People
Collecting a New Generation’s Stamp of Approval
Alum Seeks to Make American Philatelic Society Relevant—Even Cool—to More Diverse Members
A Terp Returns to a New Kind of Campus Life
Student Affairs VP Navigates Challenges of Connection During COVID
A Commitment to Leveling the Field
With Funding From National Award, Recent Grad Aims to Create Guide for Disability-inclusive Landscape Design
Crime Scene Investigation? There’s an App for That
Longtime Lecturer Creates Mobile Solution to Help Law Enforcement Avoid Critical Sleuthing Errors
Alum Known for Novels of Distant Future Earns MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
Through Speculative Fiction, Lauded Author N.K. Jemisin M.Ed. ’97 Turns Lens on Present-day Inequality
‘I Still Consider Myself Undocumented’
From Mexico to College Park, Professor Finds His Path and Tries to Lead Others to Academic Excellence
Locally Run Marathon Becomes Globally Watched Experience
Professor’s Virtual Run Brings Together Community for BBC Appearance
An Artist’s Vision in ‘World Beyond’
When Not Making Ghastly Sets on ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff, Alum Crafts Eye-popping Costumes
Trailblazing Conductor Appointed First-Ever Music Director of UMD's National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Marin Alsop Will Innovate Programming, Conduct Multiple Concerts and Mentor Emerging Musicians
Testing Time for Leader in Campus COVID Fight
Keeping Terps Safe Means Long Days, Hard Calls for Interim Health Center Director
University of Texas Innovation Leader Tapped as Dean of Robert H. Smith School of Business
Known for Big Ideas, New Initiatives, Prabhudev Konana to Take Helm on Jan. 2
Double Infection Fighter
With Quiet Resolve, a Scientist Who Changed the World’s Understanding of Cholera Stands Up to Her Field’s Sexism
From Breaking the Glass Ceiling to Shattering Stereotypes
Scholar of Supreme Court Lists 5 Legacies of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About President Pines
His Modest Beginnings, Boyhood Heroes, Futuristic Research and Plans to Tackle ‘Grand Challenges’
Up the Bay With a Paddle—and a Mission
Alum to Stand-up Paddle Entire Length of Chesapeake Bay to Support Oyster Recovery Partnership
‘The Heart of Why We Do What We Do’
Terp CEO Named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 Working to Raise Diversity in Public Health
EY CEO to Maryland Smith: Value Stakeholders, Not Just Shareholders
Carmine Di Sibio Shares 5 Tips for Terps Seeking to Enter Corporate World
Major Mentalist Moxie
Alum Reads—and Boggles—Minds on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Winning Spot in Semifinals
A Teaching Moment Amid the Pandemic
Terps’ Free K–12 Tutoring Service Gets High Marks From Parents, Kids
Former Olympic Gymnast Takes the Next Leap
Medal-Winning Alum’s New Academy Aims to Build Kids’ Confidence, Self-Esteem
Pop Quiz With the New President
As Pines Begins His New Role, Our Q&A Shows a Leader Who’s Inspirational, Techy—and a Trekker
Keeping Connected Through COVID-19
Alum Leads Local Effort to Donate Smartphones, Laptops, Tablets to Facilities Treating Virus Patients
Alum, UMD Parent Named University Foundation Trustees
Foundation Trustees Elected to Boost Philanthropic Support, Advise University Leadership
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