Winter 2025

A UMD researcher of a rare disease that fatally ages children has discovered how an obscure blue compound could help us all look younger.

Fresh Takes on Fighting Food Waste
Researchers Devise Spoilage-Stopping Tech That Could Change How We Grow, Buy and Store Produce

Famed Frog Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History

At Home With a Continent’s Cultural Heritage
Alumna’s Book Weaves Together African Design Principles and Contemporary Decor

Antics of Alums’ Goldendoodle Bring Joy to Millions on Social Media

Terp Promotes On-Screen Representation by Making Avatars More Customizable

The Alumni Excellence Awards

How to Make a Second Language Second Nature
Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

A Fresh Start for ‘Maryland’s Shame’
Joi Howard ’03 seeks to turn a shuttered, segregated psychiatric hospital into a working farm and wellness site for the Black community.

No matter the decade, Terps found refuges and ‘Rendezvous’ points on College Park’s Main Street

Lost (and Found) in Translation
Migraines Rob Doctoral Student of Words. He Helps Youths Find Theirs.

Management Researcher Eyes Steps to Improve Escalator Efficiency

Signs of Accessibility in Performing Arts
School’s First Deaf Leader to Expand Options to Guests

AI Confronts Seagoing ‘Rogues’
System Can Predict Approach of Giant Waves

Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World

For 10 Years, iGive Students Have Learned by Awarding Grants to Nonprofits

Hoops Shooters and Sharpshooters Pioneered Terp Women’s Sports a Century Ago

A ‘Mind-Blowing’ Premiere, 130 Years Later
UMD to Debut Oldest Existing Opera by Black Composer
Class Notes
News on Friends and Classmates

20s
Catherine Springer-Sapp Ph.D. ’24
10s
Ryan Merkel M.A. ’10
80s
Brian J. Gibbons '84

90s
Jason D. Winn ’96
10s
Rachel Grafman ’16

90s
J. Michael Bruff ’90, ’90

90s
Natalia Luis ’95

70s
Lori Keesey ’79