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Winter 2026

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Features

January 15, 2026
As UMD steps up with a bold $2.5B fundraising campaign, take an interactive jaunt through Terp pride, purpose and progress.
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Features

January 15, 2026
An illegal trade in animals is booming worldwide. Now, a UMD conservation criminologist is turning to artificial intelligence to snare smugglers and expose their networks.
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Post-Grad

January 15, 2026
4 Ways to Stay Connected as Maryland Moves Forward
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Parting Shot

January 15, 2026
IDEA Factory Window Casts Interior in Otherworldly Light 
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Post-Grad

January 15, 2026
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo From UMD History
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Post-Grad

January 15, 2026
Alum Serves, Protects State’s Threatened Bug Community
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Post-Grad

January 15, 2026
Architect Wants Your Next Airport Experience to Feel Less Terminal
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Post-Grad

January 15, 2026
Alum Flips, Fights, Tumbles Across New York Sets
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
Study: Lightning Creates, and Eliminates, Pollution
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
Scientist Examines Sea Ice Via Satellite, Plane and Snowmobile
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
Study Aims to Improve Decision-making, Health Outcomes
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
Wild Predators Navigate the World Similarly to Domesticated Cousins, Study Finds
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
Study: Tripadvisor Readers See Lone Consumers as Invested in Activities
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Explorations

January 15, 2026
VR Reading Adventure Improves Skills for Dyslexic Youth

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Susanne Bohrer ’73

Susanne Bohrer ’73 died on Nov. 4, 2025, after a lengthy illness. Born on Oct. 11, 1951, she was raised on a small farm in Carroll County, where she developed a love of the outdoors and horses. She majored in animal science at UMD, then worked for the…
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Passings

John Francis Jones MBA ’01

John Francis Jones MBA ’01 died on Oct. 31, 2025, at the age of 54. He grew up in Newport News, Va., and played football and participated in international science fairs at Denbigh High School. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, then served in the…
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10s

Ryan Leeb ’11

Ryan Leeb ’11 joined the Severna Park, Md.-based KMA Law Office. A third-generation certified financial planner in his family, he focuses on the areas of estate planning, succession planning and wealth management.  Leeb graduated from the University of…
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Melissa Randall ’97

Melissa Randall ’97 was named chief human resources officer (CHRO) and senior managing director at asset management firm Obra Capital. She joins from Waterfall Asset Management, where she served as global CHRO and formalized internal HR processes for the…
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Passings

Cynthia Rae (Neitzel) Ostroff M.S. ’76

Cynthia Rae (Neitzel) Ostroff M.S. ’76 died on Oct. 30, 2025, in Branford, Conn. She was 78. Born on November 3, 1946, in Green Bay, Wisc., Ostroff earned a Bachelor of Science from George Washington University before pursuing a master’s degree in botany…
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90s

Christine E. Wormuth M.P.M. ’95

Christine E. Wormuth M.P.M. ’95 joined the Nuclear Threat Initiative as president and chief executive officer. She served as secretary of the Army from 2021-25 along with other senior roles at the Department of Defense as part of her more than 30 years of…
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80s

David C. Wajsgras ’82

David C. Wajsgras ’82 was appointed the independent director of Wesco International, a provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. He was previously CEO of Intelsat Holdings S.A. and currently serves as a…
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10s

Ryan Harshman ’14, ‘14

CPA Ryan Harshman ’14, ‘14 was promoted at accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus to audit principal, based in the Frederick, Md., office. He had been an audit senior manager there. He serves as treasurer for both the Grossnickle Church of the Brethren…