Winter 2024

Explorations

January 12, 2024

Persimmons, Pawpaws and Beach Plums Thrive in Edible Ecosystems

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Explorations

January 12, 2024

Futuristic Smeller Uses Talents of Living Cells

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Explorations

January 12, 2024

Ask an Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

January 12, 2024

Researchers Pinpoint Unexploded Shells, Rockets in Ukraine’s Agricultural Regions

Taulia Tagovailoa looks to pass football

Campus Life

January 12, 2024

Tagovailoa Named Big Ten’s All-Time Passing Leader; Expanded Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex Opens

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Winter 2024

January 12, 2024

Print Your Own Terp Covers Showcasing Historic Mascot Images

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Campus Life

January 12, 2024

Former UMD All-Star Steps Up to the Plate as Head Coach

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Campus Life

January 12, 2024

Researchers Develop Online Platform to Improve, Expand Instrumental Education

Campus Life

January 12, 2024

Adviser for Decades of Space, Robot Competitions Isn’t Powering Down

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Campus Life

January 12, 2024

In Wilderness Survival Class, Students Rely on Wits, Not a Whiteboard

News

January 12, 2024

Relocation Expected to Expand Partnerships With UMD

News

January 12, 2024

Initiative to Award Up to $2M for Student Solutions to Grand Challenges

News

January 12, 2024

A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation Investment Gives Program Permanent Home

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Jonson Marin ’00

Jonson Marin ’00 of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died on Dec. 15, 2023, due to complications from Lyme disease. He was 46. Born in San Miguel, El Salvador, Marin was a software engineer. He was an avid downhill mountain biker, snorkeler and paddle boarder.…

Passings

Virginia “Ginny” (Harvey) Coco ’60

Virginia “Ginny” (Harvey) Coco ’60 died on Dec. 10, 2023, at age 84 at her home in Ocean City, N.J. She graduated from Girls High School in Philadelphia, UMD, where she majored in physical education, and Temple University. She and her husband, Bill, ran…

Passings

Marguerite Deborah Nye Corgan ’72, ’73,

Marguerite Deborah Nye Corgan ’72, ’73, of York, Maine, died on Sept. 13, 2023. She was born in Washington, D.C., majored in English at UMD and later studied music and voice and earned her postgraduate degree in secondary education from California State…

80s

Joe Niland ’86

Joe Niland ’86 wrote the recent novel “Just Kill the Hostages.” It was inspired by his 27-year career in the federal government, including the FBI’s counterterrorism division. He spent time embedded with the Green Berets looking for Americans held hostage…

70s

Daniel Goldberg ’70

Daniel Goldberg ’70 joined the Institute for Defense Analyses as an adjunct research staff member in its Systems and Analyses Center. He earned his master’s degree in Soviet and East European studies from the George Washington University and is a member…

10s

Monica McNutt M.Jour. ’13

Monica McNutt M.Jour. ’13 became the primary New York Knicks radio analyst, calling most of the team’s games on 98.7FM ESPN New York. She continues her duties as a pre- and postgame analyst for select MSG Networks’ Knicks telecasts.

Passings

Steven Mark Rochon ’90, M.S. ’97

Steven Mark Rochon ’90, M.S. ’97 died on Oct. 17, 2023, at the age of 56. Born at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., he earned two engineering degrees at UMD and began a long career as a civil engineer with the Maryland State Highway Administration. Upon retiring,…

90s

Seema Verma ’93

Seema Verma ’93 was named senior vice president and general manager, life sciences at Oracle. Most recently, Verma served as a senior advisor to private equity firms Cressy and Co. and TPG. Prior to those roles, she was administrator of the Centers for…