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

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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…

70s

Myrna Chandler Goldstein M.A. ’73

Myrna Chandler Goldstein M.A. ’73 with Dr. Mark A. Goldstein ’68 wrote the book “Treatments for Anxiety: Fact Versus Fiction,” being released on July 25. It examines 25 well-known and well-studied options for combating anxiety. She is an independent…

80s

Rosalie V. Mince ’83, Ph.D. ’94

Rosalie V. Mince ’83, Ph.D. ’94 was named by the Maryland Daily Record in their 2024 Top 100 Women List. Mince is the associate president and provost and dean of faculty at Carroll Community College.

Passings

Mary Jane Clancy Frowert M.L.S. ’92

Mary Jane Clancy Frowert M.L.S. ’92 of Fredericksburg, Va., died on May 2, 2024 at age 80. She earned her undergraduate degree in history from Marquette University, then moved to Annandale, Va,, where she continued her career as a public school teacher,…

90s

Sandhya Hosagrahara Somashekhar ’99

Sandhya Hosagrahara Somashekhar ’99 was promoted to deputy business editor at The Washington Post, where she has worked for nearly two decades, on the local desk, national desk, Outlook and business desk. She obtained her master’s degree from the…

90s

Tessa Edison ’99

Tessa Edison ’99, founder and CEO of Asset Management Consulting, was inducted into the BOW Collective, an organization of the nation’s top 100 Black female business owners.

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…

10s

Jamar Harrison ’12

Jamar Harrison ’12 is a global account manager at Delta Air Lines, responsible for the global relationship between Delta and American Express Global Business Travel. He also serves as president of Delta’s largest business resource group, providing…