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Features

Diary of a Wimpy Terp

May 20, 2026

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

Flying Purple People Mover

May 20, 2026

Light-rail vehicle travels on campus during overnight testing

Post-Grad

Run Like Shell

May 20, 2026

An ‘Underexposed’ photo from UMD history

Post-Grad

The Mathemagic Touch

May 20, 2026

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

Post-Grad

Your Guide to D.C.’s Urban Oasis

May 20, 2026

Alum leads country’s biggest urban national park

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

May 20, 2026

The Alumni Excellence Awards

Explorations

Made About America

May 20, 2026

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

Explorations

Cracking da Vinci’s Genetic Code

May 20, 2026

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

Explorations

World Wide Reb

May 20, 2026

In new book, historian depicts American Revolution as global war

Explorations

Model Musician

May 20, 2026

UMD-built AI system amplifies a Universal-NVIDIA partnership

Explorations

A Recipe for Paring Down Plastic Pollution

May 20, 2026

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

Explorations

The Doctor Will See Your Plant Now

May 20, 2026

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

Libraries’ New Chapter: Havens in Times of Crisis

May 20, 2026

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

Campus Life

Homegrown Heroes

May 20, 2026

How Maryland Athletics recruited 3 top local athletes

Explorations

Where the Cloud Hits the Ground

May 20, 2026

Can engineering researchers make data centers better neighbors?

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Gregory M. Stone ’92

Gregory M. Stone ’92 joined the law firm Womble Bond Dickinson's patent prosecution and litigation practice group as a partner. His experience includes service as a U.S. patent examiner in the mechanical and biomedical device arts. He earned his J.D., cum…

00s

Justin Coen ’02

Justin Coen ’02 joined law firm Faegre Drinker as a partner in its government and regulatory affairs practice in Washington, D.C., with specific emphasis on U.S. Food and Drug Administration matters. Coen graduated, with honors, from Duke University…

10s

Madeline Hosie ’19

Madeline Hosie ’19 joined Kaplan Construction as a project manager. She brings five years of experience from the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., where she advanced from project engineer to project manager while leading large-scale, technically complex…

Passings

Dennis M. Kearns ’77

Dennis M. Kearns ’77, of Keego Harbor, Michigan, died on March 27, 2026, after a brief illness. He was 71. He earned a B.S. in criminal justice from UMD. Kearns was deeply involved in the Keego Harbor community as president of the Jacket Club and as a…

00s

Mingyan Liu Ph.D. ’00

Mingyan Liu Ph.D. ’00 was appointed the next dean of the University of Michigan College of Engineering. She was previously associate dean for academic affairs at University of Michigan Engineering and is the T.C. Chang Professor of Engineering. 

90s

Amy Childress ’92

Amy Childress ’92 was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for advances in membrane technologies in desalination and wastewater reuse. Childress is Dean’s Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern…

80s

Alan Brubaker ’89

Alan Brubaker ’89 was named director of the office of legislative and intergovernmental affairs in the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He previously served as a senior adviser to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under U.S.…

00s

Corie Baker M.Arch. ’05

Corie Baker M.Arch. ’05 was appointed to the board of directors of Greshem Smith, an architecture, engineering and consultancy services firm. Baker is the market vice president for Gresham Smith's health care market. She holds a bachelor's degree in…