Spring 2019

Driving Change

Terp’s Car Donation Program Turns 20 by Annie Dankelson | Schwartz photo by Stephanie S. Cordle; Auto images courtesy of Manufacturers A 1986 Ford Escort…

Percussionist With a Full Plate

Faculty Member, NSO Musician Opens Restaurant in College Park by Carly Taylor ’19 | Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle Eric Shin indulges his passion for…

Speaking of Death

Alum Turns Mortality Into Conversation Starter by Sala Levin '10 | Illustration by Ryumi Sung Gail Rubin’s life work is to prepare others for the end of…

Class Notes

’10s Bryan Asson M.Arch. ’18 has joined the Washington, D.C., office of Quinn Evans Architects as a staff designer. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Morgan…

Sports Briefs

By Annie Dankelson | Photo by Maryland Athletics Terp Selected to U.S. Collegiate National Volleyball Team Redshirt sophomore volleyball player Katie Myers…

Gravity’s Garden

Detector Display Honors Pioneering Physicist by Chris Carroll | Weber Garden photo by Stephanie S. Cordle; Weber headshot courtesy of University Archives A…

Turning the Heat Up—or Down

New Fabric Created at Maryland Automatically Adjusts to Environment by Chris Carroll | Photo by Faye Levine Despite decades of innovation to develop…

Speed Up for Good

Student, Alum Innovations Tackle Societal Issues at Do Good Accelerator by Chris Carroll | Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle A new entrepreneurial space on…

UMD-NASA Project to Map World’s Forests in 3D

by Liam Farrell A University of Maryland project aboard the International Space Station will soon start giving scientists new insights into how much carbon…