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Maryland Today

Fall 2024

Lung illustration with bellhop outline inside. Viruses throughout

Features

September 06, 2024
A groundbreaking UMD researcher investigating how respiratory infections spread asks volunteers to check in—and get sick for science.
Purple Line track being laid on campus

Parting Shot

September 06, 2024
Newly Laid Tracks for Purple Line Curve Up to Campus Drive
four students leap over four others on stage during step show

Post-Grad

September 06, 2024
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History
Isaac Hirsch and Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" set

Post-Grad

September 06, 2024
After 9 Wins on ‘Jeopardy!,’ History Grad to Return for Tournament of Champions
Katie Labor outside brick house with red door

Post-Grad

September 06, 2024
Alumna Investigates the Small Histories in Charm City’s Houses
collage of musical acts

Post-Grad

September 06, 2024
Alum Brings Big Concerts to Sin City
Large group of young people taking a selfie

Post-Grad

September 06, 2024
Tailgates, Touchdowns and Togetherness
cartoon lock that says "fake"

Explorations

September 06, 2024
System Could Derail Video Fakes, Deep or Shallow
collision of Lego cars

Explorations

September 06, 2024
From Sidewalks to Streetlights, Common Features Shown in Google’s Tech Linked to Crash Frequency
Robert Stewart poses with arms crossed

Explorations

September 06, 2024
Criminologist, Once Convicted, Studies Ripple Effects of Legal System Involvement
pixelated people use devices with varying amounts of battery life: 80%, 4%, 100%

Explorations

September 06, 2024
Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life
blue radiation emerges from the UMD reactor

Explorations

September 06, 2024
Maryland’s Little-Known Nuclear Reactor Observes a Half-Century of Fission
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

Explorations

September 06, 2024
Researchers, Local Leaders to Track Real-time Data in State’s Waterfront Communities
astronaut on the moon

Explorations

September 06, 2024
Physicist Who Helped Send Mirrors to Moon on Apollo 11 Prepares to Launch an Improved Model
Esports athletes with arms folded looking at the camera

Campus Life

September 06, 2024
Women’s, Nonbinary Esports Teams Change the Game in Conference Competitions

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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David Afshar

90s

David Afshar ’95

David Afshar ’95 was tapped to serve as interim chief financial officer at American Oncology Network. He replaced Dave Gould ’96 in the role.

10s

M.K. Foster MFA ’15

M.K. Foster MFA ’15 was selected for the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Creative Writing to the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast, U.K. She is a writer, historian of science and educator from Alabama. A 2024 MacDowell Fellow in…
Charles Howarth Svec

Passings

Charles Howarth Svec ’64

Charles Howarth Svec ’64 of Hanover, Maryland, died on May 31, 2024, at age 83. He graduated from Catonsville High School and earned an agronomy degree at UMD, which he attended as a commuter while working three jobs to help support his widowed mother.…

80s

Todd Ehrlich ’86

“The 20 Greatest Moments in New York Sports History,” by journalists Todd Ehrlich ’86 (a five-time Emmy winner) and New York Times bestselling author Gary Myers, is nearing its second printing. It features over 100 original interviews and previously…
Michael David Tate

Passings

Michael David Tate ’61

Michael David Tate ’61 died in his Leesburg, Virginia, home on June 15, 2024. He was 84. As the son of an army officer, Tate grew up in Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kansas and Japan. He…
Susan Cross

80s

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…

90s

Sach Sankpal M.S. ’99

Sach Sankpal M.S. ’99 was promoted from senior vice president and chief growth and transformation officer to president of Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls.
Martin "Marty" E. Karmann-Bauer

Passings

Martin "Marty" E. Karmann-Bauer ’89

Martin "Marty" E. Karmann-Bauer ’89 of Annapolis, Maryland, died on May 12, 2024, from Stage 4 intestinal cancer. He was 59. Karmann-Bauer graduated from Severna Park High school, earned a B.S. in finance from UMD and shortly after joined the U.S. Navy.…