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Parting Shot

Rewriting the Script

September 14, 2023

Popular Football Uniform Returns Full-Time This Fall

Post-Grad

Underexposed

September 14, 2023

Can You Make Sense of This Horseplay?

Post-Grad

Lessons in Flavoring

September 14, 2023

Food Scientist Melds Chemistry, Culinary Passion at McCormick

Post-Grad

Brush With Greatness

September 14, 2023

Former Cornerback Tackles Subjects’ Essences on Canvas

Post-Grad

Cheers to Safe Bars

September 14, 2023

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

Post-Grad

The Sweetest Connection

September 14, 2023

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

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

September 14, 2023

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

Features

Roads to Recovery

September 14, 2023

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

Features

All Hail David Do

September 14, 2023

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

Features

‘Get Listening, Kids’

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.

Explorations

Burning Question for Babies’ Health

September 14, 2023

UMD Leads National Study on Long-Term Effects of Wildfires

Explorations

Building AI You Can Trust

September 14, 2023

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

Explorations

An Ally for Access

September 14, 2023

Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

Explorations

Preschool Director Explains How to Turn Tots’ Chatter Into Conversation

September 14, 2023

Ask an Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

Better Together

September 14, 2023

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

Explorations

Gimme (Green) Shelter

September 14, 2023

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

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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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…

90s

Len Kruger M.F.A. ’95

Len Kruger M.F.A. ’95 will release his debut novel, “Bad Questions,” through the Washington Writers’ Publishing House in October. It tells the story of a Maryland boy in 1971 who comes to terms with the recent death of his father, a Hebrew school…

10s

Sean Scott ’15

Sean Scott ’15 was promoted to supervisor accountant at Lanigan Ryan, a financial accounting and consulting firm in the D.C. metro area.

90s

Stefan Zastawski ’93, M.Arch ’95

Stefan Zastawski ’93, M.Arch ’95 was promoted to associate in Quinn Evans’ Washington, D.C., office. Since joining the firm in 2019, he has contributed to innovative design solutions for projects including the McMillan Community Center and Park and DAR…

00s

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.

00s

LieAnn Van-Tull ’06

LieAnn Van-Tull ’06, an associate with Keller and Heckman’s food and drug packaging and tobacco and e-vapor practice groups, was sworn in as president of the Washington Bar Association. She was also honored as a National Conference of Bar Presidents…

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.…

Passings

Cheryl Patricia Hiller ’68, M.A. ’88

Cheryl Patricia Hiller ’68, M.A. ’88, a former counselor and teacher at the University of Maryland, died at her Marana, Ariz., home on July 16, 2023. Hiller spent most of her life and career in the Washington, D.C., area. She enjoyed sailing the waters of…