Spring 2016

Safety Cells

Aqueous Tech Could Take the “Boom” Out of Batteries by Chris Carroll | Illustration by Kelsey Marotta Burning hoverboards lit up the last holiday season.…

The Insider's Outsider

Idan Ravin ’92 never played a minute of college or professional basketball—but that doesn’t matter to the NBA players he makes even better by Liam Farrell |…

New Arts, Food, Innovation Hub on the Menu

rendering courtesy of War Horse Food, the arts and education will come together next spring in a vibrant new center in College Park. The Baltimore…

Building Speed

photos by John T. Consoli BUZZING AROUND A HALF-BUILT CAR, Terps Racing members prepare for another season of high-performance competition against other…

Team First

UMD Grad Receives Medal of Honor for Afghanistan Heroism by Chris Carroll | top and bottom row photos courtesy of retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent Groberg;…

Reclaiming Their Voices

UMD graphic design students met with high schoolers from the Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts every two weeks in a UMD studio to work on pieces…

Talk About the Passion

Lucy Dalglish, dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has made a career of fighting for free speech, whether as a media lawyer, reporter, editor or…

Ask Anne

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist photos courtesy of University Archives, Gymkana and John T. Consoli Q: My grandfather, like…

Class Notes

’10s Hailey Jones ’16 will follow graduation with a 4,000-mile, cross-country bike ride to support Bike & Build, a nonprofit benefitting affordable housing.…