Winter 2014

Features

February 07, 2014

Rising business owner shakes up scene by creating drinkable art

Features

February 07, 2014

Can Art Change the World?

In Brief

February 07, 2014

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

February 07, 2014

New course teaches students the not-so-sweet details of their diets

Brett Egan (left) and Michael Kaiser. Photo by John T. Consoli

In Brief

February 07, 2014

Class Act

February 07, 2014

Jaime Jurado ’83 offers his insights on the growth of craft beer, home brewing and how you can get into the field.

Innovation

February 07, 2014

Computer Scientist Arnab Ray’s Double Life as a Popular Blogger

Innovation

February 07, 2014

Campus Life

February 07, 2014

Elite Australian Gymnast Brings World-class Talent to UMD Squad

In Brief

February 07, 2014

Class Act

February 07, 2014

Founder of Kids’ Snack Company Fills Need, and Tummies

Campus Life

February 07, 2014

Scholarship Honors Pillar of D.C. Music Scene

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Student’s Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Plant Evolution—and a Civil War Tragedy

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Bruce R. Gourley M.A. ’85

In his new novel “Ephemera: The Civil War Papers of Private James Bruckner,” Bruce R. Gourley M.A. ’85 explores the harrowing psychological and spiritual journey of a North Carolina Confederate soldier from naïve volunteer to traumatized veteran of the…

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John R. Sieber Ph.D. ’87

John R. Sieber Ph.D. ’87, research chemist in the Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has received the John L. Hague Award from ASTM International Committee E01 on Analytical…

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Ana Maria Rey Ph.D. ’04

Atomic physicist Ana Maria Rey Ph.D. ’04 won a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, a prize commonly known as the Genius Grant. Rey is an assistant research professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder and a fellow of the Joint Institute for Laboratory…

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Eliot Sokalsky ’98

Eliot Sokalsky ’98, president of Doctors Asset Group in Fort Myers, Fla., has been selected by Medical Economics magazine as a 2013 Best Financial Adviser for Doctors.

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David Rensin ’94

David Rensin ’94 has joined the Novitas Group as senior vice president for products. He comes from Amazon Web Services, where he was working to bring public cloud infrastructure to the U.S. intelligence community and was named “Most Valuable Amazonian” in…

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Patrick Maggitti Ph.D. ’06

Patrick Maggitti Ph.D. ’06, the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova University School of Business (VSB), has been named a member of the board of trustees at Sacred Heart University. In addition to his role as dean, Maggitti is an associate…

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Sharon-Frances Moore ’89

Sharon-Frances Moore ’89 writes: As an alumna with a degree in American history, I always enjoy hearing older alumni’s memories of the university. Recently while attending a Terp Town pre-football game reception with my former college roommate Robin…

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Jordan Raanan ’01

Jordan Raanan ’01 is now covering the New York Giants for NJ.com. He previously spent eight years covering the Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL, and broke stories including the hiring of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and a season-ending knee injury…