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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Colleen Vacelet ’02

Colleen Vacelet ’02 was selected as the Baltimore Business Journal’s “2024 Mentor of the Year.” She is the founder of Intreegue Design, an Elkridge-based landscape architecture firm, and last year acquired Order Green Supply, a Baltimore firm that…

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Alexander J. Choi ’10

Alexander J. Choi ’10 was promoted to executive director of government program development, affairs and research at TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies. Prior to joining the agency over a year ago, Choi held several positions within…

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Alice Swift ’90, Ed.D. ’22

Alice Swift ’90, Ed.D. ’22 was appointed principal of Abington Senior High School, her alma mater She began her career as a high school English teacher and went on to work as an assistant principal, principal and testing and instruction coordinator. Most…

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Adrienne Brown ’05

Adrienne Brown ’05 published the book “The Residential Is Racial,” which analyzes the history of homeownership and the role of mass homeownership in changing the definition, perception and value of race. Brown is an associate professor in the Departments…

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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.

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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…

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Nina P. Jones ’02

Nina P. Jones ’02 was appointed to the board of trustees of Equity Residential. She recently retired from T. Rowe Price, where she most recently served as vice president, portfolio manager, of the U.S. Real Estate Equity Strategy. She has an MBA from the…

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Anirban Basu M.A. ’98

Anirban Basu M.A. ’98 was named to The (Maryland) Daily Record's “Power 100” list for 2023-24, which spotlights the people who play an outsize role in the culture, lifestyle, civic conversations and economic fortunes of Maryland. He is the chairman and…