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from COVID-19 Digital Archive by historyhermann

This collection brings together news and updates about UMD and COVID-19. It mostly includes news articles in The Diamondback, the student newspaper of UMD.

  1. Coronavirus Information | The University of Maryland

    https://umd.edu/virusinfo

  2. business-update

    https://www.universityproducts.com/business-update

  3. Coronavirus updates: The Diamondback’s ongoing coverage - The Diamondback

    https://www.dbknews.com/2020/03/10/umd-coronavirus-class-online-spring-break-landing-page-covid-19/

  4. Chinese international students take precautions, face travel restrictions as virus spreads - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/02/14/umd-chinese-international-students-coronavirus-semester-travel-restrictions/

  5. UMD suspends study abroad programs in South Korea amid coronavirus outbreak - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/02/26/umd-coronavirus-south-korea-study-abroad-italy-japan/

  6. UMD cancels abroad programs during spring break and summer due to coronavirus concerns - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/03/umd-college-park-coronavirus-study-abroad-suspended-spring-break-summer/

  7. Gov. Hogan submits bill to allot millions in resources for coronavirus response - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/04/maryland-coronavirus-emergency-fund-preparedness-hogan-bill-annapolis/

  8. Three coronavirus cases confirmed in Maryland - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/05/coronavirus-maryland-case-confirmed-umd-sick-hogan/

  9. Suspended study abroad programs leave UMD students in limbo amid coronavirus outbreak - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/06/umd-college-park-coronavirus-study-abroad-italy-south-korea-china/

  10. Two more coronavirus cases confirmed in Maryland, bringing state total to five - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/08/coronavirus-umd-college-park-montgomery-harford-county-hogan-maryland/

  11. UMD prepares for potential move online in light of Maryland coronavirus cases - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/09/umd-college-park-coronavirus-classes-usm-health-precautions/

  12. University in Madrid hosting UMD study abroad program confirms its first coronavirus case - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/09/umd-college-park-madrid-study-abroad-coronavirus/

  13. UMD suspends university-related international travel for 60 days - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/10/umd-coronavirus-travel-international-cancel/

  14. Prince George’s County confirms three coronavirus cases - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/10/pg-county-coronavirus-outbreak-cases-umd-university-of-maryland-virus-press-conference/

  15. UMD should prepare to extend spring break by two weeks and hold classes online, system says - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/10/coronavirus-umd-spring-break-two-weeks-online-classes-recommendation/

  16. UMBC, Towson, Salisbury, American extend spring breaks as area coronavirus cases mount - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/10/coronavirus-cancellations-umbc-towson-salisbury-american-classes/

  17. UMD cancels post-spring break in-person classes until April 10 - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/10/umd-classes-online-coronavirus-college-park-cancel-spring-break/

  18. Here’s how UMD housing and facilities will be affected in the coming weeks - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-covid-19-umd-spring-break-outbreak-college-park/

  19. At least 5 journalism students, staff self-quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-umd-journalism-students-staff-quarantine-nicar-conference/

  20. As coronavirus spreads, UMD’s graduate school modifies its policy on remote defenses - The Diamondback

    https://www.dbknews.com/2020/03/11/thesis-dissertation-committee-defense-graduate-council-coronavirus/

  21. No fans will be allowed at NCAA tournament games amid coronavirus concern - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/11/ncaa-tournament-march-madness-no-fans-allowed-coronavirus-concern-maryland/

  22. Fans barred from Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, games at Maryland - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/11/maryland-athletics-big-ten-tournament-no-fans-coronavirus/

  23. UMD suspends all study abroad programs in Europe - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/umd-study-abroad-europe-suspend-coronavirus/

  24. “It’s not surprising”: Big Ten basketball fans react to tournament cancellation in Indy - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/big-ten-basketball-fans-react-tournament-cancellation-coronavirus-indianapolis/

  25. NCAA announces cancellation of March Madness, ending men’s and women’s basketball seasons - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/ncaa-cancels-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-maryland/

  26. UMD cancels classes Friday as Maryland activates national guard - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/umd-coronavirus-pandemic-maryland-route-1-classes-virus-spread-covid-19-college-park/

  27. Big Ten cancels all spring sports due to coronavirus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/big-ten-cancels-all-spring-sports-coronavirus-maryland-athletics/

  28. College Park council cancels array of community events due to coronavirus - The Diamondback

    http://dbknews.com/2020/03/13/college-park-coronavirus-events-canceled-city-council/

  29. “None of it feels real”: UMD students studying in Europe scramble to book flights home - The Diamondback

    http://dbknews.com/2020/03/13/umd-coronavirus-study-abroad-europe-travel-trump-uk/

  30. “Really grateful”: Despite early end to year, Brenda Frese is proud of Maryland basketball - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/13/maryland-womens-basketball-brenda-frese-season-canceled-coronavirus/

  31. UMD suspends all remaining spring study abroad programs - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/14/umd-study-abroad-spring-europe-canceled/

  32. Hogan orders Maryland bars, restaurants to close as coronavirus spreads - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/16/maryland-coronavirus-bars-restaraunts-closed-shut-down-hogan/

  33. Worker at a building in UMD’s Discovery District tests negative for coronavirus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/16/umd-coronavirus-negative-test-manokin-building-discovery-district/

  34. State officials working to refund students for weeks of room and board - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/16/maryland-coronavirus-refund-room-board-fees-umd-board-of-regents/

  35. As coronavirus spreads, UMD employees want clearer guidance from their supervisors - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/17/umd-coronavirus-employees-staff-union-work-remote-usm-hr/

  36. UMD’s Stamp, Eppley to shut down as coronavirus cases rise in Maryland - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/17/umd-coronavirus-stamp-eppley-closed-spring-break/

  37. UMD union frustrated over late communication to staff expected to report to campus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/18/umd-coronavirus-staff-employees-union-work-covid-19/

  38. College Park City Council conferences virtually amid coronavirus pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/18/college-park-city-council-virtual-meeting-online-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/

  39. Prince George’s County man is the first person to die of coronavirus in Maryland - The Diamondback

    https://www.dbknews.com/2020/03/18/first-coronavirus-death-md-prince-georges-county/

  40. UMD health center stops accepting walk-in appointments - The Diamondback

    https://www.dbknews.com/2020/03/18/umd-health-center-walk-in-appointment-coronavirus-online-closed/

  41. Gov. Hogan advising all public Maryland universities to finish semesters online - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/19/umd-coronavirus-class-online-spring-semester-end-hogan-maryland-usm/

  42. China's Art, From Museum Exhibits to Rock Concerts, Moves Online During Coronavirus Outbreak | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/museum-exhibits-rock-concerts-chinas-art-moves-online-during-coronavirus-outbreak-180974209/

  43. China needs to prioritize transparency during the coronavirus epidemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/01/27/china-wuhan-coronavirus-epidemic-umd-health-center/

  44. Public health faculty educate about coronavirus at UMD event - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/02/21/umd-college-park-coronavirus-event-public-health-china/

  45. RNA research at UMD could give insight on new coronavirus strain - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/02/03/coronavirus-research-umd-rna/

  46. “Not surprised”: UMD students, faculty say xenophobic remarks increased amid coronavirus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/02/21/umd-coronavirus-xenophobia-racism-lyft-asian-aapi/

  47. China needs to prioritize transparency during the coronavirus epidemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/01/27/china-wuhan-coronavirus-epidemic-umd-health-center/

  48. Gov. Hogan advising all public Maryland universities to finish semesters online - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/19/umd-coronavirus-class-online-spring-semester-end-hogan-maryland-usm/

  49. Big Ten Conference cancels remainder of men’s basketball tournament - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/big-ten-mens-basketball-tournament-cancelled-coronavirus-maryland/

  50. NCAA announces cancellation of March Madness, ending men’s and women’s basketball seasons - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/ncaa-cancels-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-maryland/

  51. NCAA grants “eligibility relief” to all spring sports players after COVID-19 outbreak - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/13/ncaa-spring-eligibility-sports-coronavirus-covid-outbreak/

  52. UMD health center stops accepting walk-in appointments - The Diamondback

    https://www.dbknews.com/2020/03/18/umd-health-center-walk-in-appointment-coronavirus-online-closed/

  53. Big Ten cancels all spring sports due to coronavirus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/12/big-ten-cancels-all-spring-sports-coronavirus-maryland-athletics/

  54. UMD’s Stamp, Eppley to shut down as coronavirus cases rise in Maryland - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/17/umd-coronavirus-stamp-eppley-closed-spring-break/

  55. State officials working to refund students for weeks of room and board - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/16/maryland-coronavirus-refund-room-board-fees-umd-board-of-regents/

  56. Some students with weakened immune systems are concerned about UMD’s response to COVID-19 - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/17/umd-collegepark-maryland-immunocompromised-students-cororonavirus-covid-19/

  57. UMD union frustrated over late communication to staff expected to report to campus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/18/umd-coronavirus-staff-employees-union-work-covid-19/

  58. Community members offer rides, lodging and more to UMD students in need amid pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/17/umd-college-park-community-support-coronavirus/

  59. College Park rethinks census outreach plan as students leave the city - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/24/college-park-umd-census-coronavirus-2020/

  60. Hogan orders all nonessential businesses in Maryland to close as coronavirus spreads - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/23/umd-maryland-hogan-nonessential-businesses-coronavirus-covid19/

  61. UMD students express frustration with move-out guidelines and communication - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/26/umd-move-out-dorms-commons-courtyards-postponed-college-park/

  62. UMD groups expand services for food, housing insecure students amid campus shutdown - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/26/umd-food-housing-insecurity-covid-19-coronavirus-campus-pantry/

  63. President Loh on COVID-19: “The world is not going to go back to the way it has been” - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/26/umd-wallace-loh-coronavirus-covid-19-economy-online-class/

  64. “Our class really lost a lot”: UMD seniors petition to postpone in-person commencement - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/30/umd-college-park-commencement-petition-coronavirus-covid-19/

  65. Some UMD seniors anxious about job search as unemployment soars amid pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/01/umd-senior-jobs-covid-19-coronavirus/

  66. UMD RHA criticizes South Campus Commons, Courtyards for haphazard move-out instructions - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/01/umd-college-park-rha-move-out-commons-courtyards/

  67. More than 800 UMD students received help from the crisis fund amid coronavirus pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/03/31/crisis-fund-umd-coronavirus-award-relief/

  68. UMD orders hiring freeze to offset losses from coronavirus closures - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/02/umd-coronavirus-hiring-freeze-faculty-staff-jobs-money-covid-19/

  69. After move online, UMD students and professors struggle to replicate hands-on lab courses - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/02/umd-coronavirus-online-class-lab-stem-pandemic/

  70. UMD engineers are producing masks and hand sanitizer for local healthcare workers - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/03/umd-engineering-coronavirus-masks-hand-sanitizer-supplies-pandemic-hospital-ppe/

  71. Some UMD seniors anxious about job search as unemployment soars amid pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/01/umd-senior-jobs-covid-19-coronavirus/

  72. UMD’s strong transition to online classes means good things for the future - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/01/umd-coronavirus-zoom-online-remote-class-learning/

  73. Longtime art professor David Driskell died of coronavirus, UMD announces - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/04/umd-professor-coronavirus-david-driskell-art-death-covid-19/

  74. UMD asked VeoRide to suspend services on campus due to COVID-19 - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/05/umd-college-park-coronavirus-veoride-transporation-scooters/

  75. UMD has run out of hotspots, laptops to provide students - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/07/internet-access-dit-umd-hotspot-laptop/

  76. Empty shelves, carts piled high: College Park grocery stores in the time of coronavirus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/07/college-park-grocery-stores-coronavirus-outbreak-panic-shopping/

  77. UMD students can expect fee refunds by April 30 - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/06/umd-student-fees-room-board-refund-coronavirus-april-30/

  78. A distillery powered by UMD alumni has pivoted to producing hand sanitizer - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/07/beltsville-distillery-hand-sanitizer-coronavirus-shmidt-spirits/

  79. UMD extends telework guidance for employees until after April 10 - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/08/umd-employees-teleworking-covid-19-coronavirus/

  80. Now scattered across the country, UMD seniors mourn abrupt end to time on campus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/08/umd-seniors-coronavirus-memories-traditions-sadness-commencement-disappointment/

  81. UMD counseling center braces for uptick in students seeking help during COVID-19 pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/08/umd-counseling-center-covid-19-pandemic-coronavirus-online-virtual-college-park/

  82. UMD performance, arts students adapt to online learning — without a stage or dance studio - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/09/performance-arts-umd-college-park-online-classes/

  83. UMD to receive $21 million in federal aid for coronavirus losses - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/09/umd-college-park-federal-bailout-aid-coronavirus-covid19/

  84. Longtime UMD Dining Services employee dies of coronavirus - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/09/umd-coronavirus-death-employee-dining-services-covid-19-pandemic/

  85. UMD education majors adapt to virtual student teaching during pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/10/umd-education-majors-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-online-classes-course-requirements-maryland/

  86. UMD education majors adapt to virtual student teaching during pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/10/umd-education-majors-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-online-classes-course-requirements-maryland/

  87. Black Marylanders are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, state health dept. says - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/09/maryland-coronavirus-data-black-patients-cases-umd-college-park/

  88. UMD campus advocates worry about emotional impact of virtual sexual misconduct hearings - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/14/umd-sexual-misconduct-coronavirus-online-hearing-investigation-ocrsm-covid-19/

  89. PG County to require face masks in grocery stores, on buses - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/12/prince-georges-county-face-mask-grocery-store-bus-required-coronavirus-covid-19/

  90. UMD will lose $80 million due to COVID-19 — and government aid will only make a dent - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/15/umd-higher-education-bailout-cares-act/

  91. Maryland Gov. Hogan orders face coverings in retail stores, transit systems - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/15/maryland-hogan-covid-19-coronavirus-masks-retail-stores/

  92. WMATA to reduce bus service in July, frustrating riders - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/15/wmata-service-reduction-bus-rail-budget/

  93. COVID-19 pandemic jolts UMD courses on bioethics, outbreaks with a new sense of urgency - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/15/umd-pandemic-bioethics-classes-coronavirus-covid19/

  94. “Our central duty”: College Park service groups run errands for those in need - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/16/umd-college-park-community-service-coronavirus-covid-19-grocery-delivery-rotary-meals-on-wheels-neighbors/

  95. Horns blaring, demonstrators flock to Annapolis to condemn stay-at-home order - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/19/demonstration-protest-annapolis-maryland-stay-at-home-hogan-coronavirus-covid-pandemic/

  96. Sweatpants, goggles and prom dresses: The many outfits of quarantine - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/20/quarantine-outfits-social-isolation-tiktok/

  97. In Maryland and other states, the coronavirus has exposed deep racial inequality - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/20/coronavirus-pandemic-maryland-racism-inequality-profiling/

  98. Some College Park hotels are issuing refunds after commencement cancellation - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/19/hotels-commencement-cancel-coronavirus-umd-college-park/

  99. “A Ramadan of isolation”: UMD Muslim students reflect on holy month during a pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/05/01/umd-ramadan-religion-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/

  100. Gov. Larry Hogan brought his unifying message to ‘The Daily Show’ - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/30/hogan-daily-show-unity-review-tv/

  101. Many classes are giving open-book exams during quarantine. Why stop when it’s over? - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/30/umd-open-book-exam-coronavirus-elms/

  102. With UMD online, the Help Center is on pause — at a time when students say it is most needed - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/05/01/umd-help-center-mental-health-covid-19-coronavirus-remote/

  103. “Keep Creating” initiative encourages UMD students to make art amid pandemic - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/29/keep-creating-umd-arts-coronavirus-collegeofartsandhumanities-virtual/

  104. The show must go on: UMD theatre students pivot to virtual show on Zoom - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/30/umd-theatre-theater-zoom-virtual-performance-play/

  105. In 9-hour final meeting, UMD SGA debates ethics committee, funding for student orgs - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/30/sga-omnibus-ethics-funding-meeting-final/

  106. “Not at all the same thing”: Virtual orientation a reality for incoming UMD students - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/24/umd-new-student-orientation-virtual-covid-19-coronavirus/

  107. Facing a shortage of PPE, local medical professionals stress as COVID-19 spreads - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/24/college-park-prince-georges-county-health-medical-professionals-covid-19-coronavirus/

  108. “It’s a bit excessive”: Some UMD students, professors raise concerns about Honorlock - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/22/umd-honorlock-online-virtual-classes/

  109. UMD Senate holds first virtual meeting after coronavirus-related delays - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/22/umd-senate-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/

  110. UMD’s Counseling Center hosts first of many virtual mental health workshops - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/22/mental-health-counseling-center-umd-students-coronavirus/

  111. After racist hackers disrupted an event, UMD’s Nyumburu took steps to secure Zoom meetings - The Diamondback

    https://dbknews.com/2020/04/22/umd-nyumburu-zoombombing-racism-harrasment-video-online-security/