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Fall 2022

Post-Grad Adele H. Stamp

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

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

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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 ROXANA HADADI ’09 portrait

Critic Thinking

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

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Alumni Association News

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

 Explorations MARIA MOLINA

Flipping the Channel

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

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The Big Question

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

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Big Data ‘Early Alarm’ for Ukraine Abuses

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

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At Journey’s End, a Warmer Welcome

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

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Right in the Nose

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

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A New ‘Script’ for LGTBQ+ Patient Caregivers

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

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How to Make Friends as an Adult—and Keep Them

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

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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 People at Planet Word

A ‘Word’ About Research

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

 Campus Life men's lacrosse team celebrates

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

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…

Passings

Morris W. Lindman M.S. ’56

Morris W. Lindman M.S. ’56 died peacefully at Hebrew Senior Life in Roslindale, MA on Aug. 30, 2022. He was 93. Lindman graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and City College of New York before earning a graduate degree in engineering from…
Michelle Maggi

90s

Michelle Bimson Maggi ’99

Michelle Bimson Maggi ’99 was appointed the chair of the National Propane Gas Association. Maggi is vice president of law for AmeriGas, the nation’s largest retail propane marketer and a subsidiary of UGI Corp. She is a graduate of the Widener University…
Wendy Smooth

90s

Wendy Smooth M.A. ’97, Ph.D. ’01

Wendy Smooth M.A. ’97, Ph.D. ’01 was named senior provost for inclusive excellence at the Ohio State University. She was previously associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.

80s

Almo J. Carter ’84

Almo J. Carter ’84 was nominated by President Joe Biden as commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission. Since joining the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia in 1999, Carter has served as trial counsel and specializes in post-conviction…

Passings

Kevin Patrick Zichelli ’11

Kevin Patrick Zichelli ’11 of Severna Park, Md., died on May 19, 2022, two weeks after sustaining injuries in a workplace accident. He was 33. Zichelli was born on July 22, 1988, in Livingston, N.J. He was an account manager at BG Products and Services,…

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…