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Fall 2024

Campus Life Boxers in ring

Book Throws Jab at Art of Black Boxers

Researcher Reveals How Stereotypes Were Reinforced

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Sustainable Developments

Grant Program Greens Campus

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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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Farm to Table, UMD Style

Terp Farm Celebrates 10 Years of Growing Fresh Produce for Campus

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From Ashes to Awe

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

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Testudo on Tap

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

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2 Terps Take Gold

Triple Jumper, Basketball Player Earn Top Honors in Paris Olympics

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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.

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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

Brett Schulman ’95

Cava Group CEO Brett Schulman ’95 and his partners—including former UMD student Ted Xenochirstos—received the Legendary SWaN Award from SWaN & Legend Venture Partners. The original Mediterranean fast-casual brand opened its original full-service…
Juan Duque

10s

Juan Duque ’11

Juan Duque ’11, assistant professor and chair of psychology at Arcadia University, was appointed to its board of trustees. He completed a master’s and doctorate from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Neuroscience and Behavior program. Duque joined…
James "Jim" Magee

70s

James "Jim" Magee ’76

James "Jim" Magee ’76 was named to the advisory committee for GenFlat Holdings, a company developing collapsible shipping container technology. He is president and chief executive officer of Carrbridge Management Corp. Prior to his time at CAI, Magee was…

80s

Philip Hosmer '84

Philip Hosmer '84 presented at the International Union of Forest Research Organizations' Global Congress in Stockholm in May. Founder and executive director of Maryland nonprofit Nature Worx, he discussed findings from a research study that documented the…
Jesse Parker

Passings

Jesse Parker ’81, M.M. ’87, D.M.A. ’98

Jesse Parker ’81, M.M. ’87, D.M.A. ’98 died on June 8, 2024, a month shy of his 66th birthday. He played cello throughout his school years and became interested in conducting while attending Fairfax High School. He earned three degrees at UMD, where he…
Rani Al-Mashat

90s

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…

00s

Tiana Wynn ’05, ’05

Tiana Wynn ’05, ’05 was elected president of the board of directors of The Arc Baltimore. She joined the board in 2019 and previously won the organization’s President’s Cup for providing exemplary service. She is a partner at SB & Company, one of the…
Elia Powers

10s

Elia Powers Ph.D. ’14

Elia Powers Ph.D. ’14 wrote his first book, “Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality” (Rutgers University Press). It explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when…