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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10s

Ishita Ahmed M.A. ’18

Ishita Ahmed M.A. ’18 was selected as the 2024 recipient of the Center for Measurement Justice-National Board of Medical Examiners Dissertation Fellowship, a program designed to promote diversity and anti-racist assessment and measurement practices. Ahmed…

“The Golf Bucket List: 100 Ideas for Enjoying the Great Game of Golf” book cover

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…

Passings

Clifford Douglas Feldwick ’70

Clifford Douglas Feldwick ’70 died in Columbia, Md., on Jan. 20, 2024, at age 73 after a long battle with cancer. Born in England, he immigrated to Baltimore with his brother, Ray, and parents, Douglas and Elizabeth. He graduated from Baltimore…

00s

Corie E. Baker M.Arch.’05

Corie E. Baker M.Arch.’05 was promoted to market vice president of the health care market at Gresham Smith, a national architecture and engineering firm. Baker brings nearly two decades of health care experience to the position, and has also spoken about…

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

Alyson “Aly” Nesson MBA ’21

Alyson “Aly” Nesson MBA ’21 was named director of people and culture at Stratacomm. Previously, Nesson was head of people at With Double and director of human resources at Bonterra Tech.

10s

Ashley Teti ’11

Ashley Teti ’11 joined Piper Sandler Cos. as a director in equity algorithmic sales, based in New York. She was previously in cross-asset electronic sales with RBC, a sales director at OpenFin, and in sales and trading at Liquidnet.

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…