Winter 2022

Explorations

January 31, 2022

Explorations

January 31, 2022

Researchers Help Mobilize Communities to Fight COVID, Other Diseases

Explorations

January 31, 2022

News

January 31, 2022

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

Campus Life

January 31, 2022

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

Features

January 31, 2022

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.

Features

January 31, 2022

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.

Features

January 31, 2022

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

Explorations

January 31, 2021

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

Michael T. Breen ’67

Michael T. Breen ’67 of Nashua, N.H., died on Nov. 20, 2021, at age 90. Born on Aug. 22, 1931, in New Haven, Conn., to Thomas J. Breen Sr. and Mary (Tracy) Nassetta, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged. He worked…

90s

Brion W. Murray Ph.D. ’94

Brion W. Murray Ph.D. ’94 was appointed senior vice president of research at Lengo Therapeutics. Prior to that, he was vice president, cancer biology and translational research at Turning Point Therapeutics. At Pfizer, he was a research fellow and…

80s

Mark Ciardi ’83

Mark Ciardi ’83 joined sports content studio game1 as president and chief content officer. Ciardi has produced many sports-oriented films, including “Secretariat,” “Miracle,” “Invincible,” “The Rookie,” “McFarland USA” and “Million Dollar Arm.”

Passings

Billie Joe Redmond ’57

Billie Joe Redmond ’57 died on Oct. 29, 2021, at age 91 in LaVale, Md. Born on April 1, 1930, to Charles Steven and Ruby Agnes (Mitchell) Redmond in Powellton, W.V., he served eight years in the National Guard and enlisted in the Marine Corps. He worked…

70s

Renee Bellamy-Booth ’79

Renee Bellamy-Booth ’79 was appointed to the board of directors of Vishay Intertechnology, manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. He has served since 1999 as president of Leadership Solutions, a human resources…

00s

Matthew Bosley ’06

Matthew Bosley ’06 was named to the 2021 Forbes Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors List. He is senior vice president and wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch.

80s

Shaun Eddy ’88

Shaun Eddy ’88 joined the board of directors of the Howard Community College Educational Foundation. Eddy is the owner and CEO of Oxford Planning Group.

Passings

Richard “Dick” Eigenbrot Jr. ’66

Richard “Dick” Eigenbrot Jr. ’66 died on Sept. 29, 2021, at age 80 in San Antonio. Born on June 17, 1941, in Drexel Hill, Pa., to Elizabeth Deary and Richard Lewis Eigenbrot Sr., he graduated from the University of Maryland on a football scholarship. He…