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Features

Targeting the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Killer

September 15, 2025

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

News

Kermit the Frog to Grads: ‘Leap Together’

September 15, 2025

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

News

UMD Now Home of the Braves’ Former Exec

September 15, 2025

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

News

Ready, Set, Glow

September 15, 2025

Campus Core Gets First Traffic Signal

Campus Life

Buzzwords With Buzz

September 15, 2025

Get to Know New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Campus Life

New Facility Gives Assist to Terp Hoops

September 15, 2025

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

Campus Life

When the Brat Pack Lit Up College Park

September 15, 2025

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

Campus Life

Iribe’s $2.85M Gift to Expand Computing Pathways at UMD

September 15, 2025

Donation Launches University of Maryland Computing Catalyst

Campus Life

Veggie Tails

September 15, 2025

Aquaponics Greenhouse Grows Lettuce and Fish for Education on Sustainable Systems

Campus Life

A New Page in U.S. History

September 15, 2025

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

Campus Life

Not Just a Walk in the ‘Park’

September 15, 2025

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

Explorations

Surf, Turf—and Chirp?

September 15, 2025

Entomology Team Delves Into Benefits, Challenges of Eating Insects

Explorations

Pulling a Global Fire Alarm

September 15, 2025

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

Explorations

Career Investment

September 15, 2025

Buffett Scholar Reflects on Role Model’s Retirement

Explorations

How to Chat ... With a Bot

September 15, 2025

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Vasi Philomin M.S. ’97, Ph.D. ’01

Vasi Philomin M.S. ’97, Ph.D. ’01 was appointed executive vice president and head of data and artificial intelligence at Siemens. He came from Amazon, where he most recently served as vice president of generative AI, leading Amazon Web Services' AI…

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…

00s

Shahid Rana MRED ’09

Shahid Rana MRED ’09 was named head of economic development for the city of Charlotte, N.C. He had been Mecklenburg County’s deputy economic development director since 2023. Rana has a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and holds graduate…

90s

Patricia S. Dorsey Ed.D. ’99

Patricia S. Dorsey Ed.D. ’99 received the 2025 Joseph R. Bailer Award from the McDaniel College Alumni Association. The award is presented annually to a McDaniel master’s degree recipient who has made a significant contribution to the field of education.…

00s

Jessica Pagan Aello ’08, M.Arch. ’11

Jessica Pagan Aello ’08, M.Arch. ’11, principal and Higher Education Market leader at the national architecture and design firm Hanbury, was named among the Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2025, a roundup of rising stars in the…

00s

Caroline Solomon Ph.D. ’06

Caroline Solomon Ph.D. ’06 was named president of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and vice president of the university. She was previously dean of faculty at Gallaudet University. She earned a bachelor’s…

10s

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…