Spring 2023
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Students Embrace Warmer Weather on McKeldin Mall
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Can You Help Us Identify These Terps?
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Thousands Follow Alums on TikTok, Instagram
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Following the Yellow Brick Road
Alum to Head International Wizard of Oz Club
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Serving Up Time-Honored Flavors Fast
Friends’ Fresh Take on Indian Cuisine Expands Across D.C. Area
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Party Queen, Behind the Scenes
Alum Highlights Black Chefs, Artists at NYC-Based Event Agency
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Alums Share Advice at Terps Under 30, Women’s Leadership Development Conference
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Why Noncompetes Could Soon Be a Non-Thing
Maryland Economist’s Studies Fueled Federal Drive to Ban Controversial Employee Contracts
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Antidote to Overdoses: A Universal Treatment
New Compound Fights Both Fentanyl and Meth in Bloodstream
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REI-Funded Center Promotes Nature-Based Research and Reparation
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Engineers’ Picker-Upper Is Even Quicker
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Researcher Executive-Produced Lauded Documentary
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Wildlife Ecologist Explains How to Get Ticks Off, Not Ticked Off
Ask a Researcher: Advice for Real Life
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Survey Shows Cars Fuel Post-COVID Commute
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$30M in Grand Challenges Grants Awarded
Unprecedented UMD Research Program Targets Climate, Racial Justice, Energy and More
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Achievements by Women’s Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics Teams
Class Notes
News on Friends and Classmates
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Bryan Shuy ’05
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Karen Anne Kobolka Farber MBA ’05
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William Sawtelle Ratchford II M.A. ’62
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Dian Seidel Ph.D. ’92
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Leslie Leibowitz ’56, M.S. ’90
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Angelo Collins ’09
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Eric Thompson ’07