Spring 2022

Contemporary photo of the Iribe Center with archival photo of circle drive by Ritchie

May 31, 2022

College Park is hopping and humming with new businesses, housing and other perks. See for yourself.

May 26, 2022

Fifty years after the law’s passage, the legacy of Bernice Sandler Ed.D. ’69 endures through the millions of girls and women whose lives she’s changed.

Features

May 26, 2022

Trash and toxic substances are often dumped where poor people and communities of color live. Public health researcher Sacoby Wilson is empowering them to fight for cleaner, safer conditions.

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

Career Week in Review, An Event With Good Tastes and Terps Supporting Terps

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

See How University Archives Restored a Rare Piece of Maryland’s Musical History

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

Costume Designer Makes Stars Shine on Small and Big Screens

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

Entrepreneurial Terps Sell Financial Planning App for $1.275B

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

Alum’s Popular ‘Cat Cafés’ in D.C., Hollywood Draw Celebrities While Saving Kitties

Explorations

May 26, 2022

What’s the Smallest Change People Can Make to Have the Biggest Positive Impact on Society?

Illustration of birds flying near buildings

Explorations

May 26, 2022

Faculty, Students Study How to Make Buildings More Bird-Friendly

Explorations

May 26, 2022

Physicist Translates Quantum Theory Into Medical Devices and Tomorrow’s Tech

Explorations

May 26, 2022

In New Book, Professor Chews Over the Consequences of Food Shaming

Illustration of person dropped mask behind them as they walk, with sanitizer and glove on the ground behind them

Explorations

May 26, 2022

Study Finds Fatigue With Mobility Restrictions Sets in Quickly

Explorations

May 26, 2022

Hubble’s Giant Successor Has Plenty of Connections to UMD

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

Gymnast Vaults to Top of Maryland Leaderboard; Women Finish in Sweet 16

Collage of Jared Bernhardt playing lacrosse, football

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

Former Lacrosse Star Adds Football Title to Superb Collegiate Career

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Rodney Jones-Tyson ’90

Rodney Jones-Tyson ’90 was promoted to global chief human resources officer at Baird. He most recently served as chief risk officer and has successfully led several teams throughout his 24-year tenure at the company.

00s

Pete Casasanto ’02

Pete Casasanto ’02 was hired as chief biopharma officer at Sophia Genetics. Prior to this role, he was vice president of new commercialization initiatives at CellCarta. He holds an MBA in pharmaceutical management from Drexel University and a master’s…

20s

Luke Spence DMA ’20 and Andrew Welch DMA ’20

Luke Spence DMA ’20 released his debut solo album, “20th Century Art Songs,” with collaborative pianist Andrew Welch DMA ’20 on the Tonsehen record label. In 2021, Spence joined the faculties of Frostburg State University and Frederick Community College.

00s

Luis Bitencourt-Emilio ’05

Luis Bitencourt-Emilio ’05 joined the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation. He is based in São Paulo as the chief technology officer at Loft, leading engineering, product, data and design teams to further the goal of homeownership for Latin…

00s

Sarah Patton M.L.S. ’09

Sarah Patton M.L.S. ’09 was chosen by the Nevada Historical Society as its new librarian and archivist. Patton comes to Reno from the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University, where she was the research services manager. She has a…

00s

Christina N. Billiet ’05

Christina N. Billiet ’05 was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization for the top trial attorneys in the United States. Billiet is managing partner of Baltimore-based medical malpractice defense firm Waranch & Brown.

10s

Srijan Kumar M.S. ’16, Ph.D. ’17

Srijan Kumar M.S. ’16, Ph.D. ’17 was named to the 2022 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the category of science. An assistant professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, he develops data science and machine learning solutions to combat malicious online…

10s

Michael Trail MBA ’14

Michael Trail MBA ’14 was appointed chief investment officer and principal at MCB Real Estate, a Baltimore-based real estate investment management firm.