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

Explorations

May 26, 2022

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

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

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

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

Entrepreneurial Terps Sell Financial Planning App for $1.275B

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022

Costume Designer Makes Stars Shine on Small and Big Screens

students stand in circle around candles spelling out "STOP WAR" on McKeldin Mall. One student holds a "Stop Putin" sign

Parting Shot

May 26, 2022

With Tears, Hugs and Anger, International Crowd Condemns Invasion

Collage of Jared Bernhardt playing lacrosse, football

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

Former Lacrosse Star Adds Football Title to Superb Collegiate Career

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

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

Explorations

May 26, 2022

Hubble’s Giant Successor Has Plenty of Connections to UMD

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

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

Explorations

May 26, 2022

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

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Gabriel Darwick ’05

Gabriel Darwick ’05 was named to the 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers List. He is a partner at Coughlin Midlidge and Garland Attorneys.

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Robert D. Kelly Ph.D. ’05

Robert D. Kelly Ph.D. ’05 was named president of the University of Portland, a Catholic university in Oregon. He was previously vice president and special assistant to the president at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.

Passings

Cheryl Ann Foster Lash M.Ed. ’69

Cheryl Ann Foster Lash M.Ed. ’69 died on March 16, 2022, in St. Augustine, Fla. She was 77. Lash grew up in Wellsville, N.Y., and became an English teacher after graduating with a B.S. from Edinboro State College in Pennsylvania in 1965. She is survived…

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Michele Hayes ’12

Michele Hayes ’12 was named partner at law firm Niles, Barton & Wilmer. Hayes represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts, mediations and arbitrations across the country.

Passings

John F. D. Bowersox ’56

John F. D. Bowersox ’56 of Westminster, Md., died on March 9, 2022, at age 89. Born on Feb. 11, 1933, in Westminster, Md., he was the son of the late John C. and Jessie M. (Shaffer) Bowersox. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s…

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V. Bram Lillard M.A. ’01, Ph.D. ’04

V. Bram Lillard M.A. ’01, Ph.D. ’04 was appointed director of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ operational evaluation division. IDA is a nonprofit corporation that operates three federally funded research and development centers in the public interest.…

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Jackie Jantos ’00

Jackie Jantos ’00 was named chief marketing officer of dating app Hinge. Prior to Hinge, Jantos served as chief marketing officer at Dashlane and vice president of global brand and creative at Spotify.

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Sachin Sankpal M.S. ’95

Sachin Sankpal M.S. ’95 was appointed senior vice president, growth and transformation at Acuity, a market-leading industrial technology company. Prior to joining Acuity, Sankpal was the president of product and solutions at Resideo, a leader in smart…