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Maryland Today

Winter 2014

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Features

February 07, 2014
Rising business owner shakes up scene by creating drinkable art
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Features

February 07, 2014
Can Art Change the World?
In Brief Ask Anne Chapel Small

In Brief

February 07, 2014
Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist
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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
Jurado sidebar graphic

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 Arnab Ray

Innovation

February 07, 2014
Computer Scientist Arnab Ray’s Double Life as a Popular Blogger
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Innovation

February 07, 2014
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Campus Life

February 07, 2014
Elite Australian Gymnast Brings World-class Talent to UMD Squad
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In Brief

February 07, 2014
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Class Act

February 07, 2014
Founder of Kids’ Snack Company Fills Need, and Tummies
Josh Burdette

Campus Life

February 07, 2014
Scholarship Honors Pillar of D.C. Music Scene
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Class Act

February 07, 2014
Parting Shots Bones

Parting Shot

February 07, 2014
Maryland Day Logo

Class Act

February 07, 2014
Imprint On History1

Features

February 07, 2014
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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Nicholas Haydn Tangney ’05

Nicholas Haydn Tangney ’05 and Samantha Robyn Lee were married Nov. 9 in New York at Trinity Church. He is pursuing an M.B.A. at New York University and is a managing director in the New York office of Lorentzen & Stemoco, a Norwegian ship brokerage…

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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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Cécile La Grenade M.D. ’86, Ph.D. ’90

Cécile La Grenade M.D. ’86, Ph.D. ’90 was last year named the first female governor general of Grenada. A food scientist, she previously managed the family’s company making liqueurs, jellies and syrups. Now called Dame Cécile, she represents Queen…

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Ross J. Kelbaugh ’71

Ross J. Kelbaugh ’71 is among the expert appraisers appearing in the fourth season of Maryland Public Television’s program Chesapeake Collectibles, which began Jan. 9. The president of Historic Graphics LLC in Pikesville, Md., he is expert in all aspects…

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J. Donald deBethizy ’72

J. Donald deBethizy ’72 is the new president and chief executive officer for Santaris Pharma A/S, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Previously, he co-founded Targacept Inc. and served as its president and CEO for 15 years.

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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.