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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
students dance 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
four Terps Under 30 speakers

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023
Alums Share Advice at Terps Under 30, Women’s Leadership Development Conference
woman with briefcase walking through red tape

Explorations

June 02, 2023
Maryland Economist’s Studies Fueled Federal Drive to Ban Controversial Employee Contracts
liquid dropping into test tubes

Explorations

June 02, 2023
New Compound Fights Both Fentanyl and Meth in Bloodstream
Keisha Prawl-Woods stands in the forest

Explorations

June 02, 2023
REI-Funded Center Promotes Nature-Based Research and Reparation
drops falling onto surface

Explorations

June 02, 2023
Engineers’ Picker-Upper Is Even Quicker
still from “All That Breathes” movie

Explorations

June 02, 2023
Researcher Executive-Produced Lauded Documentary
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Explorations

June 02, 2023
Ask a Researcher: Advice for Real Life
car going from house to brick office building

Explorations

June 02, 2023
Survey Shows Cars Fuel Post-COVID Commute
green leaves

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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Passings

Craig J. Korvin ’74

Craig J. Korvin ’74 died at his Crownsville, Md., home on May 2, 2023, after an eight-year battle with cancer. He was 70. Korvin graduated from Arundel High School in Gambrills, Md., and studied business administration at UMD. He explored a few career…

Passings

Karl Freburger M.S. ’79

Karl Freburger M.S. ’79 died in his sleep on May 10, 2023. He was 66 and had been battling a frontotemporal dementia diagnosis for several years. Freburger was born in Oceanside, Calif., and attended high school in Ormond-by-the-Sea, Flal. He graduated…
Douglas M. Sherry headshot

Passings

Douglas M. Sherry Ph.D. ’95,

Douglas M. Sherry Ph.D. ’95, of Williamsport, Pa., died on Dec. 29, 2022. He was 57. Born in New York City, he graduated from high school in Ithaca, N.Y., served in the army and completed his undergraduate degree at SUNY Albany before earning his…

Passings

Adriana Garcia ’64, M.A. ’67

Adriana Garcia ’64, M.A. ’67 died on March 31, 2023, at Calvary Hospital in New York City at age 82. After completing her degrees at UMD, she earned a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of Illinois. Garcia was professor of Latin American and Caribbean…

10s

Rachel Koval ’10

Rachel Koval ’10 joined the Peace Corps and will serve as an education volunteer in Costa Rica.
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90s

Joe Cumello ’93

Joe Cumello ’93 was appointed senior vice president and general manager of Blue Planet, a division of Ciena. He rejoined the company in 2015 after its acquisition of Cyan, where he was the chief marketing officer and member of the management team.

90s

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…

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.