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Campus Life

September 06, 2024

Researcher Reveals How Stereotypes Were Reinforced

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Campus Life

September 06, 2024

Grant Program Greens Campus

News

September 06, 2024

Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security Addresses National Challenges With a Human-Centered Lens

Campus Life

September 06, 2024

Terp Farm Celebrates 10 Years of Growing Fresh Produce for Campus

Campus Life

September 06, 2024

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

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News

September 06, 2024

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

News

September 06, 2024

Triple Jumper, Basketball Player Earn Top Honors in Paris Olympics

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Features

September 06, 2024

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

September 06, 2024

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

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Andrew W. Booth ’64, M.S. ’67

Andrew W. Booth ’64, M.S. ’67 of Salisbury retired from the board of trustees of Wor-Wic Community College after 18 years of service. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in the expansion of campus facilities. A professional engineer, he founded…

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Pradeep Sharma Ph.D. ’00

Pradeep Sharma Ph.D. ’00 was promoted to dean of the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering. He is the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor and has served on the college’s faculty for 20 years, most recently…

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…

Passings

George Theodore Bachmann Jr. ’52, M.A. ’60

George Theodore Bachmann Jr. ’52, M.A. ’60 died on May 27, 2024, at his home in Westminster, Maryland. He was 94. Bachmann served in the Army during the Korean War but since he spoke French was sent to France, where he was a lieutenant and supply clerk.…

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…

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Adam Cohn ’08

Adam Cohn ’08 was appointed chief financial officer for VSE Corp., a provider of aftermarket distribution and repair services. He most recently served in that role for Valence Surface Technologies, an aerospace supplier, and previously held numerous…

Passings

Henry Albert Taitt M.S. ’58

Henry Albert Taitt M.S. ’58, died on June 17, 2024, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 90. He earned a B.S. in physics from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), a M.S. in education administration from UMD, a M.S. in physics from the…

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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…