Fall 2024

Campus Life

Book Throws Jab at Art of Black Boxers

Researcher Reveals How Stereotypes Were Reinforced

Campus Life

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Sustainable Developments

Grant Program Greens Campus

News

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

Campus Life

Farm to Table, UMD Style

Terp Farm Celebrates 10 Years of Growing Fresh Produce for Campus

Campus Life

From Ashes to Awe

Students and Faculty Mark 20 Years of Excavating and Documenting Little-Known Ruins Near Pompeii

News

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Testudo on Tap

UMD Joins With Baltimore Brewery Co-founded by Alum to Offer New Beer

News

2 Terps Take Gold

Triple Jumper, Basketball Player Earn Top Honors in Paris Olympics

Features

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‘Connie’ Breaks a Story: Her Own

Trailblazing journalist Connie Chung ’69 battled misogyny and racism to reach the pinnacle of TV news. In a new self-titled memoir, she shares what it took to get there.

Features

10 in 10

From titles to revenue to academics, Maryland scored by joining the Big Ten Conference. Here are 10 ways it’s been a B1G decade.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Elizabeth “Beth” Joffrion M.L.S. ’97

Elizabeth “Beth” Joffrion M.L.S. ’97, director of archives and special collections at Western Washington University Libraries, was inducted as a fellow of the Society of American Archivists. She holds a master's degree in American history and archives and…

Passings

Dr. Robert Nadol ’65, ’69

Dr. Robert Nadol ’65, ’69, died on June 2, 2024, at his home in Langley, Washington. He earned degrees in psychology and education at UMD, graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of…

80s

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…

00s

K. Venu Venugopal MBA ’00

K. Venu Venugopal MBA ’00 was appointed chief operating officer at MaxVal Group, a provider of intellectual property management solutions. Most recently, he was global head of product management at NICE Actimize. He also held leadership roles at Knovel…

10s

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.

10s

Melany Rabideau ’12, M.P.H. ’16

Melany Rabideau ’12, M.P.H. ’16 was recognized as one 42 Health Care Leaders Under 40 for 2024 by Becker’s Hospital Review. She is the founder and head of Optum Match at UnitedHealth Group, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, which matches patients with…

90s

Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb Ph.D. ’93

Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb Ph.D. ’93 was named the founding chair of the new Department of Computer Science at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering. Previously, he served 15 years as professor and chair of the…

Passings

Vivian Thomas Haulton ’56

Vivian Thomas Haulton ’56, of Columbus, Georgia, died on May 23, 2024, at age 88, in Morgantown, West Virginia. She earned a B.S. degree in home economics from UMD and a master's degree in communication arts from Cornell University. Her career included…