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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

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Sports Briefs

Achievements by Women’s Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics Teams

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Kenneth Robert Baker ’68

Kenneth Robert Baker ’68, of Greencastle, Pa., died on May 1, 2023. He was 77 years old. After graduating from UMD, he received his master’s from Shippensburg State College. He had a nearly four decade teaching career in Washington County Public Schools…

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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…

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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…

Passings

Michael Wright York Ph.D. ’69

Michael Wright York Ph.D. ’69 of Coventry, Conn., died on April 7, 2023, at age 84. Born in Dallas, he was a graduate of Southern Methodist University and earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from UMD. He was a general medicine and surgical…
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Passings

Dr. Carol N. Ruckman ’72

Dr. Carol N. Ruckman ’72 died on March 15, 2023, at her home in League City, Texas, after a short illness with aggressive cancer. She was 72. After graduating from UMD, she completed her medical degrees at Baylor University. She had a successful medical…

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Susan Lee ’76

Susan Lee ’76, an attorney and former state senator, was sworn in as Maryland’s first Asian American secretary of state.

Passings

Dr. Charles Pellicane ’60

Dr. Charles Pellicane ’60 died on May 12, 2023, at the age of 85 after a brief illness. Pellicane graduated from St. John's Prep, Brooklyn, N.Y., studied zoology at UMD and completed his degree at Georgetown University Dental School. He served for three…

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Cheryl Moore-Thomas Ph.D. ’00

Cheryl Moore-Thomas Ph.D. ’00 was named Loyola University Maryland’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. She had served in this role on an interim basis since July 2021. Previously, she was associate dean of the School of Education, associate…