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“Appreciate the differences”: How study abroad shaped four UMBC student experiences
Many students come to UMBC with the goal of leaving the familiar behind to take on new challenges and gain a fresh perspective. Once they’re on campus, that’s also what inspires some Retrievers to...
Posted: May 20, 2019, 6:25 PM
Laser focus without limits: UMBC’s newest grads choose their own adventures
He’s a bassoonist and chemical engineer. She’s a dancer and social justice advocate. UMBC students have a lot of focus, but that doesn’t mean they have to focus on one thing. For many, the UMBC...
Posted: May 16, 2019, 6:14 PM
Here’s How to Increase Diversity in STEM at the College Level and Beyond
By Mariano R. Sto. Domingo, Department of Psychology Faculty, UMBC, and Viji Sathy, Teaching Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jerome Adams is the 20th surgeon...
Posted: May 1, 2019, 7:12 PM
UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars replications at Penn State, UNC show notable success in first four years
UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has been lauded as a national model for supporting diverse students in STEM fields. Other institutions across the United States have begun to ask if UMBC’s...
Posted: April 25, 2019, 6:06 PM
UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars model heads to UC Berkeley and UCSD through a $6.9M investment from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
“The key to accelerating discoveries in science or the next tech breakthrough will be dependent on our ability to bring fresh perspectives to STEM fields,” says Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the...
Posted: April 9, 2019, 10:05 PM
UMBC students Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Olusayo Adeleye co-create 1st U.S. conference for Black women economists
“I am privileged to receive strong support in my pursuit of a career in math and economics,” says Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, M26, ‘19, mathematics, co-founder of the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander...
Posted: March 6, 2019, 7:58 PM
Letitia Dzirasa to serve as Baltimore City health commissioner
Letitia Dzirasa ’03, M11, biological sciences, has been appointed by Mayor Catherine Pugh to serve as Baltimore’s next health commissioner. She will be the city’s first African American woman in...
Posted: February 25, 2019, 2:03 PM
UMBC’s Top 10 Highlights of 2018
It wouldn’t be a proper farewell to 2018 without reminiscing about some of the biggest UMBC stories from the year. The Retrievers made NCAA history, the Kennedy Center showcased a student’s...
Posted: January 15, 2019, 7:12 PM
Times Higher Ed spotlights UMBC as a model in supporting student achievement
This week, Times Higher Education shined a spotlight on UMBC’s advancements in graduating more low-income and minority students in the sciences—what it calls the “holy grail of academia.”...
Posted: January 4, 2019, 9:24 PM
Boston Globe profiles UMBC as a model of excellence in higher ed
Last Sunday’s Boston Globe greeted readers with a front-page story about lessons to be learned from a top research university, but it wasn’t about local powerhouses Harvard or MIT. It was a...
Posted: July 24, 2018, 8:15 PM
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