Fall 2014

Tyrone Brooks in a Pirates baseball uniform, holding a baseball bat

Class Act

October 06, 2014

wires and light emitting diodes cover a very small six legged robot sitting on a shiny surface

Innovation

October 06, 2014

Researcher Creates Microbots Inspired by Insects

Brad Craddock Running up to kick a football

Campus Life

October 06, 2014

Aussie Transplant Takes Steps to Become NCAA Standout

Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

October 06, 2014

Alum With Dyslexia Helps Provide Textbook Alternatives

Michele Lamprakos sits on a high black studio chair sketchbook in hand. one of Michele's sketches is superimposed on the background.

Innovation

October 06, 2014

Class Act

October 06, 2014

Network Exec’s Series Put New Appeal in the Past

Raymond Sedwick, associate professor of aerospace engineering

Innovation

October 06, 2014

New UMD Center Seeks to Limit Junk in Orbit

Our North star here is setting up our kids to go to college, through college, and back to Detroit

Class Act

October 06, 2014

Alumna Leads Teach for America to Revitalize Hometown

Features

October 06, 2014

Terp Builds a Motocross Mecca in Southern Maryland

Class Act

October 05, 2014

Features

October 05, 2014

An Honor Aims to Heal a Painful Past

Features

October 05, 2014

Are Today’s Students More Anxious and Depressed Than Ever?

In Brief

October 05, 2014

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

In Brief

October 05, 2014

Oculus VR CEO’s Vision: UMD in Forefront of Virtual Reality

Class Act

October 05, 2014

Campus Life

October 05, 2014

Class Notes

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Julie Schechter ’06

Carolina Academic Press has recently published “Off the Charts Law Summaries: An All-In-One Graphic Outline of the 1L Law School Courses” by Julie Schechter ’06. It’s comprised solely of charts designed to graphically communicate important information in…

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Ronald Leo Checkai ’06

Ronald Leo Checkai ’06 and Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth ’06 were ordained to the priesthood for the Dominican Order on May 23 in Washington, D.C. They entered the Dominican Order at Saint Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati in August 2007, and made their first…

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Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96

Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96 aims to educate minds and fill stomachs with her book “Eat Your Science Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds.” Dishes such as “Sedimentary Lasagna” and “Atomic Popcorn Balls” are both savory and smart. More information can be found at…

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Thuy Le Ph.D. ’05

Thuy Le Ph.D. ’05 is among the first 50 Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellows. The highly competitive program recruits recent graduates and career changers with strong backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and awards them…

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Michael Martirano ’81, M.Ed. ’92

Michael Martirano ’81, M.Ed. ’92 was recently appointed West Virginia state superintendent of schools. He has been an educator for 30 years and most recently served as superintendent of St. Mary’s County Public Schools in Leonardtown, Md. He was selected…

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Jordan Freiman ’11

Jordan Freiman ’11, Eric Owusu ’11 and Kate Oliva ’10 are among the founders of the new-media production company Covert Bacon. In August, it launched a YouTube channel featuring original comedic Web series.

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Deborah Slaner Larkin M.B.A. ’81

Deborah Slaner Larkin M.B.A. ’81 has been appointed chief executive officer of the Women’s Sports Foundation. Larkin served as the WSF’s second executive director from 1986 to 1992 and most recently served as executive director of the United States Tennis…

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Sonya Senkowsky M.A. ’99

Sonya Senkowsky M.A. ’99 has been named senior communications manager of the Salvation Army’s Alaska Division Community Relations and Development Department. Senkowsky has more than 24 years of multimedia communications experience, most of it in Alaska.