Spring 2024

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.

Explorations

May 21, 2024

Researchers Use Recipes to Test Tool for Analyzing DoD Classification Guidelines

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

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

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station

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.

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?

Explorations

May 17, 2024

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

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Professor Tells Stories Behind Her Traditional Tattoos

Explorations

May 17, 2024

New Center Links Humanities, Social Change

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Juan Navarro ’82

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

80s

Jane L Rosen ’87,

“Seven Summer Weekends,” the fifth novel by Jane L Rosen ’87, will be released on June 4 by Berkeley. In it, a woman inherits a beach house, along with a series of weekend guests, while butting heads with the irritable (and irritatingly handsome) man next…

Passings

Thomas Scarbath ’78

Thomas Scarbath ’78 of Williamsburg, Va., died on May 7, 2024, at the age of 70. He attended John Carroll High School in Bel Air, Md., where he was a three-sport star and was named all-state quarterback and state champion in the 4 x 100 relay. Scarbath…

90s

Jason M. St. John ’94

Jason M. St. John ’94, managing partner and CEO of law firm Saul Ewing, was one of 10 Greater Baltimore business leaders honored by The Baltimore Business Journal for their efforts in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in workplaces and the…

90s

Athena Petersen ’90

Athena Petersen ’90 is the new regional manager and senior vice president of Long & Foster’s Baltimore/Eastern Shore/Western Maryland region. Petersen most recently served as managing broker of its Reston and Fairfax Centre locations in Northern…

"dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss" book cover

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Mimi Khúc ’03

Duke University Press recently published “dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss” by Mimi Khúc ’03. It traces the contemporary Asian American mental health crisis from the university into the COVID-19 pandemic, reenvisioning mental health…

Passings

Dorothy Bealle Brown ’52

Dorothy Bealle Brown ’52, of Seaside Park, N.J., died on May 4, 2024, at age 92. She met her husband, Paul Brown, while pursuing a degree in textiles and clothing at UMD. The family lived in Greenbelt, Md., Chicago, northern New Jersey, then Toms River in…

90s

Jennifer Disharoon ’94

Jennifer Disharoon ’94 was included in Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders of Maryland for 2024. Disharoon is the Chief Marketing Officer at GRF CPAs & Advisors. She is also the secretary of Iona Senior Services, where she has served on the board…