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Spring 2023

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In the Sling of Things

Students Embrace Warmer Weather on McKeldin Mall

 Post-Grad students dance on McKeldin Mall

Underexposed

Can You Help Us Identify These Terps?

 Post-Grad Kylie D’Alessio films Alex measuring wall

Renovation Sensations

Thousands Follow Alums on TikTok, Instagram

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

Following the Yellow Brick Road

Alum to Head International Wizard of Oz Club

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

Serving Up Time-Honored Flavors Fast

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

 Post-Grad Amber Mayfield with "While Entertaining" magazine cover

Party Queen, Behind the Scenes

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

 Post-Grad four Terps Under 30 speakers

Alumni Association News

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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A Season of Healing

REI-Funded Center Promotes Nature-Based Research and Reparation

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Roll Over, Paper Towels

Engineers’ Picker-Upper Is Even Quicker

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An On-Campus Oscar Nominee

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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Maryland, Start Your Engines

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

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

Sports Briefs

Achievements by Women’s Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics Teams

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Col. Edmund "Beau" Mason Riely MBA ’00

Col. Edmund "Beau" Mason Riely MBA ’00 died on May 3, 2023, after a long battle with brain cancer. He attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, NY, where he was captain of the football and lacrosse teams and met his future wife, Renie. He…
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Passings

Charles Edward White ’43, M.S. ’55

Charles Edward White ’43, M.S. ’55 of Silver Spring, Md., died on March 27, 2023. He was 100. He was born in Washington, D.C., and after earning a B.S. in aeronautical engineering during World War II, joined the Army Air Corps. He later worked at NASA…

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Cindy Clark ’00

Cindy Clark ’00 was hired as the director of development at Haven Ministries, a coalition of churches working together to support those in need in Queen Anne’s County, Md. She has 23 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry, recently with…

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Leigh Burnside ’92

Leigh Burnside ’92 was named chief financial officer of Little Caesars, based in its Detroit headquarters. She most recently served as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and chief financial officer U.S. at the Wendy's Company.

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David Krell ’89

David Krell ’89 wrote the new nonfiction book “Do You Believe in Magic? Baseball and America in the Groundbreaking Year of 1966.” The MSNBC producer is also the author of “Baseball and America in the Time of JFK” and “Our Bums: The Brooklyn Dodgers in…

Passings

Leslie Leibowitz ’56, M.S. ’90

Leslie Leibowitz ’56, M.S. ’90, of LaValle, Md., died on April 7, 2023, after a yearlong battle with ovarian cancer. She attended Allegany High School and earned a bachelor's degree in radio and television communications at UMD. Leibowitz became a…

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Eris S. Parnes ’99

Blank Rome LLP welcomed attorney Eris S. Parnes ’99 to the firm’s International Trade practice group in Washington, D.C. Parnes is an accomplished litigator who focuses on advocating for and advising clients in international trade disputes and other…

Passings

John W. Shanley M.A. ’72

John W. Shanley M.A. ’72, who worked to preserve affordable housing, died at the University of Virginia Hospital on Jan. 30, 2023. He was 77 years old. Raised in Washington, D.C., he graduated from Gonzaga High School and Belmont Abbey College in North…