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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Passings

Aaron Stephen Engel M.S. ’72

Aaron Stephen Engel M.S. ’72, of Annapolis, Md., died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 82. Engel was a graduate of Rutgers University and held a master’s degree in computer science from UMD. He is survived by his wife, Irene Engel; his sons, Joshua and…

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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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Hillary J. Moonay ’93

Hillary J. Moonay ’93, a partner at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP and co-chair of the Family Law Group, was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee. Her six-year term began on April 1.…

Passings

Frank C. Cesare Ph.D. ’61

Frank C. Cesare Ph.D. ’61 of Woodbury, Conn., died on April 15, 2025. He was 94. Cesare earned his B.S. in chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, followed by a master’s from the University of Rochester, and a doctorate in organic chemistry from…

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Dr. Merdad V. Parsey ’85

Dr. Merdad V. Parsey ’85 was appointed to the board of directors of ArriVent BioPharma, a clinical-stage company dedicated to accelerating the global development of biopharmaceutical therapeutics. Parsey most recently served as chief medical officer and…

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Dr. Michael Severino ’87

Dr. Michael Severino ’87 was named to the board of directors of Viatris, a global healt hcare company. He serves as chief executive officer of Tessera Therapeutics and CEO/partner of Flagship Pioneering. He earned an M.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

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Julie Murray ’06

Julie Murray ’06 was elected chair of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes in Baltimore, becoming the first woman to lead the law firm since its 1887 founding. She is a principal in the firm’s Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Practice Group. She also…

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H. Matthew Taylor ’07

H. Matthew Taylor ’07 joined law firm Flaster Greenberg as a shareholder in its litigation department and labor and employment practice group. Before joining Flaster Greenberg, Taylor spent nearly a decade at an AmLaw 100 firm. He earned his J.D., magna…