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Karen Shih ’09

Winter 2024 John Kelly at desk

Capital-area Chronicler Turns the Page

Departing Washington Post Columnist Shares 20 Years of Family Tales, Reader Favorites

Winter 2024 adult and baby bald eagles in nest

A Soaring Success

Bald Eagle Expert Joins Legendary Explorers Club Honorees

Fall 2023 members of the Sugar Hill Sisterhood

The Sweetest Connection

From College Park to the Caribbean, Sugar Hill Sisterhood Celebrates 50th Gathering

Fall 2023 Yellow taxi on the road

All Hail David Do

Alum named NYC taxi commissioner navigates ridesharing’s rise, drivers’ economic woes—and plenty of midtown traffic.

Fall 2023 Toucha11y rendering

An Ally for Access

Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

Fall 2023 Jennifer Smallwood-Holmes talks to kids in classroom

Preschool Director Explains How to Turn Tots’ Chatter Into Conversation

Ask an Expert: Advice for Real Life

Fall 2023 student creates "learn-to-dance" game

Summ-AR Immersion

Using Emerging Tech, Students Create Innovative Art, Interactive Games in Incubator Program

Spring 2023 Amber Mayfield with "While Entertaining" magazine cover

Party Queen, Behind the Scenes

Alum Highlights Black Chefs, Artists at NYC-Based Event Agency

Spring 2023 tick

Wildlife Ecologist Explains How to Get Ticks Off, Not Ticked Off

Ask a Researcher: Advice for Real Life

Spring 2023 student holds tiny turtle

Tiny Turtles, Big Lessons

Hatchlings Bring Science, Math and History to Life

Spring 2023 dorm room withbed, desk and "Go Terps!" sign on wall

Moving to a Culture of Reuse

Store Offers Free, Gently Used Res Hall Requisites

Spring 2023 People chatting on the street with a wall covered with cartoons in the background

D.C. History by the Forkful

Anthropology Alum’s Food Tour Dishes Out Tales From ‘Black Broadway,’ Taste of Immigrant Culinary Traditions

Winter 2023 Julia Ruth ’14 poses in Cyr wheel

Balancing Act

Circus Performer Combines Passions for Physics and Acrobatics

Winter 2023 Geoff Larson ’80 poses near brewing equipment with mountains in the background

Beer, Off the Beaten Track

Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska

Winter 2023 House with a garden

Backyard Climate Guard

Extension Experts: Climate-Resilient Gardening’s Just a Few Steps Away

Winter 2023 Sister Maureen Schrimpe

‘A Mission of Welcome’

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years