Fall 2022

Campus Life

Da Vinci Drone’s New Twist

UMD Students Help Renaissance Master’s 500 Year-old Design Take Flight

Campus Life

‘Bridging’ an Academic Divide

Faculty and Students Bring Writing Course to D.C. Corrections Facilities

Campus Life

Tell and Show

Guests Curate Driskell Center Exhibit by Sharing Artworks That Moved Them

Campus Life

A New Recipe for Success

As Yahentamitsi Opens, See How Student Dining Has Changed

News

Home on the Range

Donation, Land Purchase Permanently Place Angus Cattle Program on UMD Land

News

illustration of gun with a knot at the end

UMD, GMU Launch Gun Violence Prevention Effort

Collaboration With D.C.-Area Universities to Pursue Evidence-Based Solutions

News

‘A Link to the Past and a Window to the Future’

School of Public Policy’s Dynamic New Building Invites Problem-Solving Discourse

Parting Shot

Out With the Crowd

Fans Pack Baseball Stadium to Cheer on Terps in NCAA Regional Tournament

Features

The Modern Battle for Maryland’s Oysters

Pirates plundered and diseases decimated the Chesapeake’s bounty, but UMD researchers are wielding AI and robotics to save a struggling industry.

Features

Coal Veins

Waves of immigrants have long clashed in Pennsylvania coal country, where a UMD anthropologist is digging into the commonalities between old and new.

Features

A Bucketload of Terp Traditions

The “M Book,” with its 20 don’t-miss Maryland milestones, is back. Join a super-spirited student on her journey to complete them all.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Dr. Michael Severino ’87

Dr. Michael Severino ’87 joined Tessera Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering gene writing technology, as CEO. He was previously vice chairman and president of AbbVie. He earned his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

Passings

Franklin Dabney Eastham IV ’73

Franklin Dabney Eastham IV ’73 of Westminster, Md., died on June 2, 2022, at Bethania Care Home. He was 85. A North Carolina native, Eastham was an Eagle Scout, served in the Air Force and was a devoted member of Stone Chapel United Methodist Church. He…

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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.

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Julianne A. Oberg ’98

Julianne A. Oberg ’98 was appointed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to serve as a member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Oberg is director of economic development for Calvert County, and previously spent 14 years with the Maryland…

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Marquita Smith M.A. ’98

Marquita Smith M.A. ’98 was named a fellow at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. She is associate professor and assistant dean for graduate programs in the School of Journalism and New Media there.…

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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.

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George D. “Bo” Bragaw III ’80

George D. “Bo” Bragaw III ’80, managing director of WBO Partners of Alex Brown, was among the Raymond James-affiliated advisors named to the Forbes list of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. Bragaw, who joined Raymond James in 2016, has more than 35 years of…

Passings

William S. “Stew” Cloud ’68

William S. “Stew” Cloud ’68 of Longboat Key, Fla., died on May 12, 2022, at age 83. Before attending UMD, he served in the Army, where he was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va., and received an honorable discharge. While at the university he met his wife of…