Fall 2025

Features

September 15, 2025

UMD scientists built a fungus that wipes out mosquitoes. With African partners, they hope to save millions of lives.

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News

September 15, 2025

At 2025 Commencement, Famed Amphibian Implores Students to Make, Keep Connections

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News

September 15, 2025

Smith Brings Leadership and Business Experience to Build on Maryland Athletics’ Success

News

September 15, 2025

Campus Core Gets First Traffic Signal

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Campus Life

September 15, 2025

Get to Know New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

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Campus Life

September 15, 2025

Men’s, Women’s Teams Celebrate Opening of Barry P. Gossett BasketballPerformance Center

Brat Pack in academic regalia walk on Frat Row in "St. Elmo's Fire" movie

Campus Life

September 15, 2025

At 40th Anniversary of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire,’ Alums Remember Filming on Frat Row

Jan Plane speaks to students during the CompSciConnect summer camp

Campus Life

September 15, 2025

Donation Launches University of Maryland Computing Catalyst

Jose-Luis Izursa works in aquaponics lab

Campus Life

September 15, 2025

Aquaponics Greenhouse Grows Lettuce and Fish for Education on Sustainable Systems

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Campus Life

September 15, 2025

Student Finds Little-Known Correspondence Between George Mason and George Washington

Campus Life

September 15, 2025

Run Club Started by UMD Faculty Members Is Biggest in North America

Explorations

September 15, 2025

Entomology Team Delves Into Benefits, Challenges of Eating Insects

Explorations

September 15, 2025

UMD’s Unique Forest-Monitoring Capabilities Revealed an Alarming Wildfire Spike

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Explorations

September 15, 2025

Buffett Scholar Reflects on Role Model’s Retirement

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Explorations

September 15, 2025

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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20s

Alexander M. Eisenberg M.Eng. ’23

Alexander M. Eisenberg M.Eng. ’23 joined the intellectual property law firm Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP as a summer associate. Eisenberg is pursuing a law degree from Villanova University and holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical…

80s

Jeffrey W. Gluck Ph.D. ’88

Jeffrey W. Gluck Ph.D. ’88 was again among IAM’s Strategy 300, an honor recognizing the world’s leading intellectual property strategists. With careers as an engineering researcher and as an intellectual property attorney, Gluck is now a partner at the…

20s

Grace Darling ’25

Grace Darling ’25 is one of 65 Americans selected to study and work in Germany as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program, administered by the U.S. Department of State through nonprofit partners.  While in Germany,…

80s

Jonathan Lubick M.A. ’88

Business valuation firm Scalar acquired Jonathan Lubick Consulting, founded by Jonathan Lubick M.A. ’88. He has conducted studies for tax examinations and controversy cases in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, Israel and Mexico, among multiple other…

Passings

Janet Ahrens Goldfogle ’77

Janet Ahrens Goldfogle ’77 died on May 16, 2025, at age 93. She grew up on a farm near Leigh, Neb., attended Wayne State College and received her B.S. in special education from the University of Maryland. She began her teaching career in a one-room school…

”Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-based Guide to Dealing With Challenging People” book cover

10s

Jessica Stern Ph.D. ’19

Jessica Stern Ph.D. ’19 co-wrote the book ”Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-based Guide to Dealing With Challenging People” with Rachel Samson, an Australian clinical psychologist. They provide frameworks for understanding difficult behavior, as well as…

80s

Fred Funk ’80

Pro golfer Fred Funk ’80 notched two milestones this year, becoming the 25th player to make a combined 1,000 career starts on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. He started out as the UMD men’s golf coach and joined the tour at age 33.

90s

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91 was appointed president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The social scientist had been president of the Louisiana State University system for the past four years. He previously served as executive vice president…