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

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…

Passings

Matthew Joseph McCormack MBA ’20

Matthew Joseph McCormack MBA ’20 of Alexandria, Va., died on Aug. 19, 2025, at age 51. He grew up there and graduated from Bishop Ireton High School and the College of William & Mary, where he majored in art history and was a Division I swimmer,…

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…

00s

Jeff Wallace MBA ’08

Jeff Wallace MBA ’08 became chief financial officer of Space Needle + Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle. He most recently served as vice president of U.S. retail finance at Starbucks.

80s

Hari Gopalkrishnan ’89

Hari Gopalkrishnan ’89 was promoted to chief technology and information officer of Bank of America. He has been with the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank since 2011, most recently as head of consumer, business and wealth management technology. He previously…

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…

80s

Charlie Budman ’86, M.S. ’88

Charlie Budman ’86, M.S. ’88 was appointed chief engineer for Advanced Strategic Capabilities at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.

Passings

Janet Ahrens Goldfogle ’77

Janet Ahrens Goldfogle ’77 died on May 16, 2025, at age 93. She grew up on a farm near Leigh, Neb., attended Wayne State College and received her B.S. in special education from the University of Maryland. She began her teaching career in a one-room school…