Fall 2022

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

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

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

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

Explorations

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

Painting of Ukraine flag colors with Twitter birds

Explorations

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

Painting of woman at table with "hey," "wyd" text bubbles

Explorations

September 14, 2022

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

Explorations

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Kevin Willard guides Julian Reese through a drill

Campus Life

September 14, 2022

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

Campus Life

September 14, 2022

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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Passings

Laura Beth Covarrubias ’07

Laura Beth Covarrubias ’07 of Glenmont, N.Y., died on June 8, 2022, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Olney, Md., she moved to Wisconsin after graduating from the University of Maryland. She received a master’s degree from the University of…

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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

John B. Gregg ’69

John B. Gregg ’69 of Eldersburg, Md., died on May 30 at Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Md., at age 76. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and UMD, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He served six years in the Army…

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Lt. Col. Christopher Denzer ’04

Lt. Col. Christopher Denzer ’04 became the commanding officer of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Air Force ROTC detachment, Denzer earned a graduate engineering degree from North Carolina State University. He saw multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan…

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Meg Eden Kuyatt ’12, MFA ’16

Meg Eden Kuyatt ’12, MFA ’16 is the author of “Good Different,” a middle-grade novel in verse that tells the story of a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate her difference. It will be published by Scholastic in March 2023.

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Paul Sekhri ’81

Paul Sekhri ’81 was named president and CEO of vTv Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oral treatments for Type 1 diabetes. Sekhri was previously president and CEO of eGenesis, Lycera Corp. and Cerimon Pharmaceuticals.

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Daniel Powell '01

"Fo(u)nd Memories," a book by Daniel Powell '01, was published on June 28. The short stories in this collection were inspired by found photographs and explore childhood and growing up, family, memory; love, loss and the intersection of art, science,…

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R. Alan Butler ’86

R. Alan Butler ’86 was elected chairman of the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors. He is CEO of Erickson Senior Living.