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Spring 2022

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

How We Picture Greatness

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

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The Big Question

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

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A Tail of Success

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

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Brothers’ Truebill Pays Off, Truly

Entrepreneurial Terps Sell Financial Planning App for $1.275B

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The Godmother of Title IX

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.

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Growing Justice From Grassroots Science

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.

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Alumni Association News

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

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Clean Sheet

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

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Creating Style to Augment Substance

Costume Designer Makes Stars Shine on Small and Big Screens

 News Collins memorial on campus

Campus Plaza Honors 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III

Plaque, Unity Mural Represent ‘Only the Beginning’

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Safer Flights

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

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From MRIs to the QTC

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

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No Appetite for Racist Stereotypes

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

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Lockdown Breakdown

Study Finds Fatigue With Mobility Restrictions Sets in Quickly

 Explorations James Webb Space Telescope

Telescope Terps

Hubble’s Giant Successor Has Plenty of Connections to UMD

 Campus Life Gymnast Audrey Barber

Sports Briefs

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

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Vineet Gambhir MBA ’96

Vineet Gambhir MBA ’96 was appointed chief people officer at Enjoy Technology, a technology-powered service platform reinventing commerce at home. Gambhir has held several senior leadership roles at innovative technology companies, including Intel, HCL…

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Reid Adler ’75

Reid Adler ’75 was named chief legal officer of VistaGen Therapeutics, a late clinical-stage, central nervous system-focused biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment landscape for individuals living with anxiety, depression and other…
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Ted Simpson ’99

Ted Simpson ’99 recently joined Deloitte Consulting as a managing director in the Government and Public Services practice. In addition to his UMD degree, he earned an MBA and M.S. from the Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Ellicott City with his wife,…

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Somprawin Manprasert Ph.D. ’04

Somprawin Manprasert Ph.D. ’04 was appointed first executive vice president and chief economist of the Economic Intelligence Center. Somprawin previously served as chief economist and executive vice president of the Bank of Ayudhya’s research team and as…

Passings

James Pierce Flenner ’78

James Pierce Flenner ’78 of Gaithersburg, Md., died on Feb. 16, 2022, at age 58. He was born on Dec. 22, 1953, in Key West, Fla. He played varsity football at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md., and received his bachelor’s degree in political…
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Li-Gang Liu ’90

Li-Gang Liu ’90 was named Asia-Pacific head of economic analysis for Citi Global Wealth Management. Prior to this role, Li-Gang Liu was Citi Research’s chief economist for China from 2016. He holds master’s and doctoral degrees in economics from Johns…
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Courtney Geduldig ’97

Courtney Geduldig ’97 was named corporate vice president for public affairs at Micron Technology. Prior to Micron, Geduldig was head of government and public affairs at Chime Financial. She earned her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

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Chris Clemons MBA ’10

Chris Clemons MBA ’10 was promoted to senior vice president, commercial banking at Woodsboro Bank, based in Frederick, Md.