People
‘Exhilaration and Pride’
Commencement’s Student Speaker Travels From India to College Park to Make Discoveries
Maryland’s Leading Lady
A Century Ago, an Outgoing Entomology Major Became UMD’s First Four-Year Female Grad
Terps Help Choreograph ‘The Last Dance’
Longtime Advisers to Superstar Michael Jordan Talk Careers, New Documentary Series
Alums’ Site Helps Businesses Keep It ‘Together’
Gift Card Search Engine Also Encourages Support of First Responders, Teachers, Others
Covering Miles for COVID-19 Relief
Alum Organizes Virtual Run to Benefit Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund
Maryland Pride, Face First
Alum’s Maryland-centric Retail Company Wears New Role Supporting Health Care Workers
Chemist-Physicist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Christopher Jarzynski’s Latest Honor Follows 2020 Guggenheim and Simons Fellowships
Economist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Expert in Labor Economics, Data Collection and Analysis Joins Elite Body
Sending Food to the Front Lines
Alum Creates Fundraiser to Donate Restaurant Meals to Doctors, Nurses Fighting Pandemic in NYC
Fighting COVID-19 in the ER: An Alum’s Story
Baltimore Emergency Physician Shares Fears, Challenges of Working on Front Lines
David C. Driskell, African American Art Pioneer, Dies at 88
Distinguished University Professor Revolutionized Field of African American Art Through Scholarship, Innovation, Humanity
Four Terps Named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Over the Last Decade, UMD’s Nominations Yielded 33 Scholarships—the Most in the Nation
A Strong Terp (Game) Showing
‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ to Feature UMD Contestants on Same Night
Alum Aims to Make Hate Unprofitable
Social Media Activist Group Goes After Advertisers on Racist, Extremist Websites, Shows
Five Ways to Support Female Leaders
Alums in Executive Roles Return to Smith School to Inspire Others
‘I Want to Create a Forgiving Environment’
Alum’s Experience in Jail Leads to Career Supporting Vulnerable Youth
Soaring Into Scientific Storytelling
Terp NASA Employee Turned Children’s Author Publishes Picture Book About Female Airplane Designer
‘It’s Worth Fighting For’
First Black Woman to Graduate From UMD Recounts her Experience in New Oral History
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