Winter 2023

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Performance Piece Asks Tough Questions Via Unexpected Messenger: Puppets

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

collage of images from Jen Golbeck's social media accounts

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Students Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

RecWell Program Puts Teams Into Elite Competition

News

February 03, 2023

Aviation Landing to Rise Across From Metro Station

News

February 03, 2023

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

Confetti falls at ceremonial groundbreaking event

News

February 03, 2023

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Zupnik Hall

collage of arts photos from around campus

Parting Shot

February 03, 2023

Terps Have Endless Opportunities to Explore, Innovate in the Arts

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.

Features

February 03, 2023

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.

Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barn is surrounded by trees

Features

February 03, 2023

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

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Passings

Margaret C. Tripp ’40

Margaret C. Tripp ’40, of Hastings, Mich., died on Jan. 11 at age 104. She was a lab technician at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C., when she enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served overseas for two years as a second lieutenant. She…

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Lauren Roso ’07

Lauren Roso ’07 received the Relativity Innovation Award for Education and Mentorship from ProSearch, where she is a client services engagement director and takes a holistic approach to, e-discovery management, planning, and execution of complex…

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Dennis Doyle M.E. ’06

Dennis Doyle M.E. ’06 was named CEO of Synexis. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Doyle is a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran and has more than 20 years of leadership experience with General Electric, Honeywell and ABM Industries.

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Tim Wong ’08

Tim Wong ’08 joined the board of directors of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Wong is director of product design, growth at Roblox. Previously, he built teams, scaled businesses and defined…

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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.

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Gary Kaplan ’94

Gary Kaplan ’94 joined Jones Day as a partner in the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice in New York. Kaplan has approximately 25 years of experience representing debtors, creditors, official and unofficial committees and institutional…

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Sarah Greenberg MCP ’07

Sarah Greenberg MCP ’07 was promoted to president of Cinnaire Lending. She served most recently as senior vice president for affordable housing and lending. Greenberg received a bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University in Ohio.

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Eric G. Luedtke ’02, M.Ed. ’04

Eric G. Luedtke ’02, M.Ed. ’04 was named chief legislative officer by Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore. Luedtke was a member of the House of Delegates since 2011 and a faculty member at UMD’s School of Public Policy.