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Post-Grad

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

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

Blue Ambition

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

A Period of Change

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

Critic Thinking

September 14, 2022

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

September 14, 2022

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

Explorations

The Big Question

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

Flipping the Channel

September 14, 2022

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

Explorations

At Journey’s End, a Warmer Welcome

September 14, 2022

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

Explorations

Big Data ‘Early Alarm’ for Ukraine Abuses

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

Right in the Nose

September 14, 2022

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Explorations

A New ‘Script’ for LGTBQ+ Patient Caregivers

September 14, 2022

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

Explorations

How to Make Friends as an Adult—and Keep Them

September 14, 2022

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

Explorations

Signs of the Times

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

A ‘Word’ About Research

September 14, 2022

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Campus Life

Fast Break With New Head Hoops Coach

September 14, 2022

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

Campus Life

Talk About an Impressive Season

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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00s

Hua Jiang Ph.D. ’09

Hua Jiang Ph.D. ’09 was appointed associate dean for academic affairs at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. Jiang has been a Newhouse faculty member since 2013. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nanjing University.

90s

James “Jace” Stirling ’91

James “Jace” Stirling ’91 was named regional sales manager of the Southeast region of Embrace Home Loans, a national mortgage lender. He began his career as a loan officer, then spent a decade with Wells Fargo, where he served as the general manager of a…

70s

Mona Mack Melampy ’78

Mona Mack Melampy ’78 published her first book, “Goodwill: The Around-the World Flight of Cong. Peter F. Mack Jr.” In it, she writes about her father, a young congressman from rural Illinois who solo-piloted a single-engine airplane—which he borrowed from…

90s

Marquita Smith M.A. ’98

Marquita Smith M.A. ’98 was named a fellow at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. She is associate professor and assistant dean for graduate programs in the School of Journalism and New Media there.…

20s

Shinta Herwantoro Hernandez Ph.D. ’21

Shinta Herwantoro Hernandez Ph.D. ’21 was recognized by Women We Admire as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Maryland for 2022. She is the founding dean of the Virtual Campus at Montgomery College in Maryland. Prior to that, she was chair of the…

Passings

Mark Nash ’65

Mark Nash ’65 died on July 22, 2022. He grew up in Washington, D.C., graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and earned a finance degree from the University of Maryland. In 1976 Nash founded Builders Design, based in Gaithersburg, Md., and now led by…

Passings

Mary Ellen Serey ’80

Mary Ellen Serey ’80 of Cheverly and Ocean City, Md., died on Aug. 22, 2022, at the age of 66. She graduated from Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Md. before majoring in history at UMD and had a long career at the U. S. Department of State. She…

00s

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…