Winter 2023
Winter 2023
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Class Notes
News on Friends and Classmates
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Totally Turtle-y Taxidermy
Preserved Donation of Aquatic Animal Fits in Swimmingly at UMD
![Julia Ruth ’14 poses in Cyr wheel](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Feature_ArtworkandThumbnail-5_2023-01-12-154406_tcsx.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1673538283&s=2d2372f192bbd8fb4861684d0e53924a)
Balancing Act
Circus Performer Combines Passions for Physics and Acrobatics
![Delante Desouza ’16 shoots a basketball as Michael Cooper in "Showtime" TV show](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Feature_ArtworkandThumbnail-4_2023-01-12-154249_iurq.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1673538197&s=05d951801fc3edbf1397a0bf1831700f)
‘Showtime’ for a Terp’s Transformation
Computer Science Grad Channels ’80s Lakers Star on Hit HBO Series
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Here’s to a Terp Toastmaster
Alum’s Toast Wins $50K in Guinness Contest
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The Dreams of Fatema
Driven from Afghanistan by extremism, a journalism student lands at UMD and prepares to reclaim her lost homeland.
![Geoff Larson ’80 poses near brewing equipment with mountains in the background](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Feature_ArtworkandThumbnail-2_2023-01-12-153918_evti.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1673538054&s=f5b127d6315649621fa230fcec1a2ba3)
Beer, Off the Beaten Track
Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska
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Alumni Association News
The Alumni Excellence Awards
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The Big Question
What’s Been the Most Significant Lie or Untruth Told to the Public?
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