Winter 2023

Post-Grad

man holds microphone while presenting taxidermied sea turtle on field

Totally Turtle-y Taxidermy

Preserved Donation of Aquatic Animal Fits in Swimmingly at UMD

Post-Grad

Balancing Act

Circus Performer Combines Passions for Physics and Acrobatics

Post-Grad

Delante Desouza ’16 shoots a basketball as Michael Cooper in "Showtime" TV show

‘Showtime’ for a Terp’s Transformation

Computer Science Grad Channels ’80s Lakers Star on Hit HBO Series

Post-Grad

Three hands raise beer glasses for toast

Here’s to a Terp Toastmaster

Alum’s Toast Wins $50K in Guinness Contest

Features

Fatema Hosseini is shown in front of a projected image of Afghans lining up to board a military jet to evacuate the capital, Kabul

The Dreams of Fatema

Driven from Afghanistan by extremism, a journalism student lands at UMD and prepares to reclaim her lost homeland.

Post-Grad

Geoff Larson ’80 poses near brewing equipment with mountains in the background

Beer, Off the Beaten Track

Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

The Alumni Excellence Awards

Explorations

The Big Question

What’s Been the Most Significant Lie or Untruth Told to the Public?

Explorations

Moving Beyond ‘Getting Tough’

Amid Spiraling Violence, Criminologist Studies New Approaches to Gun Crime

Explorations

Electromagnetic Control Could Pull Surgery Into the Future

UMD Mechanical Engineering Researcher Is ‘Disarming’ Surgery Robots

Explorations

Progressively closer photos of Dimorphos

Planetary Protectors

Terps Helped Propel NASA Mission to Redirect an Asteroid

Explorations

Backyard Climate Guard

Extension Experts: Climate-Resilient Gardening’s Just a Few Steps Away

Explorations

Roots of Injustice

Research Finds More Vulnerable Tree Canopy in Redlined Baltimore

Explorations

Cover Stories

ARHU Dean’s Podcast Debates Musical Remakes

Campus Life

Stadium Renamed in Partnership With SECU

Credit Union to Support Maryland Athletics, Financial Literacy and Community Service

Campus Life

UMD men's basketball team stands on sideline, with one player with Ukrainian flag draped over his shoulders

Showing Support on the Court

Men’s Basketball Player From Ukraine Grapples With War From Afar

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Michael Freeman Ph.D. ’93

Michael Freeman Ph.D. ’93 was appointed to the board of trustees at Veritas Prep Charter School in Springfield, Mass. He is a special assistant to the president at Westfield State University. He has a master’s degree in counselor education, student…

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Brooks Kenny ’95

Brooks Kenny ’95 was appointed vice president of marketing by Altoida, a precision neurology company. Previously the vice president of consumer engagement and partnerships at the nonprofit UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. She also directed the organization’s Women’s…

90s

Gary Kaplan ’94

Gary Kaplan ’94 joined Jones Day as a partner in the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice in New York. Kaplan has approximately 25 years of experience representing debtors, creditors, official and unofficial committees and institutional…

00s

John D.B. Carr ’00

John D.B. Carr ’00 was elected Prince George’s County sheriff. He had most recently served the sheriff's office as lieutenant colonel, serving as one of three assistant sheriffs and running the Bureau of Field Operations.

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Mark Timm ’94

Mark Timm ’94 was elected to the board of directors of Alpha Energy. He serves on the board of directors of Eco Integrated Technologies, TrendTek Bio, Gravy Stack, IntegriMedical, TCI Entertainment and Surgical Safety Scanner.

80s

Antulio Bomfim ’87, Ph.D. ’92

Antulio Bomfim ’87, Ph.D. ’92 was named head of global macro at Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm with $1 trillion in assets under management . He has nearly 30 years of experience spanning roles within…

00s

Shaina Hernandez ’05

Shaina Hernandez ’05 joined Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration as deputy chief of staff. Hernandez was previously a senior policy adviser for Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.

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Jonathan Murray ’01

Jonathan Murray ’01 is the chief marketing officer of virtual college and career counselor myKlovr, which Time magazine awarded a special mention as one of its Best Inventions of 2022.