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Spring 2021

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Sports Briefs

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Collecting Today’s History

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Menu on a Mission

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A Revolution Goes Public

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UMD Mourns Victims of Anti-Asian Violence

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The Big Question

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Data Farming

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Alumni Association News

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Phone Data Could Speed Up Efforts to Slow Down Traffic

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New Residence Halls to Honor Trailblazers

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Tallying the Toll of COVID-19

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Mural of a Lifetime

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Saves in the City

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Russell B. Brinsfield ’71, Ph.D. ’81

Russell B. Brinsfield ’71, Ph.D. ’81 died at age 76 on Jan. 20 at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center as a result of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Cambridge, Md., graduated from North Dorchester High School and served in the U.S.…

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Amy Kristof-Brown Ph.D. ’97

Amy Kristof-Brown Ph.D. ’97 is now dean of the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. She had been serving as interim dean since March 2020. Kristof-Brown joined the Tippie faculty in 1997.

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Natalie Tham ’16

Natalie Tham ’16 was named special assistant of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, in the U.S. Department of Energy. Tham most recently led the data and analytics team in Florida for the Biden-Harris campaign.

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John J. Brehm ’56, Ph.D. ’63

John J. Brehm ’56, Ph.D. ’63 died at age 86 at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia on Jan. 16. He was born in Memphis, Tenn., and grew up in Silver Spring, Md. A first-generation college graduate, he was an assistant professor at Northwestern University…

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Adam Jacoff ’87

Adam Jacoff ’87 is a finalist for the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (known as the Sammie). The Sammies are presented by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. Jacoff works for the National Institute of Standards and…

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Ronald M. Wilson ’73

Ronald M. Wilson ’73 died on Feb. 22 in Salisbury, Md. He was 70 and a resident of Snow Hill, Md. Wilson was born on Oct. 5, 1950, a son of the late Alice M. Wilson Taylor and James S. Wilson, Sr. Wilson graduated from Snow Hill High School and received a…

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Brooke Greenwald ’91, M.A. ’95

Brooke Greenwald ’91, M.A. ’95 was hired as chief marketing officer at AngioSoma, a firm providing medical research, development and treatments. She has held leadership positions in multiple health care organizations, is an award-winning speaker and has…

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Elaine Gall M.E. ’05

Elaine Gall M.E. ’05 retired from Virginia Tech in March. She joined the Division of Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities as university building official in 2018.