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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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70s

James A. Chance ’79

James A. Chance ’79 was awarded the Federal Magistrate Judges Association’s 2025 Founders Award, presented to a person who has made valuable and lasting contributions to the magistrate judges system of the U.S. courts. He has served as senior judicial…

00s

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…

00s

Christine Eibner Ph.D. ’01

Christine Eibner Ph.D. ’01 was named to Washingtonian’s list of Washington, D.C.’s 500 Most Influential People in 2025. She is a senior economist at the nonprofit RAND corporation, a think tank, research institute and public sector consulting firm.…

20s

Chelsea Brown M.P.M. ’21

Chelsea Brown M.P.M. ’21, principal and lead strategist at the Black Mill, 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…

90s

Xochitl Strohbehn ’98

Xochitl Strohbehn ’98 joined the board of visitors of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She earned a J.D. from the school in 2009 and is a partner at Venable.  

10s

Gabriel A. Peoples Ph.D. ’15

Gabriel A. Peoples Ph.D. ’15 wrote the new book, “Goin' Viral: Uncontrollable Black Performance” (University of Illinois Press), in which he examines Black people and representations of Black people that have gone viral from the 18th century to today.…

20s

Michael Ravenscroft MBA ’21

Michael Ravenscroft MBA ’21, managing director of the University System of Maryland Momentum Fund, was named among the Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2025, a roundup of rising stars in the Greater Baltimore business scene. The…

Passings

Ralph Albert Kuebler ’72, MBA ’75

Ralph Albert Kuebler ’72, MBA ’75 of Hockessin, Del., died on July 31, 2025, at age 78. He grew up with his family in Hackensack, N.J., and after his first year at Temple University, enlisted in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He served with honor…