Spring 2025

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May 14, 2025

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

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May 14, 2025

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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News

May 14, 2025

High-Tech Field Will Bring Transformative Advances, Leaders Say

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News

May 14, 2025

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

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Walk Back Through 40 Years of Fun Facts and Surprising Perks

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

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

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

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

Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Campus Farm Welcomes First Dairy Goats

Campus Life

May 14, 2025

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

Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Powerhouse Men’s Lacrosse Program Celebrates 100th Season

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

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

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Explorations

May 14, 2025

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

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Explorations

May 14, 2025

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

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Explorations

May 14, 2025

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

Explorations

May 14, 2025

Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy

Class Notes

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80s

David Van Wie ’80, Ph.D. ’86

David Van Wie ’80, Ph.D. ’86 was named director of Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), effective July 14. He is currently the air and missile defense sector head at APL. He joined the lab in 1983. He earned an M.S. in electrical…

00s

Franco Gentile MBA ’08

Franco Gentile MBA ’08 was named vice president and general manager of WKRC and WSTR, Sinclair television stations in Cincinnati. Gentile most recently served as vice president and general manager of KPTM and KXVO, Sinclair’s operations in Omaha. He holds…

90s

Vivek Kundra ’98

Vivek Kundra ’98 joined the Trade Desk, a leading global advertising technology company, as its chief operating officer. He has held COO positions at leading software companies such as Sprinklr and project44, and was executive vice president, industries,…

90s

Helen Castellanos Brewer ’97

Helen Castellanos Brewer ’97 was promoted to president of the College of the Mainland, effective July 1. She currently serves as executive vice president for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. Brewer holds a doctorate in education leadership,…

Passings

Betty Mayeske Ph.D. ’72

Betty Mayeske Ph.D. ’72 died on March 27, 2025, in Largo, Md., at age 90. Born and raised in Chicago, Mayeske received a B.A. and M.A. in history from the University of Illinois. She and her husband moved to Maryland, where they had two sons. Mayeske then…

Passings

William H. Stinson ’72

William H. Stinson ’72 died on April 8, 2025, at age 82. He was born in Baltimore, attended Sherwood High and earned a degree in labor and personnel relations at the University of Maryland. He followed his father and uncles to work at Ligon & Ligon, a…

10s

Jarred Ricks MBA ’18

Jarred Ricks MBA ’18 was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025, which recognizes leading young executives behind the region's top dollars, deals, people and places. Ricks is senior vice president, regional manager of M&T…

00s

Erika Olson ’03

Erika Olson ’03 joined Meketa Investment Group, a global investment consulting and fiduciary management firm, as director of public markets research. She was previously vice president/head of global equity at Monticello Associates.