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Spring 2024

Spring 2024 collection of Terp license plates

Driving Home Pride

UMD-themed vanity plates are the highway four-leaf clovers we love to spot. We share some of the best—and the tales behind the tags.

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Data Security, Fully Baked

Researchers Use Recipes to Test Tool for Analyzing DoD Classification Guidelines

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‘David’s Dream’ Shines

Sculpture Dedicated to Late Groundbreaking Artist

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Hands Across UMD

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History

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Alum Conquers ‘World’s Toughest Row’

Terp, Teammate Complete Race Across Atlantic in Record Time

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Helping Teams Score, Behind the Scenes

3 Alums Crunch Numbers as Sports Analytics Experts for Pro Teams in the DMV

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Houston, We Have a Terp

Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station

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Alumni Association News

Terps ‘Do Good’ on Campus and Beyond

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Wild Cards

A Fluctuating, Ever-Changing, Up-and-Down Journey to Gaming Success

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Charging Up That Hill

Ninety-second battery fill-ups. All-day range. Unparalleled safety. UMD researchers are powering up EVs to save the planet.

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Near and Deer

Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?

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Can’t Stand Gossip? Let’s Chat About Its Benefits

Gabbing About Others Offers Unexpected Benefits in Social Groups, UMD and Stanford Researchers Find

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Exercise on the Brain

Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition

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Inked in History

Professor Tells Stories Behind Her Traditional Tattoos

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‘Learn, Lead, Liberate’

New Center Links Humanities, Social Change

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Wee Mystery Solved

Terps Discover How Urine Gets Its Hue

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How to Make Your Workday Work for You

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

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Roving Reporter

We Road-Test Students’ New Moon Buggy Concept at NASA

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Sports Briefs

Baseball, Softball Development Centers Break Ground; Terp Triple Jumps to World Title

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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70s

Carlos P. Naudon ’72

Carlos P. Naudon ’72 was appointed to the New York Gaming Facility Location Board. He is director, president and chief executive officer of Ponce Bank, a federal savings association based in the Bronx, and of its publicly traded parent company, Ponce…
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Passings

Richard “Richie” Reiter ’70

Richard “Richie” Reiter ’70 died on Jan. 22, 2024, in Newark, N.J., at age 76. Reiter was raised in Silver Spring, Md., and earned psychology degrees from UMD and the Catholic University of America. During this time he met his wife, Susan. A saxophonist,…

80s

Juan Navarro ’82

Juan Navarro ’82 was named president and chief executive officer at Advanced IT Concepts.
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80s

Jeff Thoreson '81

Jeff Thoreson '81’s book “The Golf Bucket List: 100 Ideas for Enjoying the Great Game of Golf,” coming out in June, features the 10 U.S. and 10 international destinations to experience, the 10 knee-knocker tee shots to hit, and advice for how to play at…
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00s

Phillip Vacchio ’09

Phillip Vacchio ’09 joined the law firm Herzog as a senior associate. Before this, Vacchio was a partner at a Long Island-based law firm. He graduated from Hofstra University School of Law and has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list for the…
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00s

D. Paul Monteiro ’02

D. Paul Monteiro ’02, Maryland's first secretary of service and civic innovation, delivered the address at Loyola University Maryland’s commencement exercises on May 18. Monteiro holds a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law.
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90s

Alice Swift ’90, Ed.D. ’22

Alice Swift ’90, Ed.D. ’22 was appointed principal of Abington Senior High School, her alma mater She began her career as a high school English teacher and went on to work as an assistant principal, principal and testing and instruction coordinator. Most…

20s

Aadit Tambe M.Jour. ’22

Aadit Tambe M.Jour. ’22 was part of the The Washington Post team recognized with a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for its immersive series on the AR-15 rifle in American politics and culture. He is a news designer and developer at the newspaper.