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STEM BUILD at UMBC leads to lasting institutional change, benefiting STEM students and beyond
From its outset, UMBC’s STEM BUILD—a 10-year undergraduate success initiative and research study at UMBC funded by the National Institutes of Health—has had a unique vision: To emphasize the...
Posted: June 11, 2024, 10:56 AM
UMBC students receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for fifth consecutive year
For the fifth consecutive year, multiple UMBC students have been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Gabriel Otubu ’25, biochemistry, Nathaniel Glover ’25, chemical engineering, and Samuel...
Posted: May 2, 2024, 11:17 AM
STEM BUILD interns shine at UMBC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fest
At Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) on August 9, 132 students presented posters and six gave short oral presentations, called “lightning talks,” about research projects covering topics...
Posted: August 24, 2023, 3:50 PM
NIDA EDUCATE program develops the next generation of addiction researchers
In 2021, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded UMBC more than $1 million over five years to create a program specifically for undergraduate scholars interested in research on...
Posted: May 24, 2022, 4:52 PM
UMBC to launch prestigious Beckman Scholars Program for aspiring M.D./Ph.D.s
UMBC has received a 2022 Beckman Foundation Award to launch a Beckman Scholars Program for outstanding students interested in graduate study in the biological or chemical sciences. The Arnold and...
Posted: January 25, 2022, 7:01 PM
UMBC to launch prestigious Beckman Scholars Program for aspiring M.D./Ph.D.s
UMBC has received a 2022 Beckman Foundation Award to launch a Beckman Scholars Program for outstanding students interested in graduate study in the biological or chemical sciences. The Arnold and...
Posted: January 25, 2022, 7:01 PM
UMBC STEM BUILD students conduct and present viral research in reimagined summer program
The 19 members of UMBC’s STEM BUILD Cohort 5 and their instructors had been looking forward to a summer wet lab experience. When that wasn’t possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they worked...
Posted: August 26, 2020, 10:05 PM
CNMS celebrates a year of growth in partnerships to support student success
When Bill LaCourse became dean of UMBC’s College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) in 2012, he had three top priorities in mind: innovate undergraduate science education to boost...
Posted: June 14, 2019, 9:18 PM
From lab to museum, new UMBC grads show the powerful impact of original research
“I just had this feeling that there had to be more to this story,” says Nicolle “Niki” Konkel ’18, on the striking lack of women in her art history textbooks. So, with the support of faculty...
Posted: December 18, 2018, 8:14 PM
Student scientists take center stage at UMBC’s largest-ever Undergraduate Research Symposium
The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) hosted its 21st Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) in the Chemical and Biological Sciences this fall. The event has been growing...
Posted: November 16, 2018, 8:42 PM
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