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Fall 2024

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Welcome to the Hotel Influenza

A groundbreaking UMD researcher investigating how respiratory infections spread asks volunteers to check in—and get sick for science.

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Lab Awarded Record-Setting Research Contract of Up to $500M

Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security Addresses National Challenges With a Human-Centered Lens

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Sustainable Developments

Grant Program Greens Campus

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Book Throws Jab at Art of Black Boxers

Researcher Reveals How Stereotypes Were Reinforced

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Leveling Up Gender Diversity

Women’s, Nonbinary Esports Teams Change the Game in Conference Competitions

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A New Reflection on History

Physicist Who Helped Send Mirrors to Moon on Apollo 11 Prepares to Launch an Improved Model

 Explorations Atmospheric and oceanic science Associate Professor Tim Canty, UMD President Darryll J. Pines and College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean Amitabh Varshney discuss the technology behind a newly installed water level sensor

UMD Casts HydroNet to Predict, Prepare for Floods

Researchers, Local Leaders to Track Real-time Data in State’s Waterfront Communities

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Glowing ‘Gem of the University’

Maryland’s Little-Known Nuclear Reactor Observes a Half-Century of Fission

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How to Zap Your Phone-Charging Phobias

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

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An Insider’s Look at a Prison’s Imprint

Criminologist, Once Convicted, Studies Ripple Effects of Legal System Involvement

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Clear ‘View’ of Road Dangers

From Sidewalks to Streetlights, Common Features Shown in Google’s Tech Linked to Crash Frequency

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Seal of AI-pproval

System Could Derail Video Fakes, Deep or Shallow

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Alumni Association News

Tailgates, Touchdowns and Togetherness

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What Happens in Vegas (Is Thanks to a Terp)

Alum Brings Big Concerts to Sin City

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Behind Baltimore’s Closed Doors

Alumna Investigates the Small Histories in Charm City’s Houses

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Christina Zamon M.A. ’04, M.L.S. ’04

Christina Zamon M.A. ’04, M.L.S. ’04, head of Special Collections and Archives at Georgia State University, was elected a fellow of the Society of American Archivists, an honor given to seven individuals in 2024. The society published her book “The Lone…
David Lee Herman

Passings

David Lee Herman ’00, M.S. ’02

David Lee Herman ’00, M.S. ’02, of Charlotte, N.C., died suddenly on July 10, 2024, at the age of 46. He was part of the Gemstone honors program and earned degrees in mechanical engineering and micro-electromechanical systems at UMD. For the past 18…

Passings

Jeremiah "Jerry" Francis Durkin ’86

Jeremiah "Jerry" Francis Durkin ’86, Kennebunk, Maine, and North Port, Florida, died in Sarasota, Fla., on June 9, 2024, following a short illness. He was 92. He grew up in Somersworth and Dover, N.H. and graduated from Dover High. Durkin served in the…

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Adam Cohn ’08

Adam Cohn ’08 was appointed chief financial officer for VSE Corp., a provider of aftermarket distribution and repair services. He most recently served in that role for Valence Surface Technologies, an aerospace supplier, and previously held numerous…
Carissa L. Rodeheaver

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Carissa L. Rodeheaver ’88

Carissa L. Rodeheaver ’88 was named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Banking & Financial Services Power List, recognizing movers in the industry in Maryland. She is the chairman, president and CEO of First United Bank & Trust. She was elected to a…
Susan Cross

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Susan Cross ’81

Susan Cross ’81 was named board director of SiriusPoint, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer. She has been director of Enstar Group Limited since 2020, and prior to that served as executive vice president and global chief actuary at XL Group (now AXA…
Joseph G. “Jay” Baldwin

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Joseph G. “Jay” Baldwin ’86

Joseph G. “Jay” Baldwin ’86 was named to the board of directors of the Bank of Glen Burnie. He has served as president and CEO of Reliable Contracting Co. since 2002; his family founded the company in 1928. He has served in leadership positions with the…

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Heewon Lee ’16

Heewon Lee ’16 joined the Los Angeles office of Blank Rome LLP as an associate in the General Litigation practice group. She most recently worked at Larson LLP and has experience representing clients in matters involving business transactions, fraud,…