Fall 2022

Post-Grad

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

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

Post-Grad

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

Critic Thinking

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

Explorations

Flipping the Channel

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

Explorations

The Big Question

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

Explorations

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Big Data ‘Early Alarm’ for Ukraine Abuses

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

Explorations

At Journey’s End, a Warmer Welcome

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

Explorations

Right in the Nose

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Explorations

A New ‘Script’ for LGTBQ+ Patient Caregivers

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

Explorations

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How to Make Friends as an Adult—and Keep Them

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

Explorations

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

A ‘Word’ About Research

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Campus Life

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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Hiran Cabraal ’88

Hiran Cabraal ’88 was named to the board of directors of Sampath Bank. He is a senior banking advisor/ contractor at PwC Consulting Limited and the founder and managing director of HSVC, both in Vietnam.

90s

Raja Sundararajan M.S. ’98

Raja Sundararajan M.S. ’98 was promoted from senior vice president, regulatory and Customer Solutions to executive vice president, external affairs at American Electric Power. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute…

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Robert Pence ’67

Former U.S. Ambassador to Finland Robert Pence ’67 was appointed to George Mason University’s board of visitors by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

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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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Aditya Desai ’09, M.F.A. ’12

Aditya Desai ’09, M.F.A. ’12 was hired as program officer in charge of literary programming at Maryland Humanities He spent a decade as a writing teacher, literary editor and administrator, and freelance book consultant. He has been published online and…

Passings

George Lieberman M.S. ’72

George Lieberman M.S. ’72 died at his Rockville, Md., home on June 25, 2022. He was 85 years old. His family fled from Austria when he was an infant, in 1937, and settled in Kew Gardens, N.Y. He earned a B.S. from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, a…

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Susan Turnbull M.A. ’75

Susan Turnbull M.A. ’75 was selected by the Maryland Democratic Party to serve as co-chair of the 2022 Maryland Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign. Turnbull has held a variety of roles for the party, including as the 2018 Democratic nominee for…

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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…