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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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…

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John “Yiannis” Antoniades Ph.D. ’83

John “Yiannis” Antoniades Ph.D. ’83 was appointed executive vice president, head of engineering and electro-optical and infrared systems at Meta Materials, a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites. He came from Vlepsis, a…

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Kim LeDuff M.A. ’97

Kim LeDuff M.A. ’97 was named vice president of people and culture at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. She was previously vice president for academic engagement and student affairs, chief diversity officer and professor of mass communication at…

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Oyinade Koya ’05

Oyinade Koya ’05 joined the law firm Mitchell Sandler. She earned her J.D. from the University of Baltimore.

Passings

Robert Glenn Miller ’50

Robert Glenn Miller ’50 died on March 9, 2022, at age 97. Born in Accident, Md., he was the son of the late Lloyd E. and Cora M. Miller. He was a WWII veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy for nearly two years in the Pacific theater. In 1949, he married…

Passings

Ilva Sue Madej ’63

Ilva Sue Madej ’63 of Heathsville, Va., died on April 22, 2022, at age 80. Madej received her associate’s degree in nursing from Harford Community College and her Master of Science in Health Care Education and Administration from St. Joseph University.…

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Robert Miller ’09

Robert Miller ’09 joined the board of directors of the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society. He is a merchandiser for Perdue Agribusiness. Miller earned an MBA from the University of Delaware.

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Lawrence Pullen ’89

Lawrence Pullen ’89 joined Vallit Advisors as director of the firm’s Annapolis office. Previously, Pullen served as a principal and leader of Ellin & Tucker’s forensic and valuation services group.