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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

Post-Grad illustration of two Terps fans high-fiving

Alumni Association News

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

Features stage in Jack Kay Theatre

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

Explorations forest fire illustration

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

Campus Life exterior of Barry P. Gossett Basketball Performance Center

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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Sue Baughman MLS ’81

Sue Baughman MLS ’81 was named to the board of directors of the Given Tufts Foundation, which supports the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives in Pinehurst, N.C. 

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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…

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Hannah (Scanlan) Thole M.P.H. ’17 and Joey Thole ’12

Hannah (Scanlan) Thole M.P.H. ’17 and Joey Thole ’12 welcomed a daughter, Genevieve Danielle Thole, on March 15.

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Gabriella E. Botticelli ’15

Gabriella E. Botticelli ’15 was included in the 2026 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, recognized for her work in commercial litigation. She is an associate with Forchelli Deegan Terrana in Uniondale, N.Y.

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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…
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Passings

David Thomas Ryan ’61

David Thomas Ryan ’61, of Harford, Conn., died on Nov. 5, 2023 at age 84. At Torrington High School he was class vice president, a member of the football team and an All-American swimmer. He majored in history at UMD and worked his way through law school…
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Dwayne Eutsey '88

“‘There is No Humor in Heaven’: Mark Twain and Religious Liberalism” is a new book by Dwayne Eutsey '88. Published by the University of Missouri Press, it traces overlooked, unconventional theological influences on Twain and offers a radical…

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Scott Brown Ph.D. ’99

Scott Brown Ph.D. ’99 was named dean of students at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind. Most recently, Brown served as interim dean of students at Sterling College in Vermont. He has also held leadership roles at Dartmouth College, Northern Arizona…