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Fall 2023

football team runs through "Go Terps" banner

Parting Shot

September 14, 2023
Popular Football Uniform Returns Full-Time This Fall
food in test tubes

Post-Grad

September 14, 2023
Food Scientist Melds Chemistry, Culinary Passion at McCormick
two gymnasts pose on horse

Post-Grad

September 14, 2023
Can You Make Sense of This Horseplay?
Lynde Washington poses in front of his artwork

Post-Grad

September 14, 2023
Former Cornerback Tackles Subjects’ Essences on Canvas
Amie Ward portrait

Post-Grad

September 14, 2023
Alum Serves Up Resources to Improve Health, Equity of Hospitality Industry
members of the Sugar Hill Sisterhood

Post-Grad

September 14, 2023
From College Park to the Caribbean, Sugar Hill Sisterhood Celebrates 50th Gathering
fans watch as Mighty Sound of Maryland marches by

Post-Grad

September 14, 2023
Meet the New Members; 3 Reasons to Return for UMD Homecoming
A white truck was driving down a country road

Features

September 14, 2023
In rural Maryland, a new “been-there-done- that” approach to the opioid crisis offers hope on four wheels.
Yellow taxi on the road

Features

September 14, 2023
Alum named NYC taxi commissioner navigates ridesharing’s rise, drivers’ economic woes—and plenty of midtown traffic.
two students sit on WMUC couch. Inset photos: students install radio tower; students review tally sheets

Features

September 14, 2023
How do you track 75 years of college radio at Maryland? Decades of deejays replay history, hijinks and the music that made WMUC.
fire burns down houses

Explorations

September 14, 2023
UMD Leads National Study on Long-Term Effects of Wildfires
Hal Daumé III behind projection of code

Explorations

September 14, 2023
Researcher Heading New $20M NSF-Backed Institute Says Systems Should Support Societal Good
Toucha11y rendering

Explorations

September 14, 2023
Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users
Jennifer Smallwood-Holmes talks to kids in classroom

Explorations

September 14, 2023
Ask an Expert: Advice for Real Life
holding hands

Explorations

September 14, 2023
We’ll Give Up a Lot to Share Experiences With Loved Ones, Study Shows
bus shelter with plant growing on top

Explorations

September 14, 2023
UMD-Grown, Plant-Packed Bus Shelters Debut Near Campus

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Aaron Ghais ’89

Aaron Ghais ’89, an attorney with Shulman Rogers in Potomac, Md., was named to Best Lawyers 2024, a recognition based on peer review that he also earned last year. He practices in the areas of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law.

70s

Douglas E. Rowe ’78

Douglas E. Rowe ’78, a partner with Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman on Long Island, N.Y., was named to the 2024 Best Lawyers list, a recognition based on peer review. He practices in the labor and employment group and is a seasoned litigator at the…

10s

Jamie Rosen ’10

Jamie Rosen ’10 joined the New York City law firm Meister Seelig & Fein as a partner. Her practice includes mental health law, guardianship, and trusts and estates, particularly estate litigation.

Passings

Anthony Amatucci ’65

Anthony Amatucci ’65 of Olney, Md., died on Aug. 12, 2023, after a brief illness. He was 81. He was born in San Potito Ultra, in Italy, and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1949. After graduating from Wheaton High School, then UMD, he…

00s

Nicholas Hoover Wilson ’03

Nicholas Hoover Wilson ’03 wrote “Modernity’s Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India” (Columbia University Press), which explores how the modern idea of corruption—pursuing personal interest at the expense of one’s…

Passings

Paul Alfred Clarke M.Ed. ’58, Ed.D. ’61

Paul Alfred Clarke M.Ed. ’58, Ed.D. ’61 died on May 22, 2023, at Edenton Retirement Center in Frederick, Md., where he had resided since 2016. Born in Baltimore, Clarke grew up in Thurmont, Md., with seven brothers and five sisters, helping with the…

10s

Letam Duson ’10

Letam Duson ’10 was named to The Daily Record’s 2023 list of Leading Women Under 40. Duson is senior assistant state prosecutor in Maryland’s Office of State Prosecutor. She is responsible for investigating and litigating political corruption and public…

Passings

Joseph Campbell ’77

Former NFL player Joseph Campbell ’77 died on July 9, 2023, after going on a hike in Florida. He was 68. Campbell athletic prowess was evident from his days as a Salesianum graduate in Wilmington, Del., and he was later inducted into the Delaware Hall of…