Spring 2015
Spring 2015
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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.…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Happiness Gap
Researcher tracks feelings of well-being worldwide
by Chris Carroll
While economists traditionally deploy cold, hard numbers like gross national product…
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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,…
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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.…
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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…
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