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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
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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
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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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Passings

Bonnie Lean Solomon ’68

Bonnie Lean Solomon ’68 of Tampa, Fla., died on May 31, 2025, at age 79. A native of Baltimore, she earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education at UMD. During her time there, she met and married her husband of 53 years, Dr. David Solomon. The…

80s

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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90s

Jason M. St. John ’94

Jason M. St. John ’94, managing partner and chief executive officer of Saul Ewing, 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 key…
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00s

Tiffany Wright ’03

Tiffany Wright ’03 was named senior vice president and general counsel at Johns Hopkins University. Wright has served in the role on an interim basis since earlier in 2025, and served as deputy general counsel at Johns Hopkins since 2023. Before coming to…
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10s

Carolina Uechi ’10, M.Arch. ’14

Carolina Uechi ’10, M.Arch. ’14 was promoted to senior associate at the national design firm Quinn Evans. Since joining the company in 2016, she has made key contributions to several projects for the Smithsonian Institution, including the Bird House at…
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10s

Mia Bolton ’10

“As We Bloom: Wisdom From Extraordinary Everyday Women And Gender Nonconforming People,” (Indigo River Publishing), the debut book by Mia Bolton ’10, is a memoir of the author’s four-month, 10,000-mile journey across America in a minivan to interview…

90s

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…
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Passings

Diane Gartside Bennett ’52

Diane Gartside Bennett ’52 died on Aug. 1, 2025, in Williamsburg, Va. She graduated from Catonsville High School and earned her bachelor's degree in biology from UMD, where she made lifelong friends in the Delta Gamma Fraternity. She and her late husband,…