In the first half of March, UMD experienced two fires inside campus buildings caused by electric micromobility vehicles. As stated in a Fall 2023 communication to campus and in other communications, electric micromobility vehicles (e-scooters, e-skateboards, electric bicycles, e-hoverboards) are not allowed inside campus buildings.

ESSR IS HIRING: Sustainability Coordinator; Assistant Director, Radiation Safety/Radiation Safety Officer; Senior Health Physicist/Assistant Radiation Safety Officer.

ESSR has now launched a landing page for Entrepreneurship Safety Support! Designed for entrepreneurs, our landing page offers guidance navigating start-up formation, from completing the Facility Use Application to obtaining a Facilities Use License here at UMD. Explore our safety templates and regulatory references, ensuring compliance and safety for your business.

BioRAFT has been rebranded and is now SciShield! They are the same product, team, and company but with refreshed branding. The SciShield name embodies their mission to provide scientists and scientific organizations with the solutions required to maintain safe and productive laboratories.As part of the rebranding, beginning on January 2, 2024, our umd.BioRAFT.com instance will automatically redirect to umd.SciShield.com. You may still access the application using either URL.

2022-2023 Annual Report is now available.