Winter 2023
Preserved Donation of Aquatic Animal Fits in Swimmingly at UMD
Circus Performer Combines Passions for Physics and Acrobatics
‘Showtime’ for a Terp’s Transformation
Computer Science Grad Channels ’80s Lakers Star on Hit HBO Series
Alum’s Toast Wins $50K in Guinness Contest
Driven from Afghanistan by extremism, a journalism student lands at UMD and prepares to reclaim her lost homeland.
Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska
The Alumni Excellence Awards
What’s Been the Most Significant Lie or Untruth Told to the Public?
Amid Spiraling Violence, Criminologist Studies New Approaches to Gun Crime
Electromagnetic Control Could Pull Surgery Into the Future
UMD Mechanical Engineering Researcher Is ‘Disarming’ Surgery Robots
Terps Helped Propel NASA Mission to Redirect an Asteroid
Research Finds More Vulnerable Tree Canopy in Redlined Baltimore
Extension Experts: Climate-Resilient Gardening’s Just a Few Steps Away
ARHU Dean’s Podcast Debates Musical Remakes
Stadium Renamed in Partnership With SECU
Credit Union to Support Maryland Athletics, Financial Literacy and Community Service
Men’s Basketball Player From Ukraine Grapples With War From Afar
Class Notes
News on Friends and Classmates
10s
Bibi Barnes ’17
00s
Tiffany Wright ’03
Passings
Valerie “Val” (Kontos) Sunderland ’68
00s
Donald Treacy Ph.D. ’00
10s
Lauren A. Rosenberg ’13
70s
DeWayne Wickham ’74
00s
Brian Shepter ’05
00s
Vincent Kiernan Ph.D. ’02