University of Maryland

UMd. Women Cream of the Crop in Down Year for Area Lacrosse

As traditionally strong lacrosse programs at Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Navy and Virginia struggled, the Maryland women are on track to hoist the national championship.

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Owen Blye (credit: University of Maryland)

Cornell Surprises Maryland 16-8 in NCAA Lacrosse

Rob Pannell had four goals and three assists, Steve Mock also scored four goals, and Cornell surprised No. 6 seed Maryland 16-8 Sunday in the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament.

2013/05/13

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama delivers the Sadat Lecture for Peace, entitled "Peace Through Compassion: Connecting a Multi-Faith World," at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., on May 7, 2013. (Credit: KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Dalai Lama Speaks to University of Maryland Students

The Dalai Lama delivered a lecture to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 at the University of Maryland in College Park on Tuesday afternoon.

2013/05/07

File photo of the University of Maryland campus. (Credit: Brett Hall/All-News 99.1 WNEW)

University of Maryland Student Found Dead in Dorm

The female student at the University of Maryland, College Park who was found dead in a dorm building Monday afternoon has been identified as Sarah Elizabeth Hancock.

2013/05/07

U.Md. Students Seek Human-Powered Helicopter Prize

Engineering students at the University of Maryland are attempting to fly a human-powered helicopter high enough and long enough this weekend to capture an aviation prize.

2013/04/27

UMd. Campus Library Evacuated Amid Threat Now Open

McKeldin Library on the University of Maryland, College Park campus has been evacuated and closed until further notice following a “concerning comment” made by a person in the library Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

2013/04/24

Former Maryland basketball coaches Gary Williams (L) and Lefty Driesell (R). (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Honors for Lefty Driesell; UMd. Coach Changed Face of Washington Sports

Former Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell changed the face of Washington sports like only one other coach, the late George Allen, who turned the Redskins from perpetual post-World War II also-rans into constant contenders in the 1970s en route to even greater glory.

2013/04/16