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Fall 2025

Fall 2025 closeup of a mosquito

Targeting the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Killer

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

 Post-Grad one student on bike pulls three others on roller skates, with one student running next to them

Terps on a Roll

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo From UMD History

 Post-Grad Shawn Callahan poses in office

For Marines’ Historian, It’s Semper FYI on Corps Lore

Grad Leads Book Publication to Mark 250th Birthday

 Post-Grad Samira Jackson and Edy Lawson-Jackson pose

Teaming Up to Tackle Barriers

Alumna Is Half of NFL’s First Mother-Daughter Agent Duo

 Post-Grad Chun-Hsi Wong poses at museum

A Life at the Museum

Alum Keeps Wildly Popular Smithsonian Venue Humming

 Parting Shot bees swarm column

Column, Meet Colony

Honey Bees Settle Onto Reckord Armory

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Alumni Association News

With Travel Program, Maryland Ties Extend Around the World; Tailgate Like a Terp

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A Silver Anniversary for the Gold Standard in Performing Arts

For nearly 25 seasons, The Clarice has celebrated theater, music and dance. Terp takes a photographic tour of the landmark center’s first act.

 Campus Life Jan Plane speaks to students during the CompSciConnect summer camp

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

Donation Launches University of Maryland Computing Catalyst

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Pulling a Global Fire Alarm

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

 Explorations cricket in spaghetti and meatballs

Surf, Turf—and Chirp?

Entomology Team Delves Into Benefits, Challenges of Eating Insects

 Campus Life group runs along trail

Not Just a Walk in the ‘Park’

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

 Campus Life handwritten letters with portraits of George Mason and George Washington

A New Page in U.S. History

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

 Campus Life Jose-Luis Izursa works in aquaponics lab

Veggie Tails

Aquaponics Greenhouse Grows Lettuce and Fish for Education on Sustainable Systems

 Explorations Illustration of Warren Buffett with money

Career Investment

Buffett Scholar Reflects on Role Model’s Retirement

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

When the Brat Pack Lit Up College Park

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

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New Facility Gives Assist to Terp Hoops

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

 Campus Life Buzz Williams dribbles basketball, with red, white and gold background

Buzzwords With Buzz

Get to Know New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

 News construction worker works on new stoplight

Ready, Set, Glow

Campus Core Gets First Traffic Signal

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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70s

Michael Ray Smith M.A. ’77

Michael Ray Smith M.A. ’77, chair of communication and global business and public engagement at LCC International University in Europe, published the peer-reviewed article “News credibility and undergraduates from Europe and the West” with co-author…

80s

Ari Gross M.S. ’86

Ari Gross M.S. ’86, founder of TRUE, a leader in intelligent automation and decisioning software for the mortgage industry, was named its chairman and chief innovation officer. He has been a trailblazer in applying AI to automated document intelligence…
"Transatlantic Disbelonging: Unruliness, Pleasure, and Play in Nigerian Diasporic Women’s Art" book cover

10s

Bimbola Akinbola Ph.D. ‘18

Bimbola Akinbola Ph.D. ‘18 has written the new book “Transatlantic Disbelonging: Unruliness, Pleasure, and Play in Nigerian Diasporic Women’s Art” (Duke University Press). It redirects the focus in diaspora studies from questions of loss and longing to…

10s

Philip Ravita M.M. ’11

Philip Ravita M.M. ’11 and his ensemble, Ravita Jazz, released the CD “Alice Blue,” which tracked No. 1 in Mainstream Jazz Albums for six weeks. “Broken light” reached No. 1 in Mainstream Jazz Singles and in the top 20 jazz albums on Roots Music Report.…

00s

Mika Malone ’01

Mika Malone ’01 was named to Chief Investment Officer magazine’s 2025 Knowledge Brokers list, which recognizes the most influential and insightful investment consultants for their strategic counsel and success. She is managing principal at Meketa and was…
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00s

Jon Greenwich ’09

Jon Greenwich ’09 was named to the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 40 Under 40 list, which honors 40 people under the age of 40 who have made a difference in Alexandria. Greenwich is founder and managing executive of Virtus Capital, which has grown…
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90s

Lionel Howard M.A. ’98

Lionel Howard M.A. ’98 was named interim dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University. Howard, who joined GW in 2009, previously served as academic dean and a professor of educational research in the…

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…