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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 Sister Maureen Schrimpe

‘A Mission of Welcome’

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

 Campus Life Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Roam Again

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

 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

 Photo 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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Passings

Thomas W. Fugate ’57

Thomas W. Fugate ’57, of Thurmont, Md., died on Sept. 29. He was 88. He graduated from Ramsey High (N.J.) School, where he played the trombone and was student high school band director for four years. His love for trombone continued in the Air Force ROTC…
Sara Vincent headshot

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Sara Vincent ’00

Sara Vincent ’00 was named the director of marketing for the Access Segment by JLG Industries and Jerr-Dan Corp. Vincent is a student in the Master of Business Administration program at the University of Baltimore.

Passings

Mary Scarlett (Steele) Thomas M.A. ’74

Mary Scarlett (Steele) Thomas M.A. ’74, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, died on Oct. 16. She was 83. A longtime teacher in the field of early childhood development at Fleming College, she taught thousands of students over a span of more than 30 years…

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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.
Brian Woods web

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Brian Woods M.S. ’99, Ph.D. ’01

Brian Woods M.S. ’99, Ph.D. ’01 was appointed by President Joe Biden to join the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, which provides oversight of the Department of Energy (DOE) program to manage and dispose of nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel. Woods…

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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…
Harlan F. Weisman headshot

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Harlan F. Weisman ’75

Harlan F. Weisman ’75 was appointed interim chief executive officer of TFF Pharmaceuticals. He has over 30 years of experience as a senior health care executive.

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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.