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Fall 2026

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Features

September 04, 2026
The clickable hyperlink. The Universal Product Code. The Muppets. American life wouldn’t be the same without the ingenuity of UMD researchers and alums.
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Post-Grad

September 04, 2026
Updates from the University of Maryland Alumni Association in Fall 2026. 
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Post-Grad

September 04, 2026
NASA scientist leads U.S. efforts to stop asteroids.
Forward letters on McKeldin Mall. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland

News

September 04, 2026
The University of Maryland recorded its most successful fundraising year in history, tallying $302 million. From July 2025 through June 2026, 42,251 donors…
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Campus Life

September 04, 2026
Student team creates, installs motorized device.
Led by L.A. muralist Corie Mattie ‘12, Honors Humanities students create a mobile, 8’ by 8’ interactive mural celebrating democracy called “Terps Take Action.” Students paint the mural in in the basement of Anne Arundel Hall on April 2, 2026. Photo by Dylan Singleton/University of Maryland

Campus Life

September 04, 2026
A new mural designed and created by Terps will mobilize social action—literally. California street artist Corie Mattie ’12 worked with Honors Humanities…
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Campus Life

September 04, 2026
Driskell Center celebrates 25th anniversary with wide-ranging exhibition.
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Campus Life

September 04, 2026
New housing opens with interdisciplinary academic communities.
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Parting Shot

September 04, 2026
The newest addition to the UMD Police Department is a “facility dog” named Sammy. 
Authored by alums Bill and Martin Maier. the “Celebrity Word Scramble: Top Terps” offers scramble puzzles on 112 of the most noteworthy alumni. Photographed on August 19, 2026. Photo by Dylan Singleton/University of Maryland

Post-Grad

September 04, 2026
Alum brothers expand puzzle book series with UMD theme.
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Explorations

September 04, 2026
Second Round of Program Awards Nearly $15M to Research Projects
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Explorations

September 04, 2026
Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life
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Explorations

September 04, 2026
Researcher leads team harvesting electricity from ocean organisms.
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Explorations

September 04, 2026
Confused by electoral map chaos? Political scientist sets us straight.
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Explorations

September 04, 2026
Researchers create explorable audio-visual scenes from single images.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Kenneth Byron Jones ’90, M.Arch. ’92

Kenneth Byron Jones ’90, M.Arch. ’92 died on July 8, 2026, in Lincoln, Del. He was 60. Jones spent his early career with Grimm & Parker Architects before he and his partner, Wes Bridges, founded CB Design Group. Together, they grew the firm into…

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Kristen E. Caverly ’89

Kristen E. Caverly ’89 joined the law firm Snell and Wilmer as a partner in the litigation, investigations and trials practice group in its San Diego office. She joined from Henderson, Caverly & Pum, a San Diego-based trusts and estates firm.…

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Jay Pusey MBA ’05

Jay Pusey MBA ’05 was named chief executive officer of Polkadog, a Boston-based dog treat company, following an acquisition by TAW Ventures. He spent more than a decade at Only Natural Pet, a subsidiary of PetSmart, where he led initiatives across…

Passings

Rickey “Rick” Eugene Fahrney ’80

Rickey “Rick” Eugene Fahrney ’80 died on June 7, 2026, at age 68, four years after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Fahrney was born in Hagerstown, Md., to Arthur Paul Fahrney Jr. and Pauline V. Fahrney. He graduated from North…
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Mary Ellen Bruce Large ’88

Mary Ellen Bruce Large ’88, president of Geotechnica, was named the recipient of the Deep Foundations Institute’s Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable and lasting contributions to the advancement…

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Navin Sharma ’97

Navin Sharma ’97 was promoted to chief product officer at Stardog, whose mission is to strengthen AI with human intelligence and empower organizations to make critical, data-driven decisions. 

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Lisa D. Brathwaite '93

"Miles of Style," a children's book written by Lisa D. Brathwaite '93, was selected by Maryland Humanities as the state’s “Great Reads from Great Places” Youth Selection for the 2026 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Passings

Howard “Chip” Wilson ’73

Howard “Chip” Wilson ’73 was killed by a suspected drunk driver on Aug. 9, 2026, in Polson, Mont., not far from his home on Flathead Lake. He was 74. He was raised in Easton, Md., and followed in the footsteps of his father, brother and sister by…