Fall 2021

September 17, 2021

Terp Group’s Virtual Performance Earns First Place in International A Cappella Competition

September 17, 2021

Jones-Hill House, Named for Athletics Trailblazers, Features Tech-Filled Training Areas, a Tricked-Out Locker Room and Plenty of Maryland Pride

Campus Life

September 17, 2021

New Program Enrolls UMD Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Program to Make Barbers and Stylists Ambassadors for Public Health Goes Nationwide

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Professor Helps Discover Site of Eastern Shore Cabin Owned by Abolitionist’s Father

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

Alum Leads Renovation of NSA Museum—and Shares Some of its Treasures

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

Nyumburu Celebrates Milestone Anniversary as Center for Black Culture on Campus

News

September 17, 2021

Pyon-Chen Hall Opens, Honoring Pioneering Terps

Campus Life

September 17, 2021

Terps to Build Sustainable Structures Near Burning Man Festival Site

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Geographical Sciences Researcher Shapes New Way to Understand Offenses Against the Earth

Explorations

September 17, 2021

New Lab Detects Subtle Differences in Methane to Pinpoint Sources of Pollution

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Business Research Finds Everyday Unpleasantries Affect Doctors’ Performance

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

Alum Finds Success With Debut Novel on Vietnamese Family Immigrating to U.S.

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

Entrepreneur Creates Taste of Mountain Adventure in Midwest

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Where Should Infrastructure Investments in the U.S. Start?

Class Notes

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90s

Juan Sempertegui ’98

Juan Sempertegui ’98 was appointed deputy general counsel of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Previously, Sempertegui served as assistant general counsel and senior vice president at Bank of America, N.A. and is an alum of the State of Maryland’s…

10s

Tiffany Burba ’14

Tiffany Burba ’14 was elected to the leadership team of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section. She will help drive education and networking for intellectual property attorneys across the state. At the law firm of Parker…

10s

Sara Reynolds ’10, Ph.D. ’16

Sara Reynolds ’10, Ph.D. ’16 is a new assistant professor of biology at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

Passings

Timothy D. O'Hare ’79

Timothy D. O'Hare ’79 died at his Los Angeles home on May 5 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 65. O’Hare attended Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, N.J., where he was a three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), earning…

80s

Brenda Freeman ’87, MBA ’91

Brenda Freeman ’87, MBA ’91 joined the board of directors of Looking Glass Factory, a producer of holographic light field display technology, and WM Technology Inc., a tech and software provider to the cannabis industry. Freeman has 25 years of executive…

10s

Michael Hurwitz MBA ’17

Michael Hurwitz MBA ’17 and Christine Sun were married May 22 at the Garrison, an events space and golf resort in Garrison, N.Y. He is the director for insights and data strategy in the New York office of the French agency Havas Media Group. The couple’s…

00s

Ryan Higgins MBA ’07

Ryan Higgins MBA ’07 was named chief commercial officer of OmniTRAX, the Broe Group's transportation affiliate. Higgins joins OmniTRAX from CSX Transportation. Higgins has a bachelor's degree from DePauw University and the Certified in Transportation…

00s

Daniel Powell ’01

Daniel Powell ’01 is the author of "Paper Birds and Other Flying Objects." The book tells the story of Elvira "Ellie" Zak, a 10-year-old origami maker, amateur astronomer and outsider who takes a perilous but incredible journey when nearly everyone in…