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Winter 2023

Campus Life A video projection shows photos and newspaper clippings of slain Black men

‘Food’ for Thought

Performance Piece Asks Tough Questions Via Unexpected Messenger: Puppets

 Campus Life Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Roam Again

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

 Campus Life Sister Maureen Schrimpe

‘A Mission of Welcome’

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

 Campus Life collage of images from Jen Golbeck's social media accounts

The Secrets to Social Success

Students Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class

 Campus Life combat robots with "FLIP," "CRUSH" and "SPIN" written in comic book-style

Gearing Up for Battle

Sparks—and Creativity—Fly When Combat Robotics Club Enters Arena

 Campus Life students play esports

UMD Esports Comes Online

RecWell Program Puts Teams Into Elite Competition

 News Aerial rendering of Aviation Landing

A Flying Start for Greater College Park

Aviation Landing to Rise Across From Metro Station

 News Student hugs Testudo statue

UMD Makes $20M Investment in Need-Based Financial Aid

Terrapin Commitment Program to Expand Support for Pell Grant-Eligible, In-State Students

 News Confetti falls at ceremonial groundbreaking event

‘A Hub for Discussion, Innovation and Discovery’

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Zupnik Hall

 Parting Shot collage of arts photos from around campus

Staging a Revolution

Terps Have Endless Opportunities to Explore, Innovate in the Arts

 Features The image depicts a historical moment during World War II in April 1942, showing Japanese Americans arriving by train at the Santa Anita Park assembly center in California.

Truth in Exile

Decades after more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into camps during World War II, a UMD archival expert is making sure the dark history of their management finally comes to light.

 Features Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barn is surrounded by trees

Structural Damage

Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barns represent the vestiges of slavery and a legacy of disease. UMD historic preservationists are racing to document them anyway.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Kayla Faria ’13

Kayla Faria ’13 received the Young Portuguese-American “Promessa” Award at the 2022 PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes a young Portuguese American who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and holds promise for the…

Passings

Daniel T. Adams Ph.D. ’72

Daniel T. Adams Ph.D. ’72, of Brockton, Mass., died on Jan. 5. He was 78 years old. He was a graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School, received his master’s degree from Boston College and his doctorate from UMD. He was a math teacher for over 30 years…

Passings

Joyce Daly Margie M.S. ’72

Joyce Daly Margie M.S. ’72 died of complications of Alzheimer’s disease in Bethesda, Md., on Sept. 25. She was 82. As a college student, she was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of renal disease, which she survived in part due to the treatment she…

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Matthew Holman Ph.D. ’00

Matthew Holman Ph.D. ’00 joined Philip Morris as vice president of U.S. scientific engagement and regulatory strategy. He joined PMI from the U.S. FDA, where he served for more than 20 years, most recently as director of the Office of Science at the…

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Chris Mielke M.A. ’10

Chris Mielke M.A. ’10 is executive director of the Beverly Heritage Center in Beverly, W.V. He recently opened an escape room in the Randolph County Jail building from 1841. A previous puzzle was Prohibition-themed, while the current one is Civil War…

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Micha Green M.Jour. ’16

Micha Green M.Jour. ’16 was named managing editor of The Washington Informer. A native Washingtonian, Green most recently worked as features content editor at The Baltimore Sun; she previously served as D.C. editor and digital editor for the AFRO American…
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Ed Ault ’00, M. Arch. ’04

Ed Ault ’00, M. Arch. ’04 was named vice president and director of design at Middleburg Communities. A registered architect, Ault was previously an associate principal at Dwell Design Studio and director of design for AvalonBay Communities.

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Shelley Smith ’97

Shelley Smith ’97 joined the lender Movement Mortgage as chief people officer. Prior to that, she served as vice president and HR business partner at TIAA. Smith holds a M.S. from Johns Hopkins University.