Spring 2015

Ripe on Time

Wireless Sensors Set to Improve Strawberry Farming by Lauren Brown Trying to harvest a successful crop of strawberries could make any farmer go bananas.…

Pitch Perfect

Terp Looks to Continue Baseball’s New Success by Liam Farrell | photo by John T. Consoli Sophomore pitcher Mike Shawaryn has a simple goal whenever he…

No Place Like Your Second Home

illustration by Kelsey Marotta ’14 For more information, contact Stephanie Tadlock at stadlock@umd.edu or 301.405.4678.

Ask Anne

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist Q: As an avid watch collector for 20 or more years and an NCAA basketball nut, I have stumbled upon a…

Beat Dreams

by Alex Stoller ’16 | photo illustration by Jeanette J. Nelson | portrait by John T. Consoli When Jason Nichols ’00, Ph.D. ’12 isn’t lecturing in the…

Happiness Gap

Researcher tracks feelings of well-being worldwide by Chris Carroll While economists traditionally deploy cold, hard numbers like gross national product…

Tributes or Trash?

Student Finals Tradition Escalates in Recent Years by Karen Shih ’09 | photo illustration by Kelsey Marotta ’14 They came at first bearing candy bars,…

Working Out the Bugs

Biologist’s Quest to Count Native Bees Faces Challenge by Karen Shih ’09 “Animals and plants, they just don’t like to be counted,” Sam Droege ’80 observes.…

Having Your Symphony (and Eating at It Too)

Doctoral Student’s Venture Brings Classical Concerts to the Masses by Karen Shih ’09 | photo illustration by Kelsey Marotta ’14 The gentle clink-clink of…