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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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Franco Gentile

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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…
Gary Meyers

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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.
Marlene Janet Wheatley Ingrao

Passings

Marlene Janet Wheatley Ingrao MLS ’77

Marlene Janet Wheatley Ingrao MLS ’77 died at Williamsburg Hospice House on April 14, 2025. She was 88. Ingrao attended Washington University of Saint Louis on a full scholarship, graduating summa cum laude, and later received a Master of Library Science…
“Fantastic Flora: The World's Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants" book cover

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Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96

Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96 released the children’s book “Fantastic Flora: The World's Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants" (MIT Kids Press) on May 20. It offers groundbreaking science and botanical fun about how plants find a savvy way to thrive in all…

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Michael Martirano ’82, M.Ed. ’92

Michael Martirano ’82, M.Ed. ’92 was named superintendent of schools in Allegany County, Md., where he was born and raised. He served as the Howard school system’s superintendent for seven years; his previous school leadership positions include the state…
Dilly Severin

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Dilly Severin MPP ’08

Dilly Severin MPP ’08 joined the board of directors of the Inteleos Foundation, an international nonprofit organization driving access to medical imaging. Severin is executive director of Universal Access Project, an initiative of the United Nations…
Jigar H. Shah

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Jigar H. Shah MBA ’01

Jigar H. Shah MBA ’01 received the Alumni Award for Distinguished Service from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Shah served as director of the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy during…
Timothy Slekar

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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…