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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Passings

Roger R. Rice ’59

Roger R. Rice ’59, a nearly lifelong resident of Harford County, Md., on May 28, 2022, at age 88. A graduate of Bel Air High School and UMD, he was the first member of his family to graduate from college and he prioritized education for his children. Rice…

Passings

Jerry Ceppos ’69

Jerry Ceppos ’69, former top editor at the San Jose Mercury News, died July 29, 2022, at his home in Baton Rouge, La. He was 75. A native of Silver Spring, Md., Ceppos started his journalism career in high school, edited The Diamondback at UMD and took…

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…

80s

Allan Panganiban ’88

Allan Panganiban ’88 was promoted to public works director/city engineer of San Pablo, Calif. He had served as the city’s senior civil engineer since 2018.

70s

Brandon “Randy” Belote ’74

Brandon “Randy” Belote ’74 was named a member of the Columbia State Foundation Board. He is the president and CEO of Flat Rock Farms in Lewisburg, a special destination events venue created with family after his retirement as corporate vice president from…

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…

10s

George Men ’12

George Men ’12 joined real estate services firm Cushman and Wakefield as a director. Men spent the last five years with Cresa, where he specialized in tenant representation across the Washington, D.C., region.

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Joshua Kahn ’07

Joshua Kahn ’07 joined Schochor & Staton, P.A., a medical malpractice firm with offices in Maryland and Washington D.C. Prior to that, he practiced as a civil attorney for more than a decade at a Baltimore firm. Each year since 2015, Kahn was…