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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
Dirk Hoogstra

Class Act

October 06, 2014
Network Exec’s Series Put New Appeal in the Past
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
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
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Features

October 06, 2014
Terp Builds a Motocross Mecca in Southern Maryland
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Class Act

October 05, 2014
Terp F2014 Feature Bias

Features

October 05, 2014
An Honor Aims to Heal a Painful Past
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Features

October 05, 2014
Are Today’s Students More Anxious and Depressed Than Ever?
Halloween costumes

In Brief

October 05, 2014
Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist
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In Brief

October 05, 2014
Oculus VR CEO’s Vision: UMD in Forefront of Virtual Reality
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Class Act

October 05, 2014
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

October 05, 2014

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

William A. Loveless Ph.D. ’64

William A. Loveless Ph.D. ’64, who urged the Seventh-day Adventist Church to accept college students as short-term missionaries and served as pastor of two of the largest Adventist churches in the United States, died Sept. 15, according to Adventist.org.…

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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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Lee Ann Wurst ’09

Lee Ann Wurst ’09 has joined Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP as an associate in the business litigation group in the firm’s Baltimore office. She earned her law degree from the University of Maryland cum laude in 2012.

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Torrey Smith ’10

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith ’10 was selected in September as the National Football League Players Association Community MVP. The organization made a donation to the Torrey Smith Foundation, which just opened its second Reading Room at…
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Lawyer Doug Ell M.A. ’73

Lawyer Doug Ell M.A. ’73 used to think faith was incompatible with math and science. In his new book, “Counting to God: A Personal Journey Through Science to Belief,” he examines scientific arguments for and against the existence of God while sharing his…

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Paul Raphel ’04

Paul Raphel ’04, a former Fox 5 segment producer and reporter, in January joined Ora TV’s “PoliticKING” as a producer on Larry King’s political show.
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Diallo Noel Williams ’05

Diallo Noel Williams ’05 married Teresa Heather Walker on Aug. 23 at the Green Building, an event space in Brooklyn. He is a facility rentals coordinator and technician at the Downtown Community Television Center in Manhattan. He has also directed and…

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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…