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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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How ticket-splitting voters could shape the 2026 midterms

Written by Ian Anson, associate professor of political science, UMBC With the 2024 U.S. election over and done with, political analysts and both major parties are already turning their...

Posted: February 26, 2025, 2:08 PM

Representative Johnny Olszewski, Ph.D. ’17, is starting his freshman year

When Johnny Olszewski walks the halls of the Longworth House Office Building across the street from the Capitol dome, he stands head and shoulders above most of his peers. And while his height may...

Posted: February 24, 2025, 3:30 PM

A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities

Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. cities are still adjusting to a new normal, with more...

Posted: February 20, 2025, 11:02 AM

If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

Written by Ming Xie, assistant professor of emergency health management and public health systems, UMBC. Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no...

Posted: February 10, 2025, 10:57 AM

New scholarship offers Japanese high school students an admissions pathway to UMBC and increases Japanese opportunities on campus

As Sister States, Maryland and Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, (south of Tokyo) have collaborated in various initiatives in business, education, healthcare, and culture exchange programs since 1981,...

Posted: February 10, 2025, 10:24 AM

UMBC celebrates another year offering free tax prep services in partnership with the CASH Campaign of Maryland

On January 31, the CASH Campaign of Maryland, a nonprofit working to promote the economic advancement of low-to-moderate income individuals and families in Baltimore and across Maryland, kicked...

Posted: February 4, 2025, 11:38 AM

Meet a Retriever—Emmanuella Osei, public health and sociology junior and fearless leader

Meet Emmanuella Osei, a junior studying public health and sociology and the president of UMBC’s Public Health Council of Majors. She is passionate about health equity, public service, and...

Posted: February 3, 2025, 4:57 PM

Meet a Retriever—Michael Brazda ’06, M.A. ’08, and Ph.D. ’24, an adjunct professor and advocate for virtual lifelong learning

Meet Michael Brazda ’06, anthropology, M.A. ’08, applied sociology, and Ph.D. ’24, gerontology, an adjunct professor who is passionate about both asynchronous and synchronous online learning....

Posted: February 3, 2025, 12:53 PM

Earl Brooks explores how Black musicians shape political and social discourse in debut book ‘On Rhetoric and Black Music’

On the surface, it may appear that there isn’t much of a connection between rapper Kendrick Lamar and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. But in his debut book, UMBC Assistant Professor of English and...

Posted: January 24, 2025, 3:03 PM

UMBC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partner to create pathways for a more diverse and inclusive workforce

UMBC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a strategic partnership to increase public service career awareness and...

Posted: January 14, 2025, 1:39 PM

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