Fall 2025

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Explorations

September 15, 2025

‘Green Machine’ Laser Receiver Leverages Quantum Mechanics to Extract Light Particles

Explorations

September 15, 2025

Urban Planner Says Modern Manufactured Homes Could Expand Options for First-Time Buyers

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Explorations

September 15, 2025

Researchers to Create Database of A+ Classroom Teaching

Explorations

September 15, 2025

Researchers Help State’s Growers Save Vines, Fruit

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Features

September 15, 2025

When his Olympic dreams on the bike came crashing down, Ryan Collins ’16, MBA ’20 struggled to even hold the handlebars. Now he’s racking up records as an elite ultracyclist.

Features

September 15, 2025

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

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Post-Grad

September 15, 2025

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

Post-Grad

September 15, 2025

Alum Keeps Wildly Popular Smithsonian Venue Humming

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Post-Grad

September 15, 2025

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

Post-Grad

September 15, 2025

Grad Leads Book Publication to Mark 250th Birthday

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Post-Grad

September 15, 2025

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo From UMD History

Parting Shot

September 15, 2025

Honey Bees Settle Onto Reckord Armory

Class Notes

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Passings

Rona Barke Subotnik ’54

Rona Barke Subotnik ’54 died on Feb. 26, 2025, in Savannah, Ga. She was 92. She graduated from Western High School in Baltimore, attended Baltimore Junior College and transferred to UMD, where she majored in bacteriology and made the Dean’s List each…

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Perliter Walters-Gilliam MBA ’11

Perliter Walters-Gilliam MBA ’11 joined the board of directors of Leadership Southern Maryland, a nonprofit leadership development organization. Walters-Gilliam is president and principal consultant of NBBE Consulting, a higher education consulting firm.

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Jeff Vogel ’03

Jeff Vogel ’03 was appointed vice president of legal at TOTE Services, a maritime services company specializing in vessel construction management and ship management. Before joining TOTE Services, Vogel served as a shareholder and co-chair of the…

”Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-based Guide to Dealing With Challenging People” book cover

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Jessica Stern Ph.D. ’19

Jessica Stern Ph.D. ’19 co-wrote the book ”Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-based Guide to Dealing With Challenging People” with Rachel Samson, an Australian clinical psychologist. They provide frameworks for understanding difficult behavior, as well as…

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Shahid Rana MRED ’09

Shahid Rana MRED ’09 was named head of economic development for the city of Charlotte, N.C. He had been Mecklenburg County’s deputy economic development director since 2023. Rana has a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and holds graduate…

90s

Prabir Chakrabarty ’91

Prabir Chakrabarty ’91 joined the board of visitors of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He is director of corporate membership and global expansion at the Association of Corporate Counsel. He earned a J.D. from the school in…

Passings

Florence Audrey (Knott) Graf ’61

Florence Audrey (Knott) Graf ’61 died on Aug. 29, 2025, at her Westminster, Md., home. She was 86. Born in Washington D.C., she majored in education at UMD, where she met her future husband, Charles "Chuck" Richard Graf Sr. They wed in 1960, and Graf…

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…