Hundreds of balloons go airborne to witness the eclipse from the edge of space
A NASA-backed program to launch research balloons is designed to study the atmosphere while training students.
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On eclipse day, hundreds of students will send up balloons for science
The NASA-backed Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project puts students in charge of a bold scientific endeavor to study the April 8 total solar eclipse.
Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92
The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.
A judge halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
A group filed suit saying that the removal of the memorial was disturbing surrounding graves. A federal judge ordered workers to stop and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.
White Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing of Black Army 1st Lt. Richard Collins III
Sean Urbanski, 25, was convicted of murdering Collins in 2017. Limitations in Maryland's hate crime statute exempting Urbanski led to a change in the law.
Army Grants Posthumous Promotion To Slain ROTC Student
Richard Collins III was given the honorary promotion to first lieutenant, three years after he was stabbed to death on the campus of University of Maryland in 2017.
U. Of Maryland President Delays Retirement By One Year After Football Death
Wallace Loh, who had previously announced he would retire after the death of Jordan McNair, says he will stay on an extra year while the University of Maryland conducts a search for a new leader.
U. Of Maryland Hires Michael Locksley To Lead Football Team In Time Of Tumult
The new head coach is replacing DJ Durkin, who was fired after a player died under his watch. Now, Locksley must revive a program mired in controversy, though he has a spotty coaching past of his own.
U. Of Maryland Board Of Regents Chair Resigns, Fallout Continues From Athlete's Death
"My continued presence on the board will inhibit its ability to move Maryland's higher education agenda forward," James Brady said, after outrage over the decision not to fire the football coach.
U. Of Maryland Says It Will 'Part Ways' With Head Football Coach DJ Durkin
University President Wallace Loh says "a departure is in the best interest of the University, and this afternoon Coach Durkin was informed that the University will part ways."