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Spring 2025

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Criminal Calculations

How Students in UMD’s Forensic Accounting Club Helped Crack a Murder Case

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A Second Family, a Limitless Future

A unique scholarship program has transformed the lives of hundreds of UMD students. Twenty-five years later, its pioneers share how.

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State, UMD to Build ‘Capital of Quantum’

High-Tech Field Will Bring Transformative Advances, Leaders Say

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$10M Gift Propels New Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine

State Initiative Adds $12.5M to Investment From Edward and Jennifer St. John

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New ‘Image,’ Name for UMD’s Tour Guides

Walk Back Through 40 Years of Fun Facts and Surprising Perks

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Tribal History Meets Modern Tech

Piscataway, UMD Team Up to 3D-Print Replicas of Peace Medals

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Students Put Their Stamp on the Stamp

Art Purchasing Program Puts Terps in Charge of Creative Choices for Gallery’s Collection

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New Kids on the Farm

Campus Farm Welcomes First Dairy Goats

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An Unforgettable ‘Kermencement’

Alum Jim Henson’s Beloved Muppet Named Speaker for Campus Ceremony

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Sticking to Success

Powerhouse Men’s Lacrosse Program Celebrates 100th Season

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The X’s and O’s of Revenue Sharing

What to Know as Colleges Could Begin Paying D-I Student-Athletes

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Crystal Clear

Centuries-Old Stones Uncovered by Archaeologist Reveal Stories of Ireland’s Mystical Past

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How to Be Your Own Fact Checker

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

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Heart-Healthy Lifestyles Can Also Delay Brain Aging, UMD Researchers Find

Diet, Exercise and Other Behaviors Can Impact Dementia Risk, Study of 20K Brain MRIs Shows

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A Vote for Civic Education

Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy

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A New Twist on Tornado Tracking

Undergrad Coproduces First Database Documenting Events Worldwide

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Losing a Game of Risk

Insurance Expert Proposes Plan to Save Homeowners’ Coverage

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Bottleneck Buster

After Key Bridge Collapse, Engineer Seeks to Ease Commutes in Baltimore

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Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched

On the farm and in the lab, researchers are fighting a virus that’s pushing up food prices and threatening a new pandemic

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Kenneth Gerald Bate ’66

Kenneth Gerald Bate ’66 died on April 13, 2025, at his home in Lusby, Md. He was 85. Bate graduated from McKinley Technical High School and earned a B.S. in electrical engineering at UMD. While in the U.S. Air Force from 1958-64, he served in the Weather…

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Amanda Eisenberg ’16

Amanda Eisenberg ’16 published her debut novel, “People Are Talking,” (Three Rooms Press) on April 22. It's about two women who join a secret vigilante society in college that tracks down rapists, only to have their best friend be accused of sexual…
Frank Edgar Grunwald

Passings

Frank Edgar Grunwald ’77

Frank Edgar Grunwald ’77, of Middletown Md., died on April 11, 2025, at age 70. He immigrated from Germany to the United States with his parents, grew up in Middletown and graduated from Middletown High School, where he met his wife, Patty. Grunwald…
Tracy Margolies

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Tracy Margolies ’96

Tracy Margolies ’96 was named president of Bergdorf Goodman. She was previously chief marketing officer at Saks.
Glenn Hall

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Glenn Hall ’92

Glenn Hall ’92 was named executive vice president, information services, of Arizent, a business information company delivering insights, analysis and connections through its publications. Before joining Arizent, Hall was a partner and executive editor at…
Dudley Curtis “Curt” Hoffman Jr.

Passings

Dudley Curtis “Curt” Hoffman Jr. ’65

Dudley Curtis “Curt” Hoffman Jr. ’65 died at his home in Aurora, Colo., on Feb. 17, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 83. Hoffman spent much of his early life in Maryland, attending the McDonogh School before earning a degree in civil…
Tahra Grant

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Tahra Grant ’08

Tahra Grant ’08 was named to the Women We Admire’s list of Top 50 Women Leaders in Communications for 2024. She is executive vice president and chief communications officer for Sony Pictures Entertainment. 
Clark Patrick Campbell

Passings

Clark Patrick Campbell ’92

Clark Patrick Campbell ’92, of Ashburn and Great Falls, Va., and Highland Park, Ill., died on Feb. 23, 2025 after a long battle with heart and liver issues. He was 56. Born in Santa Monica, Calif., Campbell was a proud graduate of UMD, where he was a…