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UMBC graduates more Black students who go on to earn doctorates in natural sciences and engineering than any other U.S. college
As a trifecta of crises upended life in 2020, the need for a diverse scientific and medical community grew ever more clear. George Floyd’s murder elicited worldwide protests against racial...
Posted: August 6, 2021, 8:00 PM
Hurricanes, well-being, and AI: START Awards set up UMBC researchers for success
Soon, Steve Guimond and his students will begin exploring a new angle of his hurricane research. They want to better understand the fundamental physics that drives hurricanes. Specifically, they...
Posted: August 6, 2021, 5:56 PM
UMBC, State of Maryland launch Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing at cyber summit
Governor Larry Hogan yesterday announced the launch of the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing (MIIC) at UMBC during a cybersecurity summit in Annapolis. The MIIC will address...
Posted: July 30, 2021, 1:54 PM
UMBC economics students win 2021 iOme Challenge, a national competition for innovating retirement policy
UMBC’s Heather Quach ‘23, financial economics, and Victor Li ‘23, financial economics and computer science, have won the 2021 iOme (I Owe Me) Challenge, a national competition that invites...
Posted: July 30, 2021, 12:44 AM
Building an Inclusive Workforce—Rising Together
Since 2009, as part of its Alumni Awards celebration, the UMBC Alumni Association names one “Rising Star” recipient each year who exemplifies early career and professional achievement. Prior to...
Posted: July 9, 2021, 8:53 PM
UMBC researchers advance accessible COVID-19 testing technologies
Two research teams led by UMBC engineering faculty are transforming COVID-19 testing technologies. Rather than making users choose either the fastest or most affordable COVID-19 test, or the most...
Posted: June 24, 2021, 7:41 PM
UMBC and Georgia State receive $3M NIMH grant to improve data-driven diagnosis of mood disorders
UMBC and Georgia State University have received a $3 million five-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for research supporting the diagnosis of mood disorders. Tulay...
Posted: June 22, 2021, 1:30 PM
UMBC’s Krizmanic, Cannady contribute to research that adds new wrinkle to understanding the origins of matter in the Milky Way
New findings published this week in Physical Review Letters suggest that carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen cosmic rays travel through the galaxy toward Earth in a similar way, but, surprisingly, that...
Posted: June 22, 2021, 3:53 AM
By Saving One Life, You Have Saved All Humankind
Arrested for his role in a failed terrorist plot as a teenager, Mohammed Khalid found freedom from his radicalization after prison officials showed him kindness and empathy. Freed in 2017 and now...
Posted: June 11, 2021, 12:53 PM
MUTUAL FLOURISHING
In music, science, and theatre classes, in research labs, in conservation efforts, and almost every corner of academia, there’s a growing awareness and dedication to community-engaged scholarship....
Posted: June 10, 2021, 5:57 PM
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