Thursday, February 21, 2013
Thousands of fans joined in a flash mob at Saturday's 83-81 win by the men's basketball team.
If you didn't catch Saturday's dramatic 83-81 win over Duke by the Maryland men's basketball team, you may have missed quite the dance routine. During two timeouts—one in the first half, one in the second—the raucous home crowd broke into a flash mob of sorts, performing wild (if carefully choreographed) sequences of dance moves. Selections included "Here Comes the Boom" by Nelly, "All I Do is Win" by DJ Khaled, and—what else?—the outrageously viral "Harlem Shake" by Baauer. Read more on the backstory from The Washington Post.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
A roundup of recent University of Maryland news.
Welcome to UMDigest, a regular summary of news pertaining to the University of Maryland, College Park. (Have something you'd like to see featured here? Contact johnd@patch.com.) UMD Will Offer Popular Courses Online The University of Maryland has announced plans to offer four of its most popular classes through Coursera, an online platform used by an increasing number of top-tier U.S. schools. The courses will be available for free, though students who take them online will not receive credit. Read more from the UMD NewsDesk. Women's Basketball to Sport Wild New Footwear If you liked last year's much-ballyhooed football uniforms, you'll love the latest entry to the Terps' wardrobe: black, yellow, red, and white Under Armour sneakers …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
A roundup of recent University of Maryland news.
Welcome to UMDigest, a regular summary of news pertaining to the University of Maryland, College Park. (Have something you'd like to see featured here? Contact johnd@patch.com.) Maryland Ranks 19th Among Public Schools US News & World Report's 2013 education rankings are out, and the University of Maryland has placed 19th among public schools in this year's standings. Other notable placements for UMD: 58th among national universities, 18th among engineering graduate programs, 14th place among computer science graduate programs, and first among crimnology graduate programs. Read more from US News & World Report. UMD Study: Exercise May Help Guard Against Stress A study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Junior C.J. Brown suffered a torn ACL.
University of Maryland starting quarterback C.J. Brown will be out for the season with a torn ACL, head football coach Randy Edsall announced Wednesday. According to UMd. athletic officials, Brown suffered the injury Tuesday night in a "non-contact drill." "To see the work he's put in for this season go away with one cut, one cut in a non-contact drill, a cut that he's made thousands of times, it's just devastating," Edsall said in a statement. "It was a situation where we were running a two-minute drill and he broke through the pocket, was running down field and went to make a cut. … It just so happens that this time his knee didn't hold up and he had the torn ACL," he added. Brown, a junior, started five games last season. Officials said…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Officials said the FieldTurf surface will include a temperature-reducing technology.
When the Maryland Terrapins football team takes to the gridiron this fall for their first home game, they'll be doing it on a cool new surface with a cool new look. University officials announced Wednesday that Byrd Stadium's playing field will be replaced over the summer with FieldTurf, an artificial material used widely in NFL and NCAA Division I stadiums. The field will be the first in the United States to employ CoolPlay technology, which producers claim can keep field temperatures 15 degrees lower than normal artificial surfaces. The university said that the change would protect the physical health of the football and lacrosse players who use the field while also reducing maintenance costs. "The addition of this new field will excite …
