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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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PoliSci Alumnus Matthew VanDyke '02 Missing in Libya

The Committee to Protect Journalists has issued an alert for UMBC alumnus Matthew VanDyke ’02, political science, who has gone missing in Libya. He is one of 15 journalists currently missing or...

Posted: April 11, 2011, 2:59 PM

Syrian Studies: David Lesch '83, political science, in NYT

Political science major David Lesch ’83, a professor of Middle East history at Trinity University, and the author of “The New Lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and Modern Syria,” has published an...

Posted: April 1, 2011, 5:42 PM

Nose for News: Jamie Smith Hopkins '98, English

Baltimore Sun real estate reporter Jamie Smith Hopkins ’98, English, received a Best in Business award today for her 2010 work from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. While a...

Posted: March 19, 2011, 12:08 AM

GE Innovator: Brian Wayman '99, MechEng

Mechanical engineering major Brian Wayman ’99 is using the skills he learned at UMBC and at Georgia Tech (MS, Ph.D.) to improve the lives of premature babies. A mechanical engineer at GE...

Posted: March 16, 2011, 7:15 PM

Alumna Publishes Novel: Loris Nebbia '95, English, MA '99

English alumna Loris Nebbia ’95 has published her first novel, Solomon’s Puzzle. A modern-day take of an age-old Bible tale, an excerpt of the 700-page book won the Maryland Writers’ Association’s...

Posted: March 15, 2011, 1:32 PM

Chef Duff Goldman '97 Tries the Ice Cream Business

“Ace of Cakes” star baker Jeffrey “Duff” Goldman ’97, history, is expanding his brand to include a line of cake-inspired Blue Bunny ice cream flavors, the Baltimore Sun reports. Read the full...

Posted: March 15, 2011, 12:46 PM

The Original Firesoul: Mary Wyatt ’74, American Studies

When Mary Wyatt ’74, American studies, was a little girl, she loved to retreat to a secret space in her backyard. There, in a patch of grass surrounded by a grove of apple trees, she spent lazy...

Posted: February 24, 2011, 4:02 PM

Building Relationships: Diane Bell-McKoy ’73, Sociology

In an office on Chase Street in Baltimore, a fiery one-woman pep rally for a young African-American professional is under way. Diane Bell-McKoy ’73, sociology, is holding forth on the necessity...

Posted: February 24, 2011, 3:53 PM