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Features

The Age of Skin

January 15, 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.

Explorations

Fresh Takes on Fighting Food Waste

January 15, 2025

Researchers Devise Spoilage-Stopping Tech That Could Change How We Grow, Buy and Store Produce

Parting Shot

Kermit Comes Home

January 15, 2025

Famed Frog Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

Post-Grad

Ag Day A-moo-sment

January 15, 2025

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History

Post-Grad

At Home With a Continent’s Cultural Heritage

January 15, 2025

Alumna’s Book Weaves Together African Design Principles and Contemporary Decor

Post-Grad

Pup ‘Reels’ in the Likes

January 15, 2025

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

Post-Grad

Creating a Cartoon You

January 15, 2025

Terp Promotes On-Screen Representation by Making Avatars More Customizable

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

January 15, 2025

The Alumni Excellence Awards

Explorations

How to Make a Second Language Second Nature

January 15, 2025

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Features

A Fresh Start for ‘Maryland’s Shame’

January 15, 2025

Joi Howard ’03 seeks to turn a shuttered, segregated psychiatric hospital into a working farm and wellness site for the Black community.

Features

The Lost Haunts of Route 1

January 15, 2025

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

Explorations

Lost (and Found) in Translation

January 15, 2025

Migraines Rob Doctoral Student of Words. He Helps Youths Find Theirs.

Explorations

Commuter Crunch

January 15, 2025

Management Researcher Eyes Steps to Improve Escalator Efficiency

Explorations

Signs of Accessibility in Performing Arts

January 15, 2025

School’s First Deaf Leader to Expand Options to Guests

Explorations

AI Confronts Seagoing ‘Rogues’

January 15, 2025

System Can Predict Approach of Giant Waves

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Larry Goldberg ’88

Larry Goldberg ’88, senior vice president of global advisory and consulting services at Ensono, joined the board of Dataprise, a provider of managed IT, cybersecurity and cloud solutions.

00s

Laura Joy Novello Fuggitti ’03

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore appointed Laura Joy Novello Fuggitti ’03 to the Prince George’s County District Court. She had worked as an associate county attorney in the litigation division of the Prince George’s County Office of Law since 2022. Previously,…

90s

Kimberly Thomas ’94

Kimberly Thomas ’94 was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court for an eight-year term. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a professor of law at the University of Michigan.

80s

Jolene Ivey ’82

Prince George’s County Council Chair Jolene Ivey ’82 was honored by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., at its annual Impact Gala with its Ally Award. It recognized her work supporting policies to protect equitable and compassionate…

Passings

William Super Jr. ’73

William Super Jr. ’73 died at home in Annapolis, Md., on Dec. 11, 2024, at age 78 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. He grew up in Baltimore and earned a degree in mathematics at UMD, then a Master of Science in Administration degree in…

Passings

Joel Katzin ’60, Ph.D. ’68

Joel Katzin ’60, Ph.D. ’68 of Venice, Fla., died on Dec. 2, 2024, at the age of 87. He was a professor at Florida Technological University (now the University of Central Florida) and later worked as a physicist for the Naval Research Laboratory and as a…

90s

Ken Shapiro ’95

Ken Shapiro ’95 was hired as chief revenue officer at Straight Arrow News. He previously held that role at both Morning Brew and Fandom. Shapiro began his career in 1995 as a sales assistant with Turner Broadcasting’s TBS and TNT and elevated through the…

90s

Derek Griffith ’93

Derek Griffith ’93 was named the Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Population Health and Health Equity University Professor in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Griffith is an innovator in the study of health…