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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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UMBC to receive $7.7 M for U-RISE, a research training program focused on STEM leadership

Since it launched at UMBC in 1997, the MARC U*STAR Program has connected nearly 500 hundred UMBC students with research opportunities and invaluable support. After years of remarkable results, the...

Posted: April 29, 2020, 4:17 PM

Scholar-athlete grads draw on resilience forged in challenging times

Kennedy Lamb and Jethro Ssengonzi are finishing their final semester with uncertainty about the world, but also a sense of hope. To cope with the challenges of graduating during the COVID-19...

Posted: April 28, 2020, 4:07 AM

New Times Higher Ed ranking names UMBC a global leader in social and economic impact

Times Higher Education has just named UMBC one of the top universities worldwide for social and economic impact. Now in their second year, the Impact Rankings assess universities against the...

Posted: April 24, 2020, 7:37 PM

URCAD 2020 showcases UMBC student researchers and artists in a new, interactive online format

UMBC students are no strangers to ingenuity. When a fire alarm went off during last year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD), presenters rolled up their posters and...

Posted: April 16, 2020, 2:17 AM

CWIT Scholar Sammie Maygers ’20 finds, and builds, a community of support at UMBC

When her courses moved online in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sammie Maygers ‘20, chemical engineering, knew staying connected with her UMBC community would need to be a top...

Posted: April 15, 2020, 12:08 PM

Latest global and national rankings name UMBC a leading university, from engineering and biology to public policy

UMBC is again one of the top 500 universities in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings. In their recently released subject area rankings, UMBC is noted globally in the broad...

Posted: March 31, 2020, 7:47 PM

UMBC researchers offer knowledge, innovation during the time of COVID-19

At a time when information and misinformation are coming at us from all directions, and everyone is looking for answers, UMBC researchers are stepping up. They’re working hard to answer pressing...

Posted: March 30, 2020, 4:23 PM

UMBC men’s swimming and diving named America East champions, women’s team captures 2nd place

UMBC’s swimming and diving teams celebrated strong performances at the 2020 America East Championships, which concluded on February 16 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The men’s team won the...

Posted: February 18, 2020, 9:15 PM

The Carnegie Foundation honors UMBC as a leading community-engaged university

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has honored UMBC with its distinguished Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. This classification acknowledges UMBC faculty, staff,...

Posted: January 29, 2020, 8:50 PM

Baltimore Sun names UMBC a top place to work and Pres. Hrabowski #1 in leadership

The Baltimore Sun has again named UMBC one of the “Top Workplaces” in the Baltimore region. UMBC is ranked #12 among all large employers in the area, and is the only university and only government...

Posted: January 17, 2020, 9:13 PM

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