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How To Spot Maryland’s State Bird
With Kevin Omland, professor of biological sciences UMBC is teeming with wildlife—the infamous frenzied squirrels, the occasional wandering deer, a curious woodchuck or two, and lots and lots...
Posted: May 14, 2020, 12:10 AM
First Light—UMBC-Developed Satellite Successfully Launches
AFTER YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT, AND MONTHS OF WAITING, A UMBC-DEVELOPED MINI SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE STUDIES CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY, PROVING PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF. In the early morning...
Posted: May 12, 2020, 1:06 AM
Rewriting the Rules of Academia in the Age of COVID-19
Some classes translate better to remote learning than others. There was no way for students in Adam Mendelson’s advanced lighting design class to emulate the experience of programming and running...
Posted: May 7, 2020, 1:04 AM
Tough Times, Smart Planning
As the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic first began to reach headlines in March, many peoples’ first thoughts were of their and their loved ones’ health. But, in the days that followed, another...
Posted: May 1, 2020, 4:38 PM
Holding Down the Fort to Keep Students Connected
UMBC has begun planning for the fall and a gradual return to campus. See the Retrievers Return Roadmap here for the latest. Many things came up to an abrupt end on March 12. At UMBC, students...
Posted: April 24, 2020, 9:29 PM
Emergency Funds Help UMBC Students Stay Black and Gold
UMBC Senior Karina Martinez Last July, UMBC senior Karina Martinez’s world crashed down around her when an auto accident left her with two broken arms and a totaled car. In a matter of moments,...
Posted: April 3, 2020, 6:32 PM
Chronicling history’s unsung heroes – Kristina Gaddy ’09
Venturing into a Gestapo interrogation cell is not the way many people would choose to do research. Nevertheless, Kristina R. Gaddy ’09, history and modern languages and linguistics, felt it...
Posted: March 5, 2020, 2:00 PM
Sharing a Love of Green Chemistry – Ram Mohan, Ph.D. ’92
According to recent statistics, approximately 6,000 people in the United States apply for Fulbright awards yearly. Fewer than 800 are awarded and rarely does one person win two. Nevertheless,...
Posted: February 24, 2020, 2:28 PM
Who Cares for the Caregivers?
Sarah Christa Butts ’07, social work, is used to battling society’s biggest problems, from ending homelessness to stopping family violence. Now, the licensed master social worker is taking her...
Posted: February 11, 2020, 12:31 AM
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