Spring 2024

Explorations

Wee Mystery Solved

Terps Discover How Urine Gets Its Hue

Explorations

split illustration: half with woman working at laptop and drinking coffee, half with her snuggling with child on couch watching Netflix

How to Make Your Workday Work for You

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

Writer Maggie Haslam drives lunar rover while wearing spacesuit

Roving Reporter

We Road-Test Students’ New Moon Buggy Concept at NASA

Campus Life

Stanley Bobb Baseball Player Development Center rendering

Sports Briefs

Baseball, Softball Development Centers Break Ground; Terp Triple Jumps to World Title

Campus Life

Trampoline Gymnast Jumps to the Top

Undergrad Aims to Represent U.S. at Paris Olympics

Campus Life

A Complicated Experience, Unlocked

Student Forms Group for Peers With Incarcerated Parents

Campus Life

Dairy employee pours hot fudge on sundae

Still Cool, 100 Years Later

Look Back on the Maryland Dairy’s Funky Flavors and Coach-Inspired Creations

News

$27.2M Gift to Support Math Research, Outreach

Funding to Endow Brin Mathematics Research Center, Establish Endowed Chair, Launch a Summer Camp for Maryland High Schoolers

News

Institute AIMs for Ethical AI Development

Interdisciplinary Research to Focus on Responsible Use of Revolutionary Tech

Campus Life

UM-ade in Minecraft

Undergrad Virtually Builds Mall, Drawings Fans Globally to ‘Campus’

Campus Life

Designing a Better Democracy

New Course Creates Innovative Ways to Increase College Election Participation

News

Formula for Discovery

New Chemistry Building to Ignite Quantum, Sustainability Research

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Derek Myers ’10

Derek Myers ’10 was promoted to managing director at Alvarez & Marsal Tax. He focuses on tax return preparation, tax considerations and reporting requirements related to M&A transactions. His clients span multiple industries, including private…

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.

90s

John Ratigan ’92

John Ratigan ’92 was promoted to interim CEO of Comtech, a global telecommunications company. He was previously Comtech’s chief corporate development officer and before then served as CEO and president of iDirect Government and as an executive committee…

00s

Kevin Collins MBA ’02

Kevin Collins MBA ’02 was promoted to head of U.S. Intermediaries, T. Rowe Price's business supporting financial advisors and consultants in the intermediary channel. He joined the company in 1994 and most recently was head of Retirement Plan Services. He…

70s

Joanne Lockwood ’73

Joanne Lockwood ’73 published “Sprouting the Curriculum: Perversely Logical Essays and Thoughts on Improving American Education.” Lockwood is a retired middle school teacher.

90s

Benjamin P. Kirtman Ph.D. ’92

Benjamin P. Kirtman Ph.D. ’92 was a speaker at the University of Miami’s commencement ceremonies. He is the William R. Middelthon III Endowed Chair of Earth Sciences, director, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, and deputy…

00s

Srinivas “Srini” Attili MBA ’05

Srinivas “Srini” Attili MBA ’05 was appointed executive vice president, Civilian Business Group, at Science Applications International Corp., a Fortune 500 technology integrator. He joined SAIC from McKinsey & Co., where he served as partner and…

00s

M. Dean Lewis ’02

M. Dean Lewis ’02 was appointed president and CEO of Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, the parent company of Calvin B. Taylor Bank, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Lewis joined the company in 2012. Lewis has a master’s degree in taxation from American University.