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Winter 2022

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Food Waste Feeds Ambitions for Fuel, Bioplastics

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Health Literacy Spans Language Divide

Researchers Help Mobilize Communities to Fight COVID, Other Diseases

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Robot’s Soft Touch Bests Super Mario Bros.

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Joint City Hall-UMD Building Opens

Campus Life Sports Briefs: Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Sports Briefs

Longtime Field Hockey Coach Nets 600th Win; Big Ten Champ Named Women’s Soccer Coach

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A Brand New World

New rules allowing college athletes to profit from endorsement deals are changing the game for universities nationwide. UMD aims to be the first with a playbook.

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Fearless Futures

UMD exceeded the record $1.5 billion goal of its Fearless Ideas campaign. Now those funds are changing the university—and the world—for the better.

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A Rooted Return

Her ancestor was enslaved in Prince George’s County. Five generations later, a doctoral student is reinvigorating the area’s agricultural—and communal—ties.

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Sound Decisions

Researcher Beats His Own Drum in Considering How Brains Process and Understand Sound

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Ronald W. Klinger ’73, M.Ed. ’80

Ronald W. Klinger ’73, M.Ed. ’80 died on Nov. 20, 2021, after a battle with ALS. Born on July 18, 1950, in Jamaica, N.Y., to Walter T. and Mary (Kunze) Klingner, he earned a B.S. in biology and education and a master’s degree in biology from the…
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Pranav Desai M.E. ’20

Pranav Desai M.E. ’20 was promoted from senior vice president of product innovation to chief product officer at Reputation, a company specializing in reputation experience management. Previously, he was a group product manager for Verint’s Customer…

Passings

Julia Clark Downs ’91

Julia Clark Downs ’91 died on Oct. 5, 2021, in Taos, N.M., after her car was struck by another motorist at high speed. Downs was born on May 25, 1978, in Evanston, Ill., to Emilie and Clark Downs. She grew up in Chevy Chase, Md., and studied English…

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Donald V. Fellers Jr. ’78

Donald V. Fellers Jr. ’78 of Southport, N.C., died on Nov. 13, 2021. Fellers was born on Sept. 17, 1952, in Waco, Texas, to the late Donald Vonrow Fellers Sr. and Betty Marie Dillow Fellers. Fellers graduated from Frederick High School in Maryland and…

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Mary Giddens Washington McCray Ph.D. ’80

Mary Giddens Washington McCray Ph.D. ’80 died on Oct. 24, 2021. She was born on Jan. 13, 1930, in Jamesville, Va., and received an associate degree from the Norfolk Division of Virginia State College B.S. and M.S. degrees in home economics and elementary…

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Grant Newman ’99, M.S. ’00

Grant Newman ’99, M.S. ’00 was appointed chief financial officer at Elroy Air, an aerospace and logistics company. He recently served as senior vice president, strategy and corporate development at Era Group. In addition to his UMD degrees, he earned an…

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Steve Eigenbrot ’05

Steve Eigenbrot ’05 was promoted to deputy athletics director at the University of South Carolina. In his 12th year at South Carolina, Eigenbrot has served in various fundraising roles within Gamecock Athletics, most recently as executive associate…

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Dr. Trishna Goswami MBA ’17

Dr. Trishna Goswami MBA ’17 was named chief medical officer of IN8bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies. Goswami, a triple board-certified hematologist…