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Up on the Roof – Summer 2016
UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, takes your questions. The powerful connection between research and teaching has been a foundation to UMBC’s success. Why is this vital link so important...
Posted: August 15, 2016, 8:22 PM
To You – Summer 2016
My favorite part of this job is telling stories. Writing the story of our founding faculty in this issue is among the most enjoyable tales I’ve told so far. Some highlights for me: * Listening...
Posted: August 15, 2016, 8:19 PM
The Pursuit of Excellence
From the day UMBC opened its doors, the work of teaching and research has been at the heart of university life. The love of learning has been passed on by the university’s faculty across...
Posted: August 15, 2016, 8:16 PM
Pining for the Past
When he was 30 years old, Neil Beller ’83, interdisciplinary studies, decided to make his mother a special gift for Mother’s Day: an aerial map of the Carney neighborhood where he had grown up,...
Posted: August 3, 2016, 8:10 PM
Microscope & Meter
Diana Zeiger ’01, biochemistry is an editor and writer for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. She is also a published poet. UMBC Magazine asked her to reflect on the areas in...
Posted: August 3, 2016, 7:57 PM
Hurdles & Healing
Damon Tweedy ’96, biological science, graduated from UMBC in 1996 with a 4.0 grade point average – the first participant in the Meyerhoff Scholars Program to achieve that mark. And when he entered...
Posted: August 3, 2016, 7:54 PM
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