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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10s

Erin Matyus ’10

Erin Matyus ’10 was hired as associate head coach for Penn State swimming and diving. Matyus spent the last 11 years at Lehigh University.

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…

Passings

Pamela W. Roblyer M.A. ’69, Ph.D. ’73

Pamela W. Roblyer M.A. ’69, Ph.D. ’73 of Annapolis, Md., died on Aug. 4, 2022 at age 79. She was an honor graduate of Allegheny High School in Cumberland, Md. and received a B.A. in English/education cum laude from Frostburg State University and graduate…

00s

Vincent Kiernan Ph.D. ’02

Vincent Kiernan Ph.D. ’02 wrote “Atomic Bill: A Journalist’s Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb” (Cornell University Press), coming out Nov. 15. In it, he explores the career of New York Times science journalist William L. Laurence, who was one…

70s

Javier Miyares ’71, M.A. ’75

Javier Miyares ’71, M.A. ’75 was appointed acting president of Rasmussen University. Miyares most recently spent eight years as president of University of Maryland Global Campus.

20s

Ethan Forrest ’21 and Zack Kauffman ’21

Ethan Forrest ’21 and Zack Kauffman ’21 created the Pursuit of Hoppiness, which funds treatment research for blood cancer cure and support for pediatric care for those afflicted with these cancers.

Passings

Helen “Candy” Byrnes ’66

Helen “Candy” Byrnes ’66 died of pulmonary complications on May 11, 2022, at her home in Baltimore. She was 77. Byrnes was a 1963 graduate of Garrison Forest School, where she played tennis and field hockey. She earned a history degree at UMD, where she…

00s

Jason Kiviat ’09

Jason Kiviat ’09 was named chief financial officer of Outbrain, a web recommendation platform. He was previously the company’s vice president, FP&A and investor relations. Kiviat received his CPA license in New York in 2011.