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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70s

Stephen Ambrose ’76

Stephen Ambrose ’76 was appointed to the new role of chief climate scientist at Science Applications International Corp. He has more than 40 years of experience working in science and technology at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,…

90s

Jon Schwartz ’97

Jon Schwartz ’97 was named senior vice president of communications, marketing, digital and social media of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to this, Schwartz served as senior vice president, communications and public affairs, for the National Football…

10s

Noam Auslander Ph.D. ’18

Noam Auslander Ph.D. ’18 was hired as an assistant professor in the molecular and cellular oncogenesis program of the Wistar Institute Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Auslander majored in computer science and biology at Tel Aviv University and received her…

Passings

Nicki Y. Noel ’78

Nicki Y. Noel ’78 of Lanham, Md., died on June 18 at the University of Maryland Medical Center after battling ovarian cancer. She was born July 22, 1956, in Chambersburg, Pa., the eldest daughter of W. Theodore Noel and the late Anna L. (Diehl) Noel. Noel…

90s

Christine Hudak MLS ’99

Christine Hudak MLS ’99 is the author of “Friday Afternoons: Brief Writings During a Pandemic.”

10s

Justin Fincher Ph.D. ’14

Justin Fincher Ph.D. ’14 joined Stony Brook University as vice president for advancement and executive director of the Stony Brook Foundation. He was formerly vice president for advancement at The Ohio State University. Fincher earned his bachelor’s…

Passings

John Charles LaBerge ’53

John Charles LaBerge ’53 died on May 10 at his home in the Birchaven Heights retirement community in Findlay, Ohio. He was 91 and a proud Terp, who participated at UMD graduations as a Golden Terp in honor of the 55th, 60th and 65th anniversaries of his…

10s

Asad Jabbar MBA ’14

Asad Jabbar MBA ’14 joined strategy firm McKinsey & Company as head of alliances and partnerships for the U.S. public sector. He joins McKinsey from LMI, a government-focused management consulting firm. Jabbar spent the last year as director of growth…