Spring 2021

A Campus Legacy, by Design

Architect Alums Shaped 25+ UMD Buildings—and Counting By Maggie Haslam | Illustrations by Valerie Morgan For three decades, alums from UMD’s Architecture…

Facing the Offensive Line

His Grandmother Was a Racist. He’s Black. A Former NFL Sportswriter Reflects on How His Parents Prepared Him to Cover Complex Times. By Robert Klemko ’10 |…

The Almighty Cod

In the Shadow of Climate Change and Overfishing, a UMD Researcher Finds Answers for Today’s Oceans in the Centuries-old Bones of a North Atlantic Fish.

Terps, as Seen on TV!

While the Pandemic’s Had Us Bingeing Like Never Before, It’s Easy to Find UMD Alums in Front of or Behind the Camera By Annie Dankelson | Illustrations by…

This Sucks: How Your Robovac Could Spy on You

Illustration by Jason A. Keisling Those cute little autonomous floor cleaners could be sweeping up more than just dust in your house. A team of researchers…

$9M Gift Establishes Institute for Performance and Technology in the Arts

Michael and Eugenia Brin’s Generosity Pushes Fearless Ideas Campaign Total to $1.4 Billion By Sala Levin ’10 | Photo by JONATHAN HSU A family with…

Ewe-MD’s Lamb Lessons

Students in Popular Animal Science Course Help Baby Sheep Spring to Life on Campus Farm By Annie Dankelson | Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle Like any anxious…

Fighting Forgetting

Journalism Professor Unearths Grim History of Century-old Tulsa Race Massacre By Chris Carroll | DeNeen Brown photo by JONATHAN SILVERS/SAYBROOK PRODUCTIONS…

Stage Whisperer

Acclaimed Theater Designer Takes Lead Role in Reimagining Live Performance