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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by: Megan Hanks Mastrola. Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace. …

Posted: July 11, 2022

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Leaving a Legacy: George Vitak '73

“There are not that many of me left,” George Vitak ’73, biological sciences, says jovially as we walk together from the Library Pond back to his office in the University Center on a blustery late...

Posted: January 19, 2012, 8:20 PM

Leaving a Legacy: George Vitak ’73

“There are not that many of me left,” George Vitak ’73, biological sciences, says jovially as we walk together from the Library Pond back to his office in the University Center on a blustery late...

Posted: January 19, 2012, 8:20 PM

Artist Almon '02 To-Do Tumblr Hits HuffPost

January 16 post on My Daily Journal Thing by Tanner Almon ’02, visual arts Tanner Almon ’02 has a lot on his plate, and everybody knows it. That’s because the visual arts alum runs multiple...

Posted: January 17, 2012, 3:25 PM

Stearns '09 Founds Publishing Group, Releases Novel

While a student at UMBC, Hasina Jamal Stearns ’09, computer engineering, founded the publishing company Fred & Barrel, Inc.  Now, the company’s first book, Guy, a philosophical play by Cinna,...

Posted: January 5, 2012, 7:10 PM

Filmmaker Fischer '98 Profiled in Chicago Newspaper

Steven Fischer ’98, visual and performing arts, a filmmaker profiled with several other director alumni in the September 2011 issue of UMBC Magazine, has been interviewed by the Lincolnshire...

Posted: January 5, 2012, 1:59 PM

Berlin '70, Books His Dream Job

After spending most of his career working in tech management in busy New York, Eduard Berlin ’70, history, is returning to Baltimore to pursue a different path entirely — a life of books. “We’ve...

Posted: January 4, 2012, 7:50 PM

Happy Holidays from UMBC!

From the entire UMBC community to you, our alumni, have a wonderful holiday season! We hope you enjoy this short video featuring the UMBC Mama’s Boys singing “Let it Snow.” -View the holiday...

Posted: December 22, 2011, 5:13 PM