People
Jack Minker, Founding Chair of Computer Science, Human Rights Activist, Dies
Researcher Set Standard of Excellence for Nationally Ranked Program
Numbers Game
How an Applied Math Ph.D. Stepped Up to the Plate to Become the Nationals’ Director of Baseball Research
Professor Makes Space for Black Art in Academic Art History
Focus on Questioning Norms in the Field on Display in New Book, Journal Issue
‘A Netflix of Fitness’
Alum’s Streaming Service Helps Customers Work Out From Home, Stay Connected to Gyms and Studios
Keeping an Eye on the Universe
30 Years Into Hubble’s Surprising Run, Terps Help the Revolutionary Space Telescope Stay Productive in Orbit
Smith Alum Goes to Bat for Diversity in Baseball
MLB Exec Behind More Than 200 Hires, Including League’s First Black Female Coach
Trigger Guard
Crossing the Boundaries Between Academia and the Streets, Professor Joseph Richardson Jr. Seeks to Find a Way Out of Trauma for Young Black Men
Biochemistry, Computer Science Major Wins 2021 Churchill Scholarship
National Award to Fund Study of Chemical Simulations at Cambridge
Alums Illuminate 10th Annual ‘Women Inspire’ Event
Apparel Entrepreneur and Scientific Leader Relate Triumphs, Struggles on Way to the Top
Terps Seek to Shorten Vaccine Appointment Waiting Game
Alum’s Facebook Group, Student’s Website and Twitter Feed Help Connect Marylanders With Openings
Pandemic Fighter’s Priorities
Researcher Helps Lead Nation’s Vaccine Trials—With Hopes of Resuming Terps Tailgating Soon
A Storied Career, Down to the Final Buzzer
Alum, Dubbed Dean of Maryland Sportswriters, Retiring After 37 Years With AP
Making Puppy Raising ‘Pawsible’
Terp-founded Nonprofit Provides Financial Support to Volunteers Prepping Future Assistance Dogs
Health Tech Entrepreneur Named 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Veeraj Shah Awarded Four Years of Funding to Study at University of Cambridge
Maryland Football’s First Face of Social Justice
Recruited to Integrate the Terps in 1962, Darryl Hill Continues a 6-decade Run With UMD
Dedicated to Making a Difference
December Commencement Student Speaker Grapples With Identity, Commits Himself to Equality of Opportunity
A Boost for Children
$3M Gift Honors Late Youth Advocate, Supports Fellowships for New Generation at UMD
Motivating Movies, With a Maryland Touch
Disney+ Release ‘Safety’ Becomes the Latest on Terp Producer’s List of Underdog Films
Two Maryland Faculty Named to National Academy of Inventors
Inductees Locascio, Chellappa Are Latest of 8 UMD Researchers Recognized for ‘Prolific Spirit of Innovation’
Senior Named 2021 Marshall Scholar
Double-degree Student, Sixth in UMD History to Win National Scholarship, to Pursue Master’s in Speech, Language Processing in UK
Alum’s Sweet Idea: Virtual Honey Tastings
Bethesda-based Artisanal Honey Seller Builds Appreciation for Bees and the Environment
Portraits From a Pandemic
Whether Trapped at Home or Marching in the Streets, Terps Facing an Enduring Health Crisis Cope, Question and Count Their Blessings
Gobble, Gobble to Go
Smoked Turkeys, Community Support Pull Alum’s Growing Barbecue Business Through a Tough 2020
Terp Telecom Entrepreneur Gives $1.25M to IDEA Factory
Gift Will Support Innovation-focused Building Encouraging the Kind of Creativity, Energy That Fueled Filipino Immigrant
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