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Fall 2023

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Rewriting the Script

Popular Football Uniform Returns Full-Time This Fall

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Underexposed

Can You Make Sense of This Horseplay?

 Post-Grad food in test tubes

Lessons in Flavoring

Food Scientist Melds Chemistry, Culinary Passion at McCormick

 Post-Grad Lynde Washington poses in front of his artwork

Brush With Greatness

Former Cornerback Tackles Subjects’ Essences on Canvas

 Post-Grad Amie Ward portrait

Cheers to Safe Bars

Alum Serves Up Resources to Improve Health, Equity of Hospitality Industry

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The Sweetest Connection

From College Park to the Caribbean, Sugar Hill Sisterhood Celebrates 50th Gathering

 Post-Grad fans watch as Mighty Sound of Maryland marches by

Alumni Association News

Meet the New Members; 3 Reasons to Return for UMD Homecoming

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Roads to Recovery

In rural Maryland, a new “been-there-done- that” approach to the opioid crisis offers hope on four wheels.

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All Hail David Do

Alum named NYC taxi commissioner navigates ridesharing’s rise, drivers’ economic woes—and plenty of midtown traffic.

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‘Get Listening, Kids’

How do you track 75 years of college radio at Maryland? Decades of deejays replay history, hijinks and the music that made WMUC.

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Burning Question for Babies’ Health

UMD Leads National Study on Long-Term Effects of Wildfires

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Building AI You Can Trust

Researcher Heading New $20M NSF-Backed Institute Says Systems Should Support Societal Good

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An Ally for Access

Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

 Explorations Jennifer Smallwood-Holmes talks to kids in classroom

Preschool Director Explains How to Turn Tots’ Chatter Into Conversation

Ask an Expert: Advice for Real Life

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Better Together

We’ll Give Up a Lot to Share Experiences With Loved Ones, Study Shows

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Gimme (Green) Shelter

UMD-Grown, Plant-Packed Bus Shelters Debut Near Campus

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Elayne Nord Mangad Ph.D. ’84

Elayne Nord Mangad Ph.D. ’84 died on May 19, 2023, in North Miami Beach, Fla., at the age of 88. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Mangad graduated from Peabody High School and earned a B.S. from Carnegie Tech. After graduation, she traveled to Israel, where…

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Keiva Rodriques ’04

Keiva Rodriques ’04 was named chief operating officer for the Maryland Aviation Administration, which owns and operates BWI Marshall Airport and Martin State Airport. She previously served as the Deputy Chief Engineer for the agency.

Passings

Glenn Grant ’71

Glenn Grant ’71 of Blackwood, N.J., died on May 18, 2023, at age 74. Grant took pride in being an educator, spending the entirety of his career as a history teacher at Williamstown High School. He enjoyed the beach, basketball and tending to his lawn.…

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Kayce Ataiyero ’00

Kayce Ataiyero ’00, chief external affairs officer for the Joyce Foundation, was named one of the top 50 women leaders of Illinois by Women We Admire.
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Passings

Albert James Klavon ’68, M.S. ’73, Ph.D. ’75

Albert James Klavon ’68, M.S. ’73, Ph.D. ’75 of Silver Spring, Md., died on May 26, 2023, at age 87. He earned three degrees at UMD in agriculture and agricultural and extension education, then worked there for 38 years, including 23 as an assistant dean…

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Ethan Marchant ’04, M.Arch ’06

Ethan Marchant ’04, M.Arch ’06 was promoted to principal in Quinn Evans’ Baltimore office. He has led sustainable renovation and adaptive use projects that serve as engines for community vitality, including the renewal of the abandoned 19th-century Lion…

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Joe Palazzolo M.Jour. ’06

Joe Palazzolo M.Jour. ’06 co-bylined multiple stories as part of The Wall Street Journal team that uncovered financial conflicts of interest among officials at 50 federal agencies, winning this year's Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting.
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Passings

James T. Brannon III ’71

James T. Brannon III ’71 died on May 17, 2023, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at age 74, He was a graduate of LaSalle High School in Cumberland, Md., and earned a football scholarship to UMD, where he earned a degree in journalism.…