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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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Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, on the Marc Steiner Show

On May 23, Kimberly Moffitt, assistant professor of American Studies, was a guest on the Marc Steiner Show for a segment entitled “Is President Obama’s Message To Black America Different From The...

Posted: May 24, 2013, 7:30 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, in the American Journal of Human Biology

Psychology professor Robert Provine’s latest book, “Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping and Beyond,” was recently reviewed in the American Journal of Human Biology. “Provine brings...

Posted: May 24, 2013, 7:01 PM

Roy Meyers, Political Science, on MarylandReporter.com

This week the OpenGov Foundation and MarylandReporter.com led a focus group to examine transparency in Maryland politics and government. Conversation centered on the Maryland General Assembly...

Posted: May 24, 2013, 6:13 PM

Sunil Dasgupta, Political Science, in the Gazette

“The lesson we’ve learned over these last 10, 15 years is no matter how good your [crisis management] plan is, it’s always going to fall short,” says Sunil Dasgupta in today’s Gazette....

Posted: May 22, 2013, 5:38 PM

Amy Froide, History, wins Folger Shakespeare Library fellowship

Amy Froide, Associate Professor of History, has won a short term fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library for 2013-14 for a project on gender and accounting in early modern Britain.

Posted: May 20, 2013, 8:34 PM

Biodiversity International’s 2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship

Nohemi Voglozin, a doctoral candidate in Geography and Environmental Systems, is the recipient of Biodiversity International’s 2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship (only two are awarded annually). The...

Posted: May 20, 2013, 7:20 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley today signed a bill banning the sale of assault weapons, limiting magazines to 10 bullets, requiring handgun purchasers to submit fingerprints and get a license, and...

Posted: May 16, 2013, 6:36 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

In his latest opinion column for the Baltimore Sun, UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller takes on accusations surrounding the recent U.S. Department of Homeland Security purchase of...

Posted: May 15, 2013, 7:55 PM

Scott Farrow, Economics, Publishes “Principles and Standards for Benefit-Cost Analysis”

Economics professor Scott Farrow is co-author and co-editor, with Richard Zerbe, Jr., of the new book, Principles and Standards for Benefit-Cost Analysis (Edward Elgar Publishing 2013). The book...

Posted: May 14, 2013, 9:07 PM

Larry DeWitt, Public Policy, Publishes “The Other Welfare”

Larry DeWitt, public policy Ph.D. student and former public historian for the U.S. Social Security Administration, has published the new book The Other Welfare: Supplemental Security Income and...

Posted: May 14, 2013, 8:44 PM

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