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Staying home during the fall online-only semester could mean a significant financial loss for some University of Maryland students who had already signed on-campus apartment leases. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Staying home during the fall semester could mean a significant financial loss for some University of Maryland students who had already signed on-campus apartment leases. Both the South Campus Commons and the Courtyard Apartments are on-campus housing that fall under a public-private partnership managed by Capstone On-Campus Management, not the university. Grace Goodenough signed her lease in April. “The pandemic…

This week Dr. Darryll Pines started as the new president of the University of Maryland. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins spoke with Pines about healing the university in the midst of a pandemic and calls for racial justice.

Class of 2020 graduates at the University of Maryland found news ways to celebrate and showcased their resilience as the momentous occasion moved online. News4’s Chris Gordon has the story.

A University of Maryland student who was laid off from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic has created a tool to make it easier for people to find face masks in the D.C. area Saba Tshibaka, 21, says when she lost her job as a restaurant server she sat on her front steps and thought about how she could…

A University of Maryland student who was laid off from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic has created a tool to make it easier for people to find face masks in the D.C. area. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

The University of Maryland’s community garden was a teaching tool that has now become a necessity for people in need amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fresh vegetables and herbs grown there are distributed at the school’s free food pantry. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

A transportation expert at the University of Maryland tracked cellphone travel during coronavirus pandemic and saw an increase in interstate travel after President Donald Trump spoke in mid-April about reopening some states. The anonymously collected data changed after April 14, when Trump spoke about reopening states, said Lei Zhang, director of the Maryland Transportation Institute at the University of Maryland….

A new study shows that people are starting to leave the state of Maryland as they get restless. News4’s Tracee Wilkins has the details.

Nursing students in their final semester at the University of Maryland answered the call to help during the pandemic, taking an early exit option to care for coronavirus patients. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald spoke with a student about what it’s been like on the front lines.

As the NFL Draft continues this weekend, several local prospects are looking to make their football dreams come true, including former University of Maryland team captain Ellis McKennie. But News4’s Cary Chow reports McKennie has had much more on his mind than the draft: his dad fighting for his life against COVID-19.

With his final season cut short by COVID-19, Maryland basketball star Anthony Cowan Jr. is preparing for the NBA. News4’s Cary Chow reports.

Since all performances are postponed or canceled, two opera singers at the University of Maryland decided to use their vocal talents while they go on walks. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports they’re lifting people’s spirits.

Right now, many people have to wait days or even weeks to get their COVID-19 test results back. But researchers at the University of Maryland are working to change that.

The University of Maryland Tech Port in Southern Maryland is working on a way to quickly sanitize large amounts of personal protective equipment using intense heat. Researchers developed what they call a heat sanitation module, a huge oven that can be used to clean personal protective equipment (PPE) so it can be reused as supplies run low or run out….

Researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a device that uses heat to sanitize personal protective equipment for health care workers. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

The University of Maryland Tech Port is working on a way to quickly sanitize large amounts of personal protective equipment using intense heat. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

University of Maryland students will not get the chance to walk across the stage on graduation day amid the coronavirus pandemic. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Universities across the D.C. area have announced that classes will temporarily move to online platforms as cases of the rare coronavirus spread. AU’s spring break will be extended through March 17, and the changes will go into effect March 18. Online classes will continue through April 3. “While the risk to our community remains low at this time, our precautionary actions...

American University announced that all classes will temporarily move to online platforms following spring break as cases of the rare coronavirus spread in the D.C. area. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.