Winter 2024
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From Turtlenappings to TikTok Shenanigans, How an Unassuming Reptile Evolved to Represent Terp Spirit
![rainbow turtle, turtle with pink and light blue pattern, "Support #TransTerps" pin. "Debilitating Queerness", "they" pin](https://umd-homecoming.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/terp/MT_feature_lgbtq_1920x1080.webp?w=1920&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1733680572&s=4d99e172258066fe51f16f075aa505ec)
Twenty-five years ago, the LGBTQ+ Equity Center opened to support queer Terps who felt invisible, isolated and harassed. Some of the founders recount its humble start and hard-won victories.
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Tagovailoa Named Big Ten’s All-Time Passing Leader; Expanded Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex Opens
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AI Offers Hope on Dangerous Ground
Researchers Pinpoint Unexploded Shells, Rockets in Ukraine’s Agricultural Regions
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Talking Politics—Without Getting the Silent Treatment
Ask an Expert: Advice for Real Life
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Futuristic Smeller Uses Talents of Living Cells
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Persimmons, Pawpaws and Beach Plums Thrive in Edible Ecosystems
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At Robert E. Lee’s Former Residence, Researcher Opens Door to Overlooked Legacies
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Bald Eagle Expert Joins Legendary Explorers Club Honorees
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Towering Ambitions for Forecasts
Maryland Mesonet to Provide Early Weather Warning in a Changing Climate
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Initiative to Offer Research, Solutions to National Crisis
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Capital-area Chronicler Turns the Page
Departing Washington Post Columnist Shares 20 Years of Family Tales, Reader Favorites
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Sports Journalist’s Podcast Links Women’s Success in Careers to Experiences on the Field and Court
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Alum’s Photo to Live ‘Forever’ on Stamp
Image Chosen by Postal Service Opened New Avenues to Treat Brain Diseases
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5 Tips for Making a Board Bursting With Flavor and Color
Class Notes
News on Friends and Classmates
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Passings
Marguerite Deborah Nye Corgan ’72, ’73,
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Passings
Dagmar Renate “Reni” Henney Ph.D. ’65
00s
Ahmed Elyased-Ahmed ’06
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Passings
Susan Nagler Beatty ’81
Passings
Daniel A. Williams ’64
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00s
Steve Elliott MFA ’03
Passings
Edward John Standera Jr. ’59
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Passings
Steven Mark Rochon ’90, M.S. ’97