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Fall 2025

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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
Jim Smith and Darryll J. Pines smile at introduction event

News

September 15, 2025
Smith Brings Leadership and Business Experience to Build on Maryland Athletics’ Success
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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
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Campus Life

September 15, 2025
Run Club Started by UMD Faculty Members Is Biggest in North America
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Explorations

September 15, 2025
Entomology Team Delves Into Benefits, Challenges of Eating Insects
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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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Colin Tarbert ’02, M.Arch ’04

Colin Tarbert ’02, M.Arch ’04 was selected as CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority in Jacksonville, Fla. He was previously president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp.  

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Andrew L. Balland ’16

Andrew L. Balland ’16 joined the Virginia-based law firm Hirschler as an associate on the construction and litigation and alternative dispute resolution teams. He earned his law degree from American University.
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Passings

Jordan Michael Adelson Ph.D. ’97

Jordan Michael Adelson Ph.D. ’97 of Charleston, S.C., died on May 5, 2025. He was 55. Adelson grew up in Oceanside, N.Y., earned his undergraduate degree from Hobart College and met his future wife, Caitlin Freeman, in graduate school at the University of…
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Omar Tarabishi ’13, M.A. ’21

Omar Tarabishi ’13, M.A. ’21, co-founder and president of the nonprofit Leftover Love, was named to The Maryland Daily Record’s 2025 Power 100 List, recognizing the 100 men and women who are shaping the state’s businesses, nonprofits, law firms and other…
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Perliter Walters-Gilliam MBA ’11

Perliter Walters-Gilliam MBA ’11 joined the board of directors of Leadership Southern Maryland, a nonprofit leadership development organization. Walters-Gilliam is president and principal consultant of NBBE Consulting, a higher education consulting firm. 
Roy Eskow ’68 and Rick Race ’68 flanked by their wives Julie Eskow and Suzanne Race

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Roy Eskow ’68 and Rick Race ’68

Roy Eskow ’68 and Rick Race ’68 (flanked by their wives Julie Eskow, left, and Suzanne Race) met for dinner in Florida. “Together we co-chaired the senior prom, which was held in the grand ballroom of the Washington Hilton,” Eskow recalled. “Great to know…
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Elizabeth Jurinka ’05

Elizabeth Jurinka ’05 was named to Washingtonian’s list of Washington, D.C.’s 500 Most Influential People in 2025. Jurinka is operating director for health care policy at the Vistria Group, a private investment firm. She was formerly a special assistant…

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Erek L. Barron ’96

Erek L. Barron ’96 joined law firm Mintz in the firm’s white collar defense and government investigations practice. He will also lead Mintz’s crisis management and strategic response team, and his practice will include complex civil, criminal and…