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Maryland Today

Spring 2024

collection of Terp license plates

Features

May 17, 2024
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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Explorations

May 21, 2024
Researchers Use Recipes to Test Tool for Analyzing DoD Classification Guidelines
Melvin Edwards poses with statue

Parting Shot

May 17, 2024
Sculpture Dedicated to Late Groundbreaking Artist
people hold hands along Baltimore Avenue

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History
Lauren Champion rowing

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
Terp, Teammate Complete Race Across Atlantic in Record Time
collage of Lee Mendelowitz, Di Zou and Benjamin Eidelberg

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
3 Alums Crunch Numbers as Sports Analytics Experts for Pro Teams in the DMV
Jeanette Epps in astronaut gear

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station
volunteers hold bags

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
Terps ‘Do Good’ on Campus and Beyond
A couple sits behind a table with some card games on it

Features

May 17, 2024
A Fluctuating, Ever-Changing, Up-and-Down Journey to Gaming Success
The image is a stylized, futuristic illustration that depicts a hilly landscape with a car winding through it.

Features

May 17, 2024
Ninety-second battery fill-ups. All-day range. Unparalleled safety. UMD researchers are powering up EVs to save the planet.
two baby deer near mailbox

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?
one person whispers into another's ear

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Gabbing About Others Offers Unexpected Benefits in Social Groups, UMD and Stanford Researchers Find
three cartoon brains exercising

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition
SHELBI NAHWILET MEISSNER portrait

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Professor Tells Stories Behind Her Traditional Tattoos
Frederick Douglass statue

Explorations

May 17, 2024
New Center Links Humanities, Social Change

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Joseph “Joe” Raposo ’60

Joseph “Joe” Raposo ’60 died in Bethlehem, Pa., on Jan. 29, 2024, at the age of 86. Raposo was born on Sept. 10, 1937, in Newark, N.J. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity at UMD, where he met his wife, Eleanor. After college, Raposo served in the U.S.…
Scott Reddersen headshot

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Scott Reddersen MBA ’15

Scott Reddersen MBA ’15 was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 2024 list of 40 Under 40. He is a partner at Withum, a nationally ranked advisory and public accounting firm providing to businesses and individuals on a local-to-global scale.
Erik Jensen headshot

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Erik Jensen ’09

Erik Jensen ’09 was named CCO of CakeBoxx Technologies. With over two decades of experience in global supply chain operations, he will assist in shaping CakeBoxx Technologies’ commercial strategy.
Shinta H. Hernandez headshot

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Shinta H. Hernandez Ph.D. ’21

Shinta H. Hernandez Ph.D. ’21 was honored with a Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Award. Hernandez is the first dean of Montgomery College’s virtual campus, and previously served as department chair of sociology, anthropology and criminal…
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Stephen James Carrier MBA ’04

Stephen James Carrier MBA ’04 was appointed network president of Health Network One. Carrier previously served as senior vice president at Dispatch and held senior leadership positions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Aetna and Cigna.
Zvi A. Band headshot

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Zvi A. Band ’06

Zvi A. Band ’06 was named chief technology officer at Keep Company, an employer-offered benefit that helps prevent burnout and attrition of working parents and caregivers. Previously, Band founded Contactually, a CRM platform for the real estate industry,…

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M. Dean Lewis ’02

M. Dean Lewis ’02 was appointed president and CEO of Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, the parent company of Calvin B. Taylor Bank, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Lewis joined the company in 2012. Lewis has a master’s degree in taxation from American University.
“How Technology, Social Media, and Current Events Profoundly Affect Adolescents” book cover

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Dr. Mark A. Goldstein ’68

Dr. Mark A. Goldstein ’68 and Myrna Chandler Goldstein M.A. ’73 wrote the book “How Technology, Social Media, and Current Events Profoundly Affect Adolescents.” It analyzes adolescent issues through a biopsychosocial perspective; examines current social…