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Public health professor hosts descendants of Tuskegee study subjects on talk show

By Olivia Borgula In a Zoom discussion on the evening of Feb. 23, Omar Neal, a former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama, addressed Carmen Thornton, asking “Did you have any inclination at all of what this was, and the magnitude of what had taken place to your grandfather?”  Thornton’s grandfather was a subject in the United States Public Health Service syphilis study conducted at Tuskegee. Neal … Continue reading Public health professor hosts descendants of Tuskegee study subjects on talk show

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UMD students optimistic about the the return of study abroad after abrupt pandemic shutdown

By Emily R. Condon As COVID-19 cases started to spread across Europe in March 2020, Chandler Sheatzley tried to be cautious by washing his hands frequently and paying attention to health alerts. The senior aerospace engineering major had been studying abroad in Spain and enjoying traveling across Europe.  Then the University of Maryland suspended all study abroad programs.  In less than a week, Sheatzley went … Continue reading UMD students optimistic about the the return of study abroad after abrupt pandemic shutdown

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Students readjust to in-person exams after a year of online learning

By Megan Barnes  Many students are excited to be back in person after over a year of Zoom classes, but their return has a few strings attached. Some relaxed their studying routines to adapt to the open-book, open-notes exams that were common during online school — and midterm season on campus proved that these new habits die hard. Before the pandemic, students usually took closed-book … Continue reading Students readjust to in-person exams after a year of online learning

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‘A strange sense of being home’: The pandemic adds to their struggles, but out-of-state students are here to stay

By Kurt Masline Many come here knowing few people. They pay more in tuition. Some live multiple time zones away from family. But out-of-state students still learn to call the University of Maryland home. The number of out-of-state students hovered around 25% in fall 2020 and spring 2021, according to the UMD Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment. While students said college is an … Continue reading ‘A strange sense of being home’: The pandemic adds to their struggles, but out-of-state students are here to stay

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UMD international students face new obstacles amid pandemic

By Adama Turay Many students at the University of Maryland struggle through online classes. But some of them do it from halfway across the globe. For international students, the pandemic has increased financial and logistical challenges. Many have had to take classes in different countries and time zones. Others have remained on campus or have stayed with close friends or family. Priyatham Kattakinda, a doctorate … Continue reading UMD international students face new obstacles amid pandemic

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‘Fact or Fake’ teach-in series helps UMD reflect on 2020

By Gabrielle Lewis In 2020, Cynthia Baur encountered several students and faculty members at the University of Maryland who were concerned and confused about the legitimacy of information regarding major events, such as the pandemic and racial justice protests.  Baur worried about people feeling so unsure about what information they could trust, so she set out to start a series of teach-ins through the Herschel … Continue reading ‘Fact or Fake’ teach-in series helps UMD reflect on 2020

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Playing by different rules – how Greek Life gets away with COVID noncompliance

By Ceoli Jacoby As the university returns to pseudo-normalcy following last month’s sequester-in-place order, many students are pointing fingers at Greek life as a significant source of COVID-19 spread.  Over the past two weeks, redditors flooded r/UMD with their takes on the matter – one user sparked a 92-comment debate under his post, titled “Fraternity member here: we ARE the problem.” Another post, declaring “Greek … Continue reading Playing by different rules – how Greek Life gets away with COVID noncompliance

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How a UMD student handles working two jobs and school work, all during a pandemic

By Eva Sanchez There are a lot of full-time and part-time students at the University of Maryland that are also employed. Whether it be a full-time or part-time job, many students are dedicating half of their time to work and half of their time to school. Jay Raje, a senior double majoring in information systems and operations management business analytics, is one of these students.  … Continue reading How a UMD student handles working two jobs and school work, all during a pandemic

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‘Too much mourning’: UMD grieves filicide victims amid pandemic

By Caleigh Bartash Mourn the dead. And fight like hell for the living. Those words formed a stark message across Michelle Appel’s Zoom background Monday as she presented the University of Maryland’s fourth annual Day of Mourning. Appel, a member of the President’s Commission on Disability Issues, helped lead and organize the event in remembrance of filicide victims. In the disability community, the term filicide … Continue reading ‘Too much mourning’: UMD grieves filicide victims amid pandemic

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Here’s how three friends came together through football during a pandemic

by Anthony Fama The COVID-19 pandemic has filled many students’ lives with isolation, but for these three students at the University of Maryland, football is a safe haven from all the stress. It all started with an idea among three friends — Trey Hammond, Jakob Fong and Jim Joyce, who are all juniors at the university. They all came together and sat on a couch … Continue reading Here’s how three friends came together through football during a pandemic

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