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Features

Driving Home Pride

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

Data Security, Fully Baked

May 21, 2024

Researchers Use Recipes to Test Tool for Analyzing DoD Classification Guidelines

Parting Shot

‘David’s Dream’ Shines

May 17, 2024

Sculpture Dedicated to Late Groundbreaking Artist

Post-Grad

Hands Across UMD

May 17, 2024

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History

Post-Grad

Alum Conquers ‘World’s Toughest Row’

May 17, 2024

Terp, Teammate Complete Race Across Atlantic in Record Time

Post-Grad

Helping Teams Score, Behind the Scenes

May 17, 2024

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

Post-Grad

Houston, We Have a Terp

May 17, 2024

Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

May 17, 2024

Terps ‘Do Good’ on Campus and Beyond

Features

Wild Cards

May 17, 2024

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

Features

Charging Up That Hill

May 17, 2024

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

Explorations

Near and Deer

May 17, 2024

Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?

Explorations

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

May 17, 2024

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

Explorations

Exercise on the Brain

May 17, 2024

Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition

Explorations

Inked in History

May 17, 2024

Professor Tells Stories Behind Her Traditional Tattoos

Explorations

‘Learn, Lead, Liberate’

May 17, 2024

New Center Links Humanities, Social Change

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Corie Mattie ’12

Corie Mattie ’12 partnered with Hyundai to create an art installation featuring letters of support written for queer youth for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Mattie will also curate vehicle wraps inspired by the letters to be used in future Pride…

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…

20s

Jacob Rousseau M.Jour. ’20

Jacob Rousseau M.Jour. ’20 was selected as Vermont’s Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Rousseau worked for the Burlington Free Press and recently started a new job at a sister paper, The Providence Journal.

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…

10s

Jonathan Sachs ’10, MBA ’18

Jonathan Sachs ’10, MBA ’18 was appointed Baltimore County’s director of the Department of Economic and Workforce Development. He most recently served as chief executive officer of WUWTA, a patient experience platform that guides patients through their…

80s

Philip W. Steitz Ph.D. ’90

Philip W. Steitz Ph.D. ’90 joined Clear Demand as chief technology officer. He has held that role at American Express, Deem, Edgenuity, Pegasus and Nextiva.

00s

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…

00s

Billy Cannon MFA ’02

Billy Cannon MFA ’02 was promoted to managing principal of local law firm Offit Kurman. He spent 12 years as an attorney in Offit Kurman’s landlord representation practice group. Before joining Offit Kurman, Cannon worked for Potomac’s Shulman Rogers. He…