Spring 2023

red shoes peek out of a teal hammock on McKeldin Mall

Parting Shot

June 02, 2023

Students Embrace Warmer Weather on McKeldin Mall

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Can You Help Us Identify These Terps?

Kylie D’Alessio films Alex measuring wall

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Thousands Follow Alums on TikTok, Instagram

Ryan Bunch poses with "Oz and the Musical" book, on yellow background with white and gray Wizard of Oz illustrations

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Alum to Head International Wizard of Oz Club

Sahil Rahman ’12 and Rahul Vinod ’11 pose outside Rasa restaurant

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Friends’ Fresh Take on Indian Cuisine Expands Across D.C. Area

Amber Mayfield with "While Entertaining" magazine cover

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Alum Highlights Black Chefs, Artists at NYC-Based Event Agency

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Alums Share Advice at Terps Under 30, Women’s Leadership Development Conference

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Explorations

June 02, 2023

Maryland Economist’s Studies Fueled Federal Drive to Ban Controversial Employee Contracts

Explorations

June 02, 2023

New Compound Fights Both Fentanyl and Meth in Bloodstream

Explorations

June 02, 2023

REI-Funded Center Promotes Nature-Based Research and Reparation

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Engineers’ Picker-Upper Is Even Quicker

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Researcher Executive-Produced Lauded Documentary

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Ask a Researcher: Advice for Real Life

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Explorations

June 02, 2023

Survey Shows Cars Fuel Post-COVID Commute

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Unprecedented UMD Research Program Targets Climate, Racial Justice, Energy and More

Maryland women's basketball player shoots ball vs. South Carolina

Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Achievements by Women’s Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics Teams

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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00s

Cindy Garman ’00

Cindy Garman ’00 was promoted to principal at SK&A Structural Engineers. She joined the company in 2004 and earned a Master of Science in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

00s

Ben Margolis ’07

Ben Margolis ’07 an engineer who later founded several climate technology companies, was named a Breakthrough Energy Fellow. It is a program of Breakthrough Energy, a network founded by Bill Gates that aims to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy…

90s

Natalia Sokolova ’98

Natalia Sokolova ’98 was appointed chief operating officer by Cytta Corp. She spent the past decade leading investor relations for publicly traded U.S. and Canadian firms globally.

10s

Andrew Griffin ’11, M.P.M. ’22

Andrew Griffin ’11, M.P.M. ’22 was promoted to senior vice president of government affairs at the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. He leads the chamber’s over 6,400 members on issues before the Maryland General Assembly.

Passings

Stephen Paul Bartels ’71

Stephen Paul Bartels ’71, of Webster, N.Y., died on May 4, 2023, at age 75. He grew up in Bethesda, Md., and became an ophthalmologist at the Eye Research Institute of Boston after marrying his wife, Judith Anne Bartels, in 1978. His lifelong dream was to…

Passings

Sean Durkin ’68, M.S. ’72

Sean Durkin ’68, M.S. ’72, of Phoenix, Ariz., died on April 22, 2023. He was 76 years old. Born in 1946 in Baltimore, Md, He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in electro-physics at UMD and spent his career in the defense…

90s

Sarah Cooper ’93

Comedian and author Sarah Cooper ’93 made her off-Broadway debut in February in Anna Ziegler's “The Wanderers.”

90s

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’95

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’95 was named by Forbes magazine as one of 10 Black higher ed CEOs to watch in 2023. He became the first Black president of Louisiana State University in 2021. He previously served as president of the American Educational Research…