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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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Tom Schaller, Political Science, on Salon

In a July 12 piece for Salon entitled “Will Obama’s Bain blows land?” Tom Schaller, professor of political science, analyzed the president’s emerging strategy of focusing on Mitt Romney’s history...

Posted: July 13, 2012, 5:18 PM

New Play From Alumna Erica Smith ’03, Theater, Debuts

The Mobtown Players are producing the latest play by Laurel resident and alumna Erica Smith ’03, theater. The play is entitled Come Out and Say It, and was chosen from among three by local...

Posted: July 13, 2012, 1:00 PM

Dan Ritschel, History, on Maryland Morning

Dan Ritschel, professor of history and director of the Center for History Education, was a guest on Maryland Morning during a July 11th segment on Maryland’s newly-added government assessment test...

Posted: July 12, 2012, 4:10 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, on Irish Radio’s Moncrieff

Robert Provine, professor of psychology, appeared on the Irish radio station newsTalk’s Moncrieff program July 5th to discuss laughing’s purpose and its origins in human evolution. “Laughter is...

Posted: July 9, 2012, 6:49 PM

Nicole King, American Studies, on WYPR’s The Signal

Nicole King, assistant professor of American studies, appeared on WYPR’s The Signal on July 6th to discuss her new book Sombreros and Motorcycles in a Newer South: The Politics of Aesthetics in...

Posted: July 9, 2012, 6:19 PM

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

Tom Schaller, professor of political science, filed his latest Baltimore Sun column from Harare, Zimbabwe. Schaller’s piece, “U.S. seeks to influence a youthful world,” focused on the need for the...

Posted: July 9, 2012, 5:34 PM