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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?

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Lessons in Flavoring

Food Scientist Melds Chemistry, Culinary Passion at McCormick

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Brush With Greatness

Former Cornerback Tackles Subjects’ Essences on Canvas

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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

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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

Suzanne Margaret Peloquin Bready ’80

Suzanne Margaret Peloquin Bready ’80 of Charles Town, W.V., died on June 7, 2023, from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was 70. The eldest of six children, Bready was born in Silver Spring, Md., and spent her formative years on Oliver Street in…

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Jacob Farmer ’21

Jacob Farmer ’21, founder and CEO of Farmer Cleaning, a Black-owned cleaning business, was named to the National Small Business Association Leadership Council.

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Jennifer Holz ’01

Jennifer Holz ’01, AARP Maryland’s associate state director for community outreach, received AARP’s 2023 Maureen McKoy Award for Excellence in Service. She has been with AARP since 2006.

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Laura Woods Ellsworth ’93

Laura Woods Ellsworth ’93 was promoted to assistant vice president for curriculum, programs, and regulation at Prince George's Community College. Ellsworth previously served as associate dean for its Professional Studies and Community Education Division,…

Passings

James A. Dickerson ’70, Ph.D. ’75

James A. Dickerson ’70, Ph.D. ’75 died on Aug. 9, 2023, at Hutchinson (Kansas) Regional Medical Center. He was 77. Dickerson majored in history and psychology at UMD, then earned a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Iowa…
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Dr. Steffi Thomas ’11

Dr. Steffi Thomas ’11 joined the Methodist Medical Group-Rheumatology practice in the Memphis Medical District. She is a board-certified physician who completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at the University of…

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Matt Clark ’01

Matt Clark ’01 was promoted to chief executive officer at Corcentric, a global provider of procurement and finance solutions. Clark has been at the company for nearly two decades, and was previously president and chief operating officer.
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Passings

Katherine Layne McCoy ’53

Katherine Layne McCoy ’53 died on July 20, 2023 at the Terraces in Bonita Springs, Fla., where she resided since 2014. She was 93. McCoy graduated from Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Md., Centenary Junior College in New Jersey, and UMD, where she majored…