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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

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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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Passings

Martin Joseph Higgins M.A. ’63, Ph.D. ’67

Martin Joseph Higgins M.A. ’63, Ph.D. ’67, formerly of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and Beaufort, South Carolina, died on May 21, 2024, at age 86. Higgins graduated from Harrisburg Catholic High School, attended St. Francis University in Loretto and…
Laura Hamilton

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Laura Hamilton ’11

Laura Hamilton ’11 was named senior vice president of Performance Trust. She most recently served as vice president of corporate services at OTC Markets Group.
Ronald Rowe Jr.

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Ronald Rowe Jr. ’94

Ronald Rowe Jr. ’94 was promoted from deputy to acting director of the U.S. Secret Service after Kimberly Cheatle announced her resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. A 24-year veteran of the agency, he is…
Nancy Ellwanger White

Passings

Nancy Ellwanger White M.Ed. ’76

Nancy Ellwanger White M.Ed. ’76 died on May 25, 2024, at age 96. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wilson Teachers College, then with husband Howard raised three daughters. She worked for the Prince George’s County Board of Education from the mid-1960s…
Rani Al-Mashat

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Rani Al-Mashat M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’03

Rani Al-Mashat M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’03 was appointed Egypt’s minister of planning and international cooperation. She was most recently the minister of International Cooperation and served as the first female minister of tourism. She also worked at the Central…
Jeff Brewster

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Jeff Brewster ’02

Jeff Brewster ’02, director of infrastructure at SS&C Advent/Black Diamond Wealth Platform, was named an Ultimate Tech Leader by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
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…
Shiron Lindsay

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Shiron Lindsay ’09

Shiron Lindsay ’09, an instructional technology specialist for Baltimore City Public Schools who also rehabs city homes to sell to people in need, was named one of The (Baltimore) Daily Record’s 2024 Leading Women Under 40. The list celebrates women who…