We know you’re all out of school, but we’re going to attempt to keep you abreast on Terrapin news this summer with a new feature. Similar to Fresh Cream, Ripe Produce will feature local Maryland news that’s “ripe for the reading.” Here are six summer stories you must know.

* She's a little batty. Yes, Cynthia Moss, a member of the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., is one of the few researchers who are trying to get into bat's heads.  The bat brain may help to understand the human brain. Interesting.

* Elementary education programs suck, you wanna know why?  Because colleges aren't educating and equiping the teachers with what they need. An education. However, there were 10 out of 77 programs that scored adequately...and one of those was University of Maryland! Yea!

* Economists have solved the riddle to all our oil problems.  Raise the value of the dollar and lower the value of the euro. It all sounds a little too easy, so why hasn't that been done yet?

* Saving the earth one line at a time.  Working toward a greener planet has led UMD students to support the Purple Line, an in-town transit system.  Public transportation has never been so cool.

* College Park is getting revamped.  The new East Campus will bring much needed grocery, retail stories, well, everything right near the school's hub.