Feature
The Lost Haunts of Route 1
No matter the decade, Terps found refuges and ‘Rendezvous’ points on College Park’s Main Street.
![collage: cars driving along Baltimore Avenue at night; students standing in Rendezvous; students dancing; students standing on sidewalk; man wearing hat playing pinball; man in aviator sunglasses](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/heroes/terp/feature_route1_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4873&fp-y=0.1&dm=1736954490&s=62614a85baeb08c0d584d691244143ad)
Features
![Kan Cao holds flask as she works in lab](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/CaoKan_Blue_10242024_JC_5900_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1736542818&s=bfe4f103b11d402e459d6d2a4da3efac)
A UMD researcher of a rare disease that fatally ages children has discovered how an obscure blue compound could help us all look younger.
![Joi Howard poses by brick columns and greenery](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/JoiHoward_CrownsvilleHospital_10112024_SC_2601_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.7533&fp-y=0.1868&dm=1736954767&s=477de2d55213f5d661bde015c8b0663b)
A Fresh Start for ‘Maryland’s Shame’
Joi Howard ’03 seeks to turn a shuttered, segregated psychiatric hospital into a working farm and wellness site for the Black community.
News
Campus Life
![students sit at round tables as professor lectures; screens show slide reading, "What are the most pressing social issues of our time?"](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/iGIVE_PatriciaBory_10032024_JC_9599_1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1735835319&s=50cf1a77805b2565f140827c34f1bf46)
For 10 Years, iGive Students Have Learned by Awarding Grants to Nonprofits
![Shyanne Sellers points toward crowd on Xfinity Center court](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/231203_cly_wbb_georgemason_476_1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1735843932&s=727789aecdb0deac51908b39a76ea8ba)
Shooting for Success, Fueled by Family
With Passed-Down Perseverance, Shyanne Sellers Eyes Championship Run
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Panera Opens at Site of Longtime Restaurant—Without the Tin-foil Swans
![collage of Edmond Dédé, flowers and musical notes](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/Dede_Collage_960x1080.png?w=960&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1736373510&s=8c74902d352659898dd9f28fdedb867a)
A ‘Mind-Blowing’ Premiere, 130 Years Later
UMD to Debut Oldest Existing Opera by Black Composer
Explorations
![strawberry holding umbrella with crabs on it; a pear holding a "RIPE" sign shaking hands with a banana; a sparkling steak](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/food_preservation_VM_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1736451427&s=31bc620b2ace2db3dc345b3262a00606)
Fresh Takes on Fighting Food Waste
Researchers Devise Spoilage-Stopping Tech That Could Change How We Grow, Buy and Store Produce
![Jill Bradbury signs in front of stage next to electronic sign that reads, "Welcome to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center"](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/JillBradbury_Clarice_KayTheater_JC_1290_1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1735852661&s=4013bbc036e63a1bf3c282f9dcf7ffc8)
Signs of Accessibility in Performing Arts
School’s First Deaf Leader to Expand Options to Guests
![house with fertilizer, salt shaker, cleaning products, cinder block and ice melt](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/AdobeStock_492624750_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1736452081&s=d393905dd668343a2cd3cd19e0b62a76)
Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World
Post-Grad
![Nasozi Kakembo poses next to Juju hat](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/KakemboNasozi_10242024_JC_5541_1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1735925423&s=b89a3d274f8d656664e5c9985bd12ba5)
At Home With a Continent’s Cultural Heritage
Alumna’s Book Weaves Together African Design Principles and Contemporary Decor
![goldendoodle with UMD bandana](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/MadsenKelly_Bentley_10162024_SC_4351_1920x1080-1.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1735927207&s=6f7dd1c868018bcf97e889d8a5c796b1)
Antics of Alums’ Goldendoodle Bring Joy to Millions on Social Media
![avatar wearing black hoodie](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/cassandra_lewis_960x1080.png?w=960&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.1743&dm=1736455939&s=fe08562cc8054c968c054a94b37b6f56)
Terp Promotes On-Screen Representation by Making Avatars More Customizable
![three women smile with cow](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/68th-Annual-Agriculture-Day-April-30-1994_1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1736456011&s=22ab4111b1044219f9d4bf8ac285ef7f)
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History