Features
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9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About President Pines
His Modest Beginnings, Boyhood Heroes, Futuristic Research and Plans to Tackle ‘Grand Challenges’
By Chris Carroll | Photo by John T. Consoli
The…
Double Infection Fighter
With Quiet Resolve, a Scientist Who Changed the World’s Understanding of Cholera Stands Up to Her Field’s Sexism
By Sala Levin ’10 | Photo by John T.…
Sticking Together
From Going BIG to Building a Greater College Park, President Wallace D. Loh Will Retire in June—and Leave a Stronger, Transformed UMD.
By Terp…
Secrets, Satellites and Howard Stern
From Cold War Derring-do to Sirius Radio, How Robert Briskman M.S. ’61 Helped Build the Foundations of Technologies That Define Modern Life
By Chris Carroll |…
Growing Beyond Meat
With Plant-based Protein, Ethan Brown M.P.M. ’97 Sets Out to Change America’s Eating Habits—and Maybe Save the World
By Chris Carroll | Illustrations by Jon…
A Life of Sentences
An armed carjacking at age 16 sent Reginald Dwayne Betts ’09 to prison—and started his remarkable path to the worlds of literature and law.
By Sala Levin ’10…
Oh, the Places You’ll Sniff!
Guide dogs undergo months of training before they’re ready to assist visually impaired handlers. For the first student-sponsored pup at UMD, class is in…
”Faster, Safer, Cheaper“
A woman’s lifesaving new kidney arrived by drone, and the nation’s transplant system may never be the same.
by Chris Carroll | Photo by John T.…
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