Winter 2023

man holds microphone while presenting taxidermied sea turtle on field

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023

Preserved Donation of Aquatic Animal Fits in Swimmingly at UMD

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023

Circus Performer Combines Passions for Physics and Acrobatics

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

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023

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

Three hands raise beer glasses for toast

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023

Alum’s Toast Wins $50K in Guinness Contest

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

Features

February 03, 2023

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

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

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023

Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023

The Alumni Excellence Awards

Explorations

February 03, 2023

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

Explorations

February 03, 2023

Amid Spiraling Violence, Criminologist Studies New Approaches to Gun Crime

Explorations

February 03, 2023

UMD Mechanical Engineering Researcher Is ‘Disarming’ Surgery Robots

Explorations

February 03, 2023

Research Finds More Vulnerable Tree Canopy in Redlined Baltimore

Explorations

February 03, 2023

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

Progressively closer photos of Dimorphos

Explorations

February 03, 2023

Terps Helped Propel NASA Mission to Redirect an Asteroid

Explorations

February 03, 2023

ARHU Dean’s Podcast Debates Musical Remakes

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

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

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

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

Class Notes

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Passings

James (Jim) Morrow IV ’70, M.Ed. ’83

James (Jim) Morrow IV ’70, M.Ed. ’83, of Bethesda, Md., died on Oct. 31. He was 80 years old. Born in Baltimore, Morrow became the de facto father to his siblings when his father died early in Morrow’s life and eventually helped his mother move back to…

Passings

Richard M. Finkelstein ’72

Richard M. Finkelstein ’72, a Florida real estate developer and longtime UMD supporter, died at his Ft. Lauderdale home on Sept. 17. He was 73. Born and raised in Great Neck, N.Y., he earned his undergraduate degree at UMD and postgraduate degree from the…

90s

Michael James M.A. ’97

Michael James M.A. ’97 was named executive director of finance and administration at Kansas State University Salina’s Aerospace and Technology Campus. Before then, James was the vice president for business and finance at Tabor College. He earned his…

90s

Joe Qin Sizhao Ph.D. ’92

Joe Qin Sizhao Ph.D. ’92 was named the next president of Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He was previously dean and chair professor of data science, the School of Data Science and Director of Hong Kong Institute for Data Science at the City University of…

00s

Craig Behm ’05

Craig Behm ’05 was named president and CEO for CRISP, the nonprofit state-designated health information exchange, and CRISP Shared Services. He most recently served as executive director of CRISP, a key role in connecting health care providers and the…

80s

Dan Cotter ’86

Dan Cotter ’86 was promoted to vice president of finance and operations at the Cigar Association of America. He joined the association in 2015 as financial controller and industry statistician, and his career goes back decades. He also has an M.A. from…

90s

Ian Bartman ’95

Ian Bartman ’95, principal attorney at Offit Kurman, was appointed chair of the Board of Trustees of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. He will oversee implementation of a strategic plan that includes initiatives on mental health, affordable…

90s

Anirma Gupta ’90

Anirma Gupta ’90 was named senior vice president and general counsel of Unity,a platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content. She most recently served as chief legal officer at Carbon. Gupta earned her J.D. from Georgetown University.