Winter 2017

Maternal Mortality on a Troubling Rise

by Liam Farrell | illustration by Hailey Hwa Shin Nearly a decade after the United States last published official statistics on how many women die from…

Clear Cuts

Researchers Work to Make Wood Windows a Reality by Charlie Wright ’17 | photo by John T. Consoli '86 UMD researchers have created a clear alternative to…

Sample (Re)size

Geneticist Promotes Research for the ‘Least, Last and Left Behind’ by Kimberly Marseles ’00 | photo by Ryan Lash/TED As a UMD senior, Keolu Fox ’08…

Can Germs Go the Distance?

Students’ Project on Space Station to Focus on Astronauts’ Health By Lauren Brown | illustration by Steffanie Espat ’15 Astronauts on a manned mission to…

Confessions of a "Wimpy Kid"

Kinney’s final “Igdoof” strip, the Diamondback, Dec. 13, 1993. photo by Thai Nguyen | illustrations by Jeff Kinney Jeff Kinney ’93 is just as funny…

College Connections

New Group Builds Social and Communication Skills for Terps With Autism by Chris Carroll | photo by John T. Consoli '86 | illustration by Margaret…

In Perfect Harmony

UMD and Phillips Partner on “Migration Series” Concert by Sala Levin '10 | photos courtesy of Geoff Sheil, Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series: Panels No. 1,…

Hold the Salt

Researcher Tracks Human Cost of Keeping Roads Ice-Free by Chris Carroll | illustration by Gabriella Hernandez University geologist Sujay Kaushal was…

A Gateway to Maryland History

University Digitizes Old Newspapers, Chronicling Change and Charm by Liam Farrell | photos courtesy of UMD Archives Local newspapers are a microcosm of…