Spring 2026

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Jeff Kinney ’93 was a shaky student and failed newspaper cartoonist with a big dream. Recounting some of his own misadventures, he reveals that despite being one of the world’s top-selling authors, he’s still figuring things out.

Parting Shot

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Light-rail vehicle travels on campus during overnight testing

Post-Grad

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An ‘Underexposed’ photo from UMD history

Post-Grad

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Alum infuses tricks with numeric principles on stage and in the classroom

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Post-Grad

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Alum leads country’s biggest urban national park

Post-Grad

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The Alumni Excellence Awards

Explorations

May 20, 2026

On nation’s 250th anniversary, UMD celebrates and reflects through the arts

Explorations

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Researcher helps establish possible DNA link to ‘Mona Lisa’ artist

Explorations

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In new book, historian depicts American Revolution as global war

Explorations

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UMD-built AI system amplifies a Universal-NVIDIA partnership

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Armed with AI, researchers cook up greener alternatives for everyday products

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Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

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Professor develops field guide for providing services to help communities facing challenges

Campus Life

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How Maryland Athletics recruited 3 top local athletes

Explorations

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Can engineering researchers make data centers better neighbors?

Class Notes

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90s

Kathy Jentz ’90

Kathy Jentz ’90, editor and publisher of Washington Gardener magazine and host of the GardenDC Podcast, was elected president of GardenComm: Garden Communicators International, formerly known as the Garden Writers Association of America. Jentz is a…

10s

Renata “Ren” Southard ’14, M.Arch. ’17

Renata “Ren” Southard ’14, M.Arch. ’17 was nominated by Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott as planning director. She joined Baltimore in 2018, first with the Department of Planning, where she was the urban design division principal, before moving to the…

00s

Christine Eibner Ph.D. ’01

Christine Eibner Ph.D. ’01 was named to Washingtonian’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026 list, highlighting influential leaders in public policy, advocacy, business and civic affairs across the D.C. area. She is a senior economist at Rand Corp., a…

80s

David Wajsgras ’82

David Wajsgras ’82 was appointed chairman and CEO of Herndon, Va., cybersecurity company Everfox. He was most recently CEO of Tysons communications satellite company Intelsat SA and before that was a longtime executive with Raytheon, now called RTX Corp.…

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John Sateri MPS ’09

John Sateri MPS ’09 was appointed chief investment officer of Gladstone Land Corp., a real estate investment trust that acquires farmland across the United States. Sateri has been with Gladstone since 2007; since 2021 he has served as executive vice…

00s

Adam Maarec ’06

Adam Maarec ’06 was admitted as a fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers. He is financial counsel at law firm Ballard Spahr and holds a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.

90s

Samir Kaul M.S. ’97

Samir Kaul M.S. ’97 was named to the board of directors of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Kaul is founding partner and managing director at Khosla Ventures, where he focuses on artificial intelligence, advanced technology, health…

20s

Rosie Grant MLS ’22

Rosie Grant MLS ’22 wrote “To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes,” based on her popular TikTok and Instagram posts at @GhostlyArchive, where she researches and re-creates recipes found on gravestones. She appeared on an episode of “The Kelly…