Fall 2022

Post-Grad

A Request to Stamp Out ‘Coarseness’ and ‘Misbehavior’

On Centennial of UMD Hiring First Dean of Women, Peek at President’s Letter to Her

Post-Grad

Blue Ambition

Food Chemist Perks Up Palette of M&Ms, Other Candies

Post-Grad

Anju Bist MBA ’98 and group show banana fiber sanitary pads

A Period of Change

Alum’s Banana Fiber Menstrual Pads Offer Accessible Solution to Girls and Women in India

Post-Grad

Critic Thinking

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

Explorations

Flipping the Channel

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

Explorations

The Big Question

What’s the Best or Worst Fictionalized Depiction of Your Field in Film, TV or a Book?

Explorations

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Big Data ‘Early Alarm’ for Ukraine Abuses

System Analyzes Millions of Tweets Daily to Quickly Pinpoint Atrocities, Refugee Flows

Explorations

At Journey’s End, a Warmer Welcome

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

Explorations

Right in the Nose

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Explorations

A New ‘Script’ for LGTBQ+ Patient Caregivers

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

Explorations

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How to Make Friends as an Adult—and Keep Them

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

Explorations

Signs of the Times

Dean’s Expert Testimony Illuminates Texas ‘No Guns’ Case

Campus Life

Kevin Willard guides Julian Reese through a drill

Fast Break With New Head Hoops Coach

Get to Know Kevin Willard Through a Rapid-Fire Q&A

Explorations

A ‘Word’ About Research

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Campus Life

Talk About an Impressive Season

Men’s Lacrosse Team Captures NCAA Title—and We’ve Got the Final Words (and Tweets) on It

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Christopher King Ph.D. ’13

Christopher King Ph.D. ’13 was named inaugural dean of the Georgetown School of Health. He is associate professor and chair of Georgetown’s Department of Health Systems Administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies and has served as a…

Passings

Sherlyn K. Flynn M.Ed. ’85

Sherlyn K. Flynn M.Ed. ’85, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died on June 30, 2022, at age 79. She taught fourth through sixth grades for over 30 years. Flynn was a member of the Rho Chapter for Delta Kappa Gamma, the International Society for Key Women Educators and…

Passings

Vance Y. Hum ’71

Vance Y. Hum ’71 died on July 23, 2022, in Michigan at age 74. After finishing his degree in electrical engineering at UMD, he began his career through NASA's Manned Space Flight Program on Apollo 14, 15 and 16 as a telemetry engineer, and continued onto…

80s

Michelle Singletary ’84

Michelle Singletary ’84 will receive a lifetime achievement from the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, sponsored by the G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of…

10s

Aydin Mohtashamian MBA ’16

Aydin Mohtashamian MBA ’16 joined Parry Labs, a defense technology company that provides cloud-based mission system solutions, as chief operating officer. He worked for over 20 years in the defense aerospace industry, with leadership roles at QinetiQ…

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Adam Cohn ’08

Adam Cohn ’08 joined Valence Surface Technologies as chief financial officer. Most recently, he was treasurer and a corporate officer at Triumph which designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls aerospace and defense systems and components. He…

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Cole Switzer ’02

Cole Switzer ’02 was named staff accountant for St. John Properties, a commercial real estate firm that has developed more than 22 million square feet of space. Switzer, who works from the corporate headquarters in Baltimore, is pursuing an MBA with a…

Passings

Leonard W. “Bill” Derrow ’73

Leonard W. “Bill” Derrow ’73 died on July 30, 2022 at his home in Washington, D.C. In a government career spanning three decades, he held important positions at the Bureau of Labor and Statistics directing and administering grants to states for the…