Shaun Howe, current Metograds president, looks at synoptic weather maps in preparation for this year’s Skywarn class. Continue reading How a devastating tornado in 2001 established those early morning sirens you hear each month
By Greta Easthom The campus community joined 30 organizations at Stamp’s Grand Ballroom April 16 to celebrate Earth Day to learn about sustainable practices and environmental legislation. Live music floated about from the Radiographers and smoothies served as participants milled about the various stands. The Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) and University of Maryland’s Student Government Association sponsored the festival. “This year, our festival theme was … Continue reading Earth Week celebrations kick off with Earth Day Fest at UMD
By Greta Easthom For the third year in a row, a warmer-than-average January and February has accelerated the arrival of Washington, D.C.’s annual cherry blossoms, according to the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang. When 70 percent of the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin have fully grown, Capital Weather Gang considers this to be peak bloom. The average date for peak bloom, historically, was April … Continue reading Changing temperatures put peak dates for cherry blossoms into question
Forceful gusts of up to 60 mph caused University of Maryland’s campus to close March 2. These high winds were a result of a low-pressure storm off the the Atlantic Coast, a phenomenon known as a nor’easter. “The reason this one was so intense was the fact that it strengthened very rapidly,” senior atmospheric and oceanic science major and UMD weather forecaster Cody Snell said. … Continue reading UMD campus closes in light of severe wind March 2
By Greta Easthom Embedded beneath the Alaskan arctic soil is the story of climate change that Dr. David Weindorf set out to tell in his PBS documentary, “Between Earth and Sky,” which screened at Hoff Theater in Stamp on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. Weindorf is the documentary’s executive producer and the associate dean for research in the College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources … Continue reading PBS documentary talks climate change from perspective of Alaskan Natives
By Greta Easthom As residents in Cape Town, South Africa, prepare to run out of clean water in the coming months, a UMD professor has taken it upon himself to help mitigate the crisis. On Feb. 1, atmospheric and oceanic science professor Dr. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm presented a seminar at UMD, titled “What would Thomas Malthus tell us in the 21st Century? Experiences in the Water-Energy-Food … Continue reading UMD Professor researches Cape Town water crisis
By Greta Easthom Terps For Change is a weekly community service program that gives students the opportunity to travel locally and due good, according to the group’s marketing and recruitment intern, junior bioengineering major Viswanath Gorti. Terps For Change focuses on social issues like poverty, immigration, education, environment, food insecurity and ageism. It’s among one of three groups housed within TerpService, a Leadership and Community … Continue reading Terps for Change members volunteer to improve Prince George’s County community
By Greta Easthom At Stamp Student Union on Sept. 21, Dr. Carlos E. Cortés, Professor Emeritus of History at the University California, Riverside, spoke out about the present-day struggle in achieving a diverse, inclusive campus in today’s socio-political climate. Among holding other nationally known and award-winning titles, Cortés was the creative and cultural adviser for the popular children’s television shows, “Dora the Explorer” and “Go, … Continue reading Nationally recognized UC Riverside professor speaks on inclusivity and ‘underrepresented’ populations on college campuses
