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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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Cathy Mantua

Passings

Cathy Mantua ’82

Cathy Mantua ’82 of Chester, Md., died on April 16, 2025, after a battle with cancer. She was 65. Mantua graduated summa cum laude from UMD with a degree in finance, then started her career as a computer programmer. In 1985, she married her high school…
George Fischer Viereck

Passings

George Fischer Viereck ’56

George Fischer Viereck ’56, of Morehead City, N.C., died on March 29, 2025, at the age of 83. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from UMD and a Master of Arts degree from George Washington University. He was a beloved teacher…
Donald M. McCall Jr.

Passings

Donald M. McCall Jr. ’81

Donald M. McCall Jr. ’81 died on April 19, 2025, in Melbourne, Fla., at the age of 70. He was a varsity football player at Liverpool High School outside Syracuse. At 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served until 1985. During his time in…

90s

Raul Fernandez ’90

Raul Fernandez ’90 was named to the 2025 Virginia Business Power 50 list of Virginia’s 50 most powerful executives. He is president and CEO of Fortune 500 IT services and consulting company DXC Technology.

70s

Adele L. Abrams ’74

Adele L. Abrams ’74 joined Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, as senior counsel in its Washington, D.C. office. Abrams previously led an Occupational Safety and Health Administration practice across…
Greg Mayer

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.
Shravan Goli

90s

Shravan Goli M.S. ’94

Shravan Goli M.S. ’94 was named CEO of Colibri Group, which through over 40 leading brands, offers flexible, online and in-person learning solutions to licensed professionals. He was previously COO and chief product officer at Coursera. 
Josh Prangley

90s

Josh Prangley ’99

Josh Prangley ’99 joined Truist Securities as managing director, leading coverage of the building products and basic materials sector. Prior to joining Truist, Prangley was at Greenhill & Co., and started his banking career at J.P. Morgan. He earned…