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Features

Criminal Calculations

May 14, 2025

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

Features

A Second Family, a Limitless Future

May 14, 2025

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

News

State, UMD to Build ‘Capital of Quantum’

May 14, 2025

High-Tech Field Will Bring Transformative Advances, Leaders Say

News

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

May 14, 2025

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

Campus Life

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

May 14, 2025

Walk Back Through 40 Years of Fun Facts and Surprising Perks

Campus Life

Tribal History Meets Modern Tech

May 14, 2025

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

Campus Life

Students Put Their Stamp on the Stamp

May 14, 2025

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

Campus Life

New Kids on the Farm

May 14, 2025

Campus Farm Welcomes First Dairy Goats

Campus Life

An Unforgettable ‘Kermencement’

May 14, 2025

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

Campus Life

Sticking to Success

May 14, 2025

Powerhouse Men’s Lacrosse Program Celebrates 100th Season

Campus Life

The X’s and O’s of Revenue Sharing

May 14, 2025

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

Explorations

Crystal Clear

May 14, 2025

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

Explorations

How to Be Your Own Fact Checker

May 14, 2025

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

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

May 14, 2025

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

Explorations

A Vote for Civic Education

May 14, 2025

Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Dan Taylor MCP ’13

Dan Taylor MCP ’13 will become president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore at the end of June. Taylor has spent 12 years at the Baltimore Development Corp., where he serves as vice president of business and neighborhood development. He graduated…

90s

Katherine Polasek ’99

Katherine Polasek ’99 was named dean of SUNY Cortland’s School of Professional Studies, effective July 3. She was chair of the university’s kinesiology department. Polasek earned an M.S. in kinesiology from the University of Illinois, Chicago and a Ph.D.…

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

Greg Mayer ’09

Greg Mayer ’09 was promoted to partner at Argosy Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm. Mayer received an MBA from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.

10s

David Goodwin ’16

David Goodwin ’16 was promoted to president of Reliable Real Estate Services. He joined in 2022 as vice president. Goodwin earned an M.S. in real estate from New York University.

90s

Kate Comtois Ph.D. ’92

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) awarded Kate Comtois Ph.D. ’92 its 2025 annual Research Award. She is a professor at the University of Washington Medicine and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in suicidal thoughts and…

Passings

Holly Ilene Schick ’73

Holly Ilene Schick ’73 of Alexandria, Va., died on April 23, 2025, after a lengthy illness. She was 72. Born in Philadelphia, she grew up in a tight-knit family, then studied hearing and speech sciences at UMD. Schick’s career in public service spanned…

80s

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.