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UMBC alumna and visiting faculty member receives grant from Microsoft’s “AI for Earth” program
Jennifer Sleeman, Ph.D. ’17, computer science, visiting assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, received an award from Microsoft to continue to develop algorithms to...
Posted: December 20, 2017, 6:33 PM
UMBC study challenges established paradigm, suggests males pickier than females in mate choice
“Males are showy, females are choosy” has been the accepted paradigm in sexual selection research for decades. By extension, scientists expect females to carefully select members of their own...
Posted: December 19, 2017, 8:42 PM
UMBC hosts faculty, alumni and corporate partners at the National Press Club to discuss cybersecurity and industry challenges
Cybersecurity is regularly a headliner in the news, especially when personal information stored online has been compromised, whether through a breach, hack, or threat. On Thursday, December 7,...
Posted: December 14, 2017, 4:27 PM
Philip Graff ’08 named Outstanding Young Scientist by Maryland Science Center
Throughout his career, Philip Graff ’08, mathematics and physics, has conducted research at Cambridge University on a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, developed an algorithm that enabled...
Posted: November 30, 2017, 4:23 PM
Chapter of Young Alumni members share time and talents
UMBC’s Chapter of Young Alumni made a difference in our community this month, volunteering at two locations — and having a blast doing so together. Above: On November 16, CYA members visited...
Posted: November 22, 2017, 5:33 PM
Path to Success: Psychiatrist Chinedu Varma ’04, M12, serves Retrievers at UMBC Counseling Center
When asked what kind of advice she has for first-year students as an alumna, Chinedu Onyedike Varma ’04, M12, interdisciplinary studies, has a simple answer: find your passion, get involved, and...
Posted: November 7, 2017, 7:32 PM
UMBC receives $6 million gift from the George and Betsy Sherman Family Foundation for two urban education initiatives
UMBC has received a $6 million gift from the George and Betsy Sherman Family Foundation to establish a new Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities and expand the work of the Sherman STEM...
Posted: November 2, 2017, 9:54 AM
George Derek Musgrove launches book at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
George Derek Musgrove ’97, associate professor of history, launched his new book Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital, University of North Carolina Press, with...
Posted: November 1, 2017, 8:33 PM
Charissa Cheah receives Fulbright award to research identity development of Muslim Tunisian immigrant adolescents in Sicily
Charissa Cheah, professor of psychology, has received a Fulbright to collaborate with psychologists at the University of Palermo in Sicily to explore Muslim Tunisian immigrant adolescent identity...
Posted: October 31, 2017, 7:33 PM
Career Q&A: George Derek Musgrove ’97, Historian, Author, and UMBC Professor
Every so often, we chat with an alum about what they do now and how they got there. Today’s guest, George Derek Musgrove ’97, history, is an alum-turned-faculty member whose latest book, Chocolate...
Posted: October 24, 2017, 8:06 PM
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