NPR Highlights UMD's Commitment to Serve More Climate-Friendly Foods
NPR Highlights UMD's Commitment to Serve More Climate-Friendly Foods
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Uptown Cheapskate Thrift Store Opens in College Park
You can now buy and sell lightly-used clothing at Uptown Cheapskate in College Park! The thrift store — located below Monument Village apartments on Route 1 — had its grand opening Sept. 26 to a line of waiting customers snaked around the sidewalk outside.
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Lunch with Leaders: The Nature Conservancy
On Wednesday, November 13, join Kahlil Kettering ('15), Urban Conservation Program Director, Washington D.C., of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for Lunch with Leaders at the Do Good Accelerator. Enjoy lunch and a conversation about stormwater retention, green infrastructure, conservation, and more. Le...
UMD Arboretum Honored with Grand Award at 2019 Green Star Awards Program
The UMD Arboretum was named the Professional Grounds Management Society’s (PGMS) 2019 Green Star Grand Award recipient for excellence in grounds management for an urban university! The PGMS Green Star Grand Award is the highest recognition for excellence of landscape management practices in the coun...
Good Neighbor Day Seeking Team Leaders and Environmental Ambassadors
The Office of Community Engagement is seeking volunteers to serve as team leaders or environmental ambassadors on Good Neighbor Day, the annual community day of service in College Park to beautify shared spaces and engage in sustainable practices.
The ninth annual Good Neighbor Day will take place...
A Dose of Nature - New Study Finds Even Short Times Outdoors Have Therapeutic Effect on Mental Health
Spending as little as 10 minutes of leisure time experiencing nature can measurably improve college students’ mental health and well-being, according to a recent study led by UMD and Cornell University researchers.While it’s no secret that exposure to nature has benefits, the “dose” of time outdoors...
Revolutionize the Commute: Electric Bicycle
For the past three years, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Romel Gomez has challenged students to push the laws of physics and the limits of technology in his electric bicycle capstone course, where students have developed everything from a solar recumbent bike to an e-mountain bike ...
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Understanding "Ghost Forests" and Abandoned Farms
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Up the Bay With a Paddle—and a Mission
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