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Parting Shot

In the Sling of Things

June 02, 2023

Students Embrace Warmer Weather on McKeldin Mall

Post-Grad

Underexposed

June 02, 2023

Can You Help Us Identify These Terps?

Post-Grad

Renovation Sensations

June 02, 2023

Thousands Follow Alums on TikTok, Instagram

Post-Grad

Following the Yellow Brick Road

June 02, 2023

Alum to Head International Wizard of Oz Club

Post-Grad

Serving Up Time-Honored Flavors Fast

June 02, 2023

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

Post-Grad

Party Queen, Behind the Scenes

June 02, 2023

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

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

June 02, 2023

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

Explorations

Why Noncompetes Could Soon Be a Non-Thing

June 02, 2023

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

Explorations

Antidote to Overdoses: A Universal Treatment

June 02, 2023

New Compound Fights Both Fentanyl and Meth in Bloodstream

Explorations

A Season of Healing

June 02, 2023

REI-Funded Center Promotes Nature-Based Research and Reparation

Explorations

Roll Over, Paper Towels

June 02, 2023

Engineers’ Picker-Upper Is Even Quicker

Explorations

An On-Campus Oscar Nominee

June 02, 2023

Researcher Executive-Produced Lauded Documentary

Explorations

Wildlife Ecologist Explains How to Get Ticks Off, Not Ticked Off

June 02, 2023

Ask a Researcher: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

Maryland, Start Your Engines

June 02, 2023

Survey Shows Cars Fuel Post-COVID Commute

Explorations

$30M in Grand Challenges Grants Awarded

June 02, 2023

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

Campus Life

Sports Briefs

June 02, 2023

Achievements by Women’s Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics Teams

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Esther "Es" Joan Campbell ’54

Esther "Es" Joan Campbell ’54, of Newman, Ga., died on April 8, 2023. She was 91 years old. She graduated from Frederick High School and at UMD was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She married Homer "Jim" Briscoe Campbell in 1957 and soon moved to…

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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

Ida Barksdale Crawford Stewart ’50

Ida Barksdale Crawford Stewart ’50, a longtime vice president at the Estée Lauder Cos. and a special assistant to company founder Estée Lauder, died on March 25, 2023, at the Clinton (S.C.) Presbyterian Community. She was 100 years old. She was a graduate…

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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Amber D. Jackson ’11

Amber D. Jackson ’11 accepted the Senior Employee of the Year award from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. She is an expert in Insider Threat training and earned the award with over two years of government service.

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Nikki Engel ’08

Nikki Engel ’08 was promoted to vice president of marketing at Northpass, a platform designed for digital customer education. Engel has been with Northpass for four years and previously served as the director of marketing.

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Haley Kaufman ’86

Forbes named Haley Kaufman ’86 a Top Woman Wealth Advisor, Best in State 2023 for Washington, D.C. A member of the Maryland Smith Board of Advisors, Kaufman is a managing director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Advisors, where she helps individuals and families…

Passings

Robert Ardinger ’73

Robert Ardinger ’73, an accomplished wheelchair basketball player who fought for disability rights, died of complications from pneumonia on April 10, 2023. He was 74. Born and raised in Catonsville, Md., Ardinger contracted polio at age 2 and began his…