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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Edward G. Marley ’82

Edward G. Marley ’82 was promoted from CFO to president and CEO of Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona. He earned an MBA from the University of San Francisco.

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Molly Morris ’13

Molly Morris ’13 released her debut novel, “This is Not the End.” Ever since the sudden deaths of his parents, 17-year-old Hugh has developed a serious preoccupation with endings–and things get a little complicated when he meets Olivia Moon, a high-school…

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Trevor Garner MBA ’08

Trevor Garner MBA ’08 was named chair of the board of directors of Leadership Howard County, which prepares community leaders in the county. Garner is CFO of IdeaCrew, an information technology company in Washington, D.C.

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Matthew W. Garbark ’07

Matthew W. Garbark ’07 was named the first infrastructure czar of Baltimore by Mayor Brandon M. Scott. Garbark has served as the deputy director for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works since 2019. He has an MBA from the University of Maryland…

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Ruth Igielnik ’08

Ruth Igielnik ’08 joined The New York Times data analytics team as staff editor for news surveys. She came from the Pew Research Center, where she was a senior researcher. Igielnik is an active member of the American Association for Public Opinion…

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Kevin M. Bellamy ’84

Kevin M. Bellamy ’84 was named general manager of Value Dry Waterproofing, a basement waterproofing company in the mid-Atlantic region. Bellamy was most recently the general service manager for Limbach Company’s mid-Atlantic branch. Bellamy obtained an…

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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.

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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…