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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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Man (of the) Walking Dead: Arnold Blumberg ’93, English

Zombies have been multiplying rapidly in our popular consciousness in recent years. Whether it’s the high drama of AMC’s new television hit The Walking Dead or the high comedy of Seth...

Posted: February 24, 2011, 3:51 PM

Fishing Without a Net

In UMBC’s Department of Marine Biotechnology, Yonathan Zohar and his colleagues are creating sustainable fish farms that may revolutionize our notions of fishing and seafood. – By Anthony Lane...

Posted: February 24, 2011, 3:45 PM

Marching Into the Future

UMBC associate professor of history Anne Sarah Rubin is at the forefront of using digital approaches to research history and other areas in the humanities. – By Scott McLemee The very thought...

Posted: February 24, 2011, 3:43 PM

Extend & Elevate: Dance at UMBC

Like any campus, UMBC is a blur of movement when school is in session. But when that motion is concentrated, studied, refined or performed – it can become truly special. UMBC’s Dance Department is...

Posted: February 24, 2011, 3:41 PM

A Comic Life: Donna Lewis '86

A comic strip created by Donna Lewis ’86, English, an attorney in Washington, D.C., will be syndicated through the Washington Post Writers Group, according to the Baltimore Jewish Times. Enter...

Posted: January 31, 2011, 4:16 PM

Brian Dannelly '97 to Direct Glee Star

Brian Dannelly ’97, visual arts, has been tapped to direct actor Chris Colfer in the high school comedy film, “Struck by Lightning.” Colfer recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Kurt...

Posted: January 31, 2011, 4:01 PM

Goldman '97 Expanding Cake Biz to LA

As his Food Network show “Ace of Cakes” comes to an end, celebrity chef Duff Goldman ’97 is expanding his immensely successful Charm City Cakes business to Los Angeles, says the Baltimore Sun....

Posted: January 26, 2011, 9:41 PM

Principal Promotion: Tom Venable M.A. '95

Tom Venable M.A. ’95, instructional systems development, principal of Carl Cozier Elementary School, will be the new deputy superintendent of the Bellingham School District in Washington state....

Posted: January 18, 2011, 8:57 PM