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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
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Explorations

January 12, 2024
Researchers Pinpoint Unexploded Shells, Rockets in Ukraine’s Agricultural Regions
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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
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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
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News

January 12, 2024
Relocation Expected to Expand Partnerships With UMD
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News

January 12, 2024
Initiative to Award Up to $2M for Student Solutions to Grand Challenges
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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

Carol Quillen Rudolphi ’54

Carol Quillen Rudolphi ’54 died on Dec. 26, 2023 at age 92. She graduated from Notre Dame Preparatory and majored in early childhood education at UMD, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Rudolphi enjoyed spending summers at the family beach…
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Stephanie L. Williams M.C.P. ’04

Stephanie L. Williams M.C.P. ’04, president of Bozzuto Management Co., was named to the board of directors of Veris Residential, a real estate investment trust that primarily owns, operates, acquires and develops Class A multifamily properties.

Passings

Martin Lewis Berger ’66

Martin Lewis Berger ’66 of Rockville, Md., died Dec. 18, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Raised in Silver Spring, Md., Berger attended Coolidge High School and UMD, where he studied education. He began his career teaching middle school…

Passings

Jenafred Juliet Shore M.L.S. ’77

Jenafred Juliet Shore M.L.S. ’77 of Annapolis, Md., died on Dec. 22, 2023. She was 72. Shore was employed by the Anne Arundel County Library System and served at the West Street Annapolis and Hillsmere branches. She was a devotee of the classical…
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Tiffany Casey ’14

Tiffany Casey ’14 was selected for the American Public Transportation Association’s Leadership Class of 2024. Casey is the director of performance improvement at the Memphis Area Transit Authority in Tennessee.

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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.
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Passings

Donald H. MacDonald Jr. ’56

Donald H. MacDonald Jr. ’56 of Winchester, Va., died on Oct. 7, 2023, at age 93. A native of Baltimore, he majored in electrical engineering at UMD, then served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant from 1952 until 1963. He worked his entire career at…
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McKayla Kelly ’20

McKayla Kelly ’20 joined Choptank Community Health System’s Fassett Magee Medical and Cambridge Dental Center as a physician assistant. She received her Master of Health Science degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.