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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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10s

Yousef Munayyer Ph.D. ’15

Yousef Munayyer Ph.D. ’15 was named to Washingtonian’s list of Washington, D.C.’s 500 Most Influential People in 2025. He is head of the Palestine-Israel Program and senior fellow at the Arab Center in Washington D.C. He has a bachelor’s degree from the…
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Passings

James L Miller E.D.D. ’71

James L Miller E.D.D. ’71 died on July 25, 2025, at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, Md., at age 98. Born in Tyrone Pa., Miller served in the U.S. Air Force, then earned a bachelor’s degree at Loch Haven College and his graduate degrees in…
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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…

Passings

Leslie Ann Adams ’79

Leslie Ann Adams ’79 died at her Bethesda, Md., home on May 20, 2025, at age 69. Born in Washington, D.C. Adams was a graduate of the Sidwell Friends School and majored in journalism at the University of Maryland. Her life's work involved helping and…
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Passings

Barbara Ellis Engram M.A. ’74, Ph.D. ’76

Barbara Ellis Engram M.A. ’74, Ph.D. ’76 died on May 16, 2025, in Seattle at age 88. Born in Portsmouth, Va., she earned a bachelor’s degree in education, mathematics and fine arts at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and master’s…

00s

Jay Ranaweera ’08

Jay Ranaweera ’08 was promoted to senior associate at the national design firm Quinn Evans. His portfolio includes affordable housing developments like Walbrook Mill and the Homes at Oxon Hill, as well as higher education projects like the Coppin State…
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90s

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91 was appointed president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The social scientist had been president of the Louisiana State University system for the past four years. He previously served as executive vice president…
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Passings

Frank Coleman Young Ph.D. ’62

Frank Coleman Young Ph.D. ’62 died at Falcons Landing in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 1, 2025. He was 90. Due to the uncertainties of Depression and war, his family moved frequently throughout his childhood. Eventually they settled in Arlington, where he…