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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Timothy Slekar Ph.D. ’00

Timothy Slekar Ph.D. ’00 was named associate provost for academic innovation and dean of graduate and continuing education at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pa. He was previously the executive director of Muskingum University’s Department of…

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Brad Silcox MBA ’04

Brad Silcox MBA ’04 joined Cadence Bank as executive vice president and president of asset management and trust. Silcox has spent the past 20 years at Wilmington Trust, a subsidiary of M&T Bank, in various executive leadership roles, including…

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Neeraj Singh MBA ’02

Neeraj Singh MBA ’02 was appointed chief risk officer of M&T Bank. Singh joins M&T Bank from USAA, where he served as the chief risk officer and a member of the executive council responsible for overseeing all financial and non-financial risks and…

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Kelly O. Hayes ’06

Kelly O. Hayes ’06 was appointed interim U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland. Prior to her appointment, she served as the chief of the Southern Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland since 2021. She earned her J.D.…

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Winston Gandy ’13

Winston Gandy ’13 was named women’s basketball coach at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. He was South Carolina women’s basketball assistant coach for the past two years, and previously spent three seasons at Duke as the associate head coach. Gandy…

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Jorge Diaz Schneider MBA ’09

Jorge Diaz Schneider MBA ’09 was named CEO of Beltsville, Md.-based solid-state battery maker Ion Storage Systems. He is a former vice president of advanced energy storage materials and lithium recycling at Charlotte, N.C.-based chemicals manufacturer…

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Luke Lindberg ’11, MPP '13, MBA ’13

Luke Lindberg ’11, MPP '13, MBA ’13 was nominated to serve as under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He is president and CEO of South Dakota Trade and held several international trade policy roles…

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Gary Meyers ’86

Gary Meyers ’86 was appointed to the board of directors of Raptor Maps, the leading platform for remotely managed solar operations. Meyers most recently led the exponential growth of Power Factors through its acquisition by Vista Private Equity in 2021.