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Winter 2014

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Features

February 07, 2014
Rising business owner shakes up scene by creating drinkable art
Nirbhaya1

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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Ryan Spiegel ’00

Ryan Spiegel ’00 has joined the law firm of Paley Rothman as a member of the litigation, commercial transactions and government contracts practice groups. He spent the past decade in the D.C. office of Winston & Strawn, and he graduated from Stanford…

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Corey Powell ’05, M.Arch. ’07

Corey Powell ’05, M.Arch. ’07 has been named one of Affordable Housing Finance’s 2013 Young Leaders, one of only seven individuals nationwide to receive that honor. He is a senior development manager at Enterprise Homes, overseeing all aspects of the…

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Lester Brown M.S. ’59

In “Breaking New Ground: a Personal History,” Lester Brown M.S. ’59, founder of the Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institutes, traces his life from his childhood on a small farm to his leadership on global environmental issues.

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Jackie Clarke ’98

Jackie Clarke ’98, CPA, was recently named manager of the audit department at McQuadeBrennan LLP. She previously served as controller and chief financial officer of various national not-for-profit organizations.

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Emily Faye Felderman ’08

Emily Faye Felderman ’08 and Jason Garrett Raxenberg ’08 were married Dec. 7 at Shelter Rock Jewish Center in Roslyn, N.Y. She received her law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and is a lawyer at the New York City…
Baughman

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Julie Baughman ’12

Julie Baughman ’12 joined the staff of the Independent Record in Helena, Mt., as the cops and courts reporter.

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Dr. Matthew Jonathan Siegel ’08

Dr. Matthew Jonathan Siegel ’08 and Alexa Jordan Silverman were married Nov. 23 at Temple Sinai in Roslyn Heights, N.Y. He received a dental degree from the New York University College of Dentistry and is a first-year dental resident at Lutheran Medical…

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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…