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Sam Geleta ’25: A biochemist with dreams of taking his skills back home
When Samuel Geleta ’25, biological sciences, arrived at UMBC from Ethiopia, he was confident he wanted to go to medical school. But that was before he started conducting HIV research with Michael...
Posted: May 13, 2025, 11:23 AM
Three UMBC juniors receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Lea-Pearl Njei, biological sciences; Caly Ferguson, mechanical engineering; and Jariatu Kargbo, biological sciences, have each received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for the 2025 – 2026...
Posted: May 9, 2025, 2:55 PM
Samuel Barnett ’25: Biochemistry researcher with a commitment to giving back
Samuel Barnett ’25, biochemistry, is on his way to the Ph.D. program in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Pennsylvania this fall, after seizing opportunities to conduct research...
Posted: April 29, 2025, 11:37 AM
Top 5 ways URCAD is a uniquely UMBC experience
UMBC’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) is returning for its 29th year on April 16. For nearly three decades, the annual showcase highlights the research, scholarship,...
Posted: April 9, 2025, 3:16 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 Marshall Scholar Joshua Slaughter seeks to advance equity in personalized medicine
Joshua Slaughter ‘22, M30, has received the Marshall Scholarship, becoming the second student in UMBC history and the first in 29 years to be selected for the prestigious award. Slaughter is one...
Posted: December 13, 2021, 3:03 PM
UMBC’s 2021 grads advance research with public impact—from disaster response to assistive tech
Students from across all of UMBC’s colleges and schools are graduating this week having taken advantage of the unique undergraduate research opportunities and supportive mentorship UMBC offers....
Posted: May 20, 2021, 3:02 PM
UMBC celebrates 25th Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day with an expanded global audience
UMBC’s 25th Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) reached more viewers than ever before, with visitors connecting online from as far away as Spain, Indonesia, Nigeria,...
Posted: May 12, 2021, 7:04 PM
UMBC’s Faith Davis is named a 2021 Newman Civic Fellow for work on healthcare, food, and housing insecurity
Faith Davis ‘22, M30, sociology and biological sciences, grew up in Mechanicsville, a small town in Maryland. Her family regularly welcomed people in need of temporary housing into their home....
Posted: May 11, 2021, 9:52 PM
UMBC’s Jordan Troutman to continue algorithmic fairness research as Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford
Jordan Troutman ’21, M29, computer science and mathematics, first discovered algorithmic fairness during a summer research program at Rutgers University after his first year at UMBC. The field...
Posted: May 6, 2021, 3:29 PM
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