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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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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.
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Brian Shepter ’05

Brian Shepter ’05 was appointed deputy chief of staff by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. He was previously deputy director in the county’s Department of Planning and Zoning.
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Jessica B. McCully ’12

Jessica B. McCully ’12 was promoted to deputy bar counsel for the Attorney Grievance Commission Office of Bar Counsel, which investigates professional misconduct or incapacity on the part of an attorney, and, where warranted, prosecutes disciplinary…

Passings

Elizabeth R. (Rittenhouse) Nusz ’55

Elizabeth R. (Rittenhouse) Nusz ’55 died at her home in Starkville, Miss., on Sept. 22. She was 89. A native of Baltimore, she was Kappa Delta’s Alpha Rho chapter president and met her future husband, Dave Nusz, at Maryland. A lover of learning, she…

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Rebecca Yeung MBA ’98

Rebecca Yeung MBA ’98, corporate vice president of operations science and advanced technology at FedEx Corp. was named to the board of directors of Columbus McKinnon Corp. She joined FedEx in 1998 and is a graduate of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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…
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Mark Nerenberg ’07

Mark Nerenberg ’07 was promoted to chief operating officer of Simplebet, a sports betting technology company. He previously held the role of chief products officer for the company, and before that served as vice president of games at DraftKings.
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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…