for at least oneÃâà...
Technical.ly Baltimore
December 31, 1999
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry is partnering with a Rockville tech company to introduce software that helps track opioids prescribed at the Baltimore-based school's clinics. DrFirst's CEO said the company provides a tool to help prevent prescription drug abuse. DrFirst makes a mobileÃâà...
CBS Baltimore / WJZ
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated a University of Maryland professor to a Treasury department post. The White House released a statement Tuesday announcing the intent to nominate Michael Faulkender to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy.
The Diamondback
December 31, 1999
The University of Maryland's SGA will send a letter to Amazon supporting Montgomery County for the company's second headquarters, called HQ2. ... would have beneficial effects on the tax revenue of the state of Maryland, which could also boost funding for the University of Maryland," Ewers said.
