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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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Writing your way through your own history—and sharing the narrative

Family stories, told honestly, reach people in ways that reams of advice and pages in history books cannot. When personal narratives reach the classroom, students respond by opening up, say two...

Posted: June 1, 2023, 1:07 PM

Leading through service: Meet the community builders in UMBC’s Class of 2023

When the impacts of COVID-19 had the world on pause in March 2020, like many others, Ify Jacob ’23, computer engineering, spent time sheltered at home thinking of what he would do once it was safe...

Posted: May 18, 2023, 4:01 PM

UMBC’s vibrant learning community helps students discover careers to fit their passions

Performers of the music piece “Corporel,” by the French-Slovenian composer Vinko Globokar, must use their own body as a percussion instrument. They beat, scratch, smack, and tap themselves. They...

Posted: May 17, 2023, 1:31 PM

UMBC softball nabs 4th consecutive America East title, advances to NCAA tournament

A year after becoming the first team to win three consecutive crowns since UAlbany in 2006 – 2008, UMBC softball has permanently inked their place in the record books with their fourth-straight...

Posted: May 16, 2023, 11:14 AM

Graduating students share how unexpected paths and community support got them to where they needed to be

Avi Newman, who is graduating from UMBC this spring, knows all too well about learning to navigate unexpected detours beyond his control. Managing the compounding effects of COVID-19, meant...

Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:37 AM

UMBC’s 2023 commencement speakers represent the best of higher education

This year’s UMBC commencement speakers represent the best of what higher education strives to be, applying insights to meet the needs of humanity. Commencement speakers Keith T. Elder,...

Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:32 AM

Mentors help students grow their research skills, from fieldwork in Puerto Rico to labs at UMBC

It’s 4 a.m. in Puerto Rico, and Ellie Bare’s alarm is going off. Within an hour, she and her research colleagues are driving to their forested field site on the north side of the island to record...

Posted: May 15, 2023, 11:40 AM

UMBC, Maryland Matters host climate forum with top officials in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration

This week, UMBC and Maryland Matters hosted state officials in Governor Wes Moore’s administration for a community forum on Maryland’s plan to address concerns related to climate change and the...

Posted: May 12, 2023, 4:53 PM

Percussionist becomes an ambassador for contemporary music

Brandon Gouin Degree: B.A., Music Performance Hometown: Laurel, MD Post-grad plans: Teaching and performing in Baltimore and D.C. Brandon Gouin arrived at UMBC with a love for percussion...

Posted: May 9, 2023, 2:45 PM

The Enduring Legacy of Ola Belle Reed

New exhibit showcases Appalachian music legend in memorabilia, music, and film Ask your favorite old-time music aficionado to name the most important musicians working in the 20th century,...

Posted: May 9, 2023, 10:17 AM

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