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Explorations

A New Twist on Tornado Tracking

May 14, 2025

Undergrad Coproduces First Database Documenting Events Worldwide

Explorations

Losing a Game of Risk

May 14, 2025

Insurance Expert Proposes Plan to Save Homeowners’ Coverage

Explorations

Bottleneck Buster

May 14, 2025

After Key Bridge Collapse, Engineer Seeks to Ease Commutes in Baltimore

Features

Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched

May 14, 2025

On the farm and in the lab, researchers are fighting a virus that’s pushing up food prices and threatening a new pandemic

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

May 14, 2025

Love of a Lifetime; 5 Reasons to Join Now

Post-Grad

‘Jurassic Park,’ a Little More Real

May 14, 2025

At New Dinosaur Museum Led by Paleontologist Alum, Visitors Can Dig In

Post-Grad

Beating the Drum for Brain Benefits

May 14, 2025

Alum’s Rhythmic Fitness Regime Exercises Body and Mind

Post-Grad

Building on a Legacy

May 14, 2025

Alum Strives to Help Residents Reclaim Vibrant Black Community in Redeveloped Barry Farm

Post-Grad

A Towering Terp Achievement

May 14, 2025

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo From UMD History

Parting Shot

Sweet Success

May 14, 2025

Women’s, Men’s Basketball Teams Advanced to Sweet 16 Together for First Time

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Jason Albanese MBA ’09

Jason Albanese MBA ’09 was promoted to corporate executive vice president and chief growth officer at Leidos. He was previously senior vice president of growth. He holds engineering degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova University. 

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Susan Holcomb ’10

“Wolfbaby,” a collection of short fiction by Susan Holcomb ’10 about what it means to mother, won the 2023 Cupboard Pamphlet Contest and was published this spring. She holds an M.F.A. in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and studied for a…

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Meriem Soliman ’98

Meriem Soliman ’98 was promoted to chief brand officer of hotel brand Ace Group International. Soliman joined Ace in 2012 in the role of general counsel. In 2021, she took on the role of resident in addition to the general counsel role. Soliman earned a…

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Zina L. Evans Ph.D. ’98

Zina L. Evans Ph.D. ’98 was appointed vice chancellor for strategic enrollment and student success at the University of Colorado Denver. She is currently senior vice president for higher ed strategy, enrollment, and student success at the Partnership for…

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Matt Daddio ’03

Matt Daddio ’03 joined Columbia National Real Estate Finance as deputy chief underwriter, based in the Towson, Md., office. He serves as vice chair of the advisory board for the Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development and as the Real…

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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…

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Nicole Christ M.A. ’03

Nicole Christ M.A. ’03 was named senior vice president of operations at JND Legal Administration. She previously led refund programs at the Federal Trade Commission. Christ holds a bachelor's degree in English and creative writing from Salisbury…

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Helen Castellanos Brewer ’97

Helen Castellanos Brewer ’97 was promoted to president of the College of the Mainland, effective July 1. She currently serves as executive vice president for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. Brewer holds a doctorate in education leadership,…