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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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Ashok Veeraraghavan

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Ashok Veeraraghavan M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’08

Ashok Veeraraghavan M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’08, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, was awarded the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology, one of…

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Sanjoy Paul Ph.D. ’88

Sanjoy Paul Ph.D. ’88 was appointed executive director of the new Rice Nexus, an innovation factory for prototyping, testing and launching new ventures by Rice University faculty and students. Before joining Rice, he led global R&D initiatives at…
Sheila A. Rovelstad

Passings

Sheila A. Rovelstad ’72

Sheila A. Rovelstad ’72 died on May 20, 2024, in Venice, Florida, at the age of 73. At UMD, she was active in Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She went on to become owner of the Artistree Shop in Ellicott City, Maryland, cosmetics manager of the May Company in…
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…
Rose Mince

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Rose Mince ’83, Ph.D. ’94

Rose Mince ’83, Ph.D. ’94 became Carroll Community College’s president. She joined the college in 2017 and served in positions including associate president, provost, vice president of academic and student affairs, and dean of the faculty. She also has a…

Passings

Arnold Rheingold Ph.D. ’70

Arnold Rheingold Ph.D. ’70, a distinguished emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, died on March 3, 2024, after a long illness. He was 83. Rheingold grew up in Rockford, Illinois, and his passion for chemistry was…
Chris Bakewell

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Chris Bakewell MBA ’93

Chris Bakewell MBA ’93 joined the Intellectual property practice of Charles River Associates, a Boston-headquartered management consultancy. Bakewell brings 30 years of experience, including 17 at Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps), where he was managing…

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Christine Mahan Ph.D. ’10

Christine Mahan Ph.D. ’10, chief of staff and vice president for planning and effectiveness at Eastern University, was selected by City & State Pennsylvania as one its 2024 Trailblazers in Higher Education. Mahan has been with Eastern for almost 15…