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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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Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Salon

“This year, Barack Obama may become America’s first billion-dollar candidate. […] Can he do it and, more to the point, will he even need all that much cash?” This is the question UMBC political...

Posted: January 20, 2012, 7:06 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Salon

In response to Mitt Romney’s first Spanish-language ad, released this week, Salon has published “GOP’s Latino problem gets worse,” a new commentary by UMBC political science professor Thomas...

Posted: January 12, 2012, 8:19 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in AP Article

A new Associated Press report on Maryland state lawmakers planning to run for Congress in 2012 includes insight from UMBC professor Donald Norris, public policy chair and director of the Maryland...

Posted: January 11, 2012, 8:35 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller has published a new commentary in the Baltimore Sun exploring presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s positions on the hot-button issues of abortion...

Posted: January 11, 2012, 3:54 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, on WJZ and in the Gazette

UMBC professor Donald Norris, chair of public policy, appeared on WJZ (CBS Baltimore) last night, commenting on Republican Nancy Jacobs’s campaign for the Congressional seat Democrat Dutch...

Posted: January 6, 2012, 4:12 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Salon

“This is the moment [Obama] and his presidency promised to deliver,” writes UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller in Salon, of the fight over the payroll tax cut extension. “This is,”...

Posted: December 22, 2011, 7:18 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Salon

“With the Iowa caucuses less than three weeks away, the narrowed Republican presidential contest between Romney, Newt Gingrich, and the surging Ron Paul remains a muddle,” writes UMBC political...

Posted: December 19, 2011, 9:24 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in AP and on CBS Baltimore

UMBC Chair of Public Policy Donald Norris was quoted Tuesday in an Associate Press article on the conviction of Paul Schurick, political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich. The article...

Posted: December 7, 2011, 6:02 PM