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Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation
Sam Patterson ’21, M29, is now the second student in UMBC history to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. Only 32 American students are awarded the prestigious scholarship each year, which supports...
Posted: November 22, 2020, 2:49 PM
UMBC receives $900K from Maryland E-nnovation Initiative Fund to bolster Sinha Professorship in Statistics
Professor Bimal Sinha, who founded UMBC’s statistics department in 1985, is a beloved and decorated faculty member who has helped transform UMBC into a national leader in statistics education....
Posted: October 21, 2020, 2:06 PM
UMBC duo using math to reveal how and why cells move with new NSF grant
Cell migration—how, when, and why cells move—has important implications for understanding development and diseases such as blood cell disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and metastatic cancer....
Posted: October 6, 2020, 6:52 PM
UMBC’s Daniel Lobo receives $1.9 million NIH grant to explore genetic control of development and regeneration
Salamanders regenerate their tails. Sea stars regenerate their arms. Most species of planaria, a type of flatworm, can regenerate everything from their heads (complete with brain) to their...
Posted: September 9, 2020, 8:14 PM
UMBC alumnus Mark Doms is appointed chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office
UMBC alumnus Mark Doms ‘85, economics and mathematics, has been appointed chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Doms will be one of the leads of the agency that provides...
Posted: August 26, 2020, 5:27 PM
UMBC mathematician Kathleen Hoffman receives new grants to improve HIV modeling
Kathleen Hoffman, professor of mathematics and statistics, thrives on solving puzzles. She has spent her career working to create and refine mathematical models of notoriously complex biological...
Posted: July 13, 2020, 5:31 PM
Mentorship matters: UMBC connections help three students create their own paths
Like many new UMBC students, Jana Burns ‘20, information systems, was interested in so many topics when she stepped on campus that choosing a major initially proved challenging. When she...
Posted: May 19, 2020, 12:35 PM
Where math and medicine meet: Jeremy Rubin is one of UMBC’s nine new NSF Graduate Research Fellows
When he was 16, Jeremy Rubin ’20, M28, mathematics and statistics, tagged along to one of his sister’s doctor appointments. Six years his senior and a 2014 UMBC alumna, she was recovering from a...
Posted: May 18, 2020, 9:29 PM
Three UMBC student researchers receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Three UMBC students have been named Barry Goldwater Scholars for the 2020 – 2021 academic year, earning one of the most prestigious scholarships available to U.S. undergraduates. This is the...
Posted: March 30, 2020, 5:35 PM
UMBC places ninth at 2019 Pan-Am Team Chess Championship
UMBC Chess has continued its strong performance with another high-ranking finish at the leading intercollegiate team championship in the Americas. The Retrievers placed ninth out of 63 teams at...
Posted: January 3, 2020, 9:31 PM
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