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Maryland Today

Spring 2022

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

Features

May 31, 2022
College Park is hopping and humming with new businesses, housing and other perks. See for yourself.
Bernice Sandler collage

Features

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.
Sacoby Wilson

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.
Career networking illustration

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Career Week in Review, An Event With Good Tastes and Terps Supporting Terps
Sheet music

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
See How University Archives Restored a Rare Piece of Maryland’s Musical History
Watering can illustration

Explorations

May 26, 2022
What’s the Smallest Change People Can Make to Have the Biggest Positive Impact on Society?
Cat cafe

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Alum’s Popular ‘Cat Cafés’ in D.C., Hollywood Draw Celebrities While Saving Kitties
Three Mokhtarzada brothers

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Entrepreneurial Terps Sell Financial Planning App for $1.275B
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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
Gymnast Audrey Barber

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Gymnast Vaults to Top of Maryland Leaderboard; Women Finish in Sweet 16
James Webb Space Telescope

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
Psyche Williams-Forson portrait

Explorations

May 26, 2022
In New Book, Professor Chews Over the Consequences of Food Shaming
Ron Walsworth in lab

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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90s

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research has focused on the social determinants of mathematics performance and STEM attainment. He is the president of Louisiana State University.

90s

Bruce Fekrat ’94

Bruce Fekrat ’94 was appointed chief counsel of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. He was previously executive director and associate general counsel at CME Group. Fekrat received his J.D. and LL.M. (with distinction) in securities and financial…
Philippe Gouel headshot

00s

Philippe Gouel ’01

Philippe Gouel ’01 was promoted to vice president, vacation packages at Southwest Airlines. He was previously senior director corporate strategy. Gouel received a master’s degree in engineering and a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan in…
Amber Mayfield headshot

10s

Amber Mayfield ’14

Amber Mayfield ’14 was named to the 2022 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the category of media. Mayfield is the founder of To Be Hosted, a dinner series designed to highlight young Black chefs, artists and musicians.
Chris Chick headshot

80s

Chris Chick ’89

Chris Chick ’89 was promoted to COO of Baltimore-based CFG Bank. He was previously its executive vice president and chief lending officer.

Passings

Larry Gibson ’92

Larry Gibson ’92 died on March 4, 2022, at 66 while in a home hospice program in Frederick. The former Dunbar High School and University of Maryland basketball star whose college coach, Lefty Driesell, and teammates helped him rebuild his life after a…
“Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family“ cover

90s

Madhushree Ghosh Ph.D. ’98

Madhushree Ghosh Ph.D. ’98 is the author of “Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family,” published by University of Iowa Press. The book is a food memoir and personal narrative that braids the global journeys of South Asian food through…

Passings

Thomas J. Young ’58

Thomas J. Young ’58, a longtime basketball coach, died on March 19, 2022, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 89 years old. Young was born on Sept. 17, 1932, in Natrona Heights, Pa., to Margaret and Ted Young. A gifted athlete, Young excelled in football,…