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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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NASA awards $72 million for new UMBC-led Earth science research partnership

NASA has announced a major award of $72 million over three years for the new Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) II center. UMBC serves as the lead for a national consortium...

Posted: October 28, 2021, 6:45 PM

Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it

By Ivan Erill, associate professor of biological sciences, UMBC Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued...

Posted: October 20, 2021, 7:10 PM

The Alumni Awards Return

Something that has become clear in 2021 is that when celebration is called for—-go all in, in a safe, socially distant fashion, of course. In this spirit, UMBC is excited to announce the 32nd...

Posted: October 18, 2021, 6:14 PM

UMBC’s GRIT-X talks return for Homecoming 2021, highlighting research with a public impact

A hush fell over the excited audience in UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre last weekend, as Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa ‘03, biological sciences, stepped into the spotlight to...

Posted: October 15, 2021, 6:16 PM

UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar to lead $10 million partnership to scale land-based salmon aquaculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $10 million, the maximum allowable amount, to a set of projects, led by UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar, targeted to solve specific aquaculture...

Posted: October 7, 2021, 2:04 PM

UMBC’s Mercedes Burns to explore spider glues and silks with new $900K NSF grant

How many ways are there to make a sticky protein? That’s the overarching question driving new research by Mercedes Burns, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Sarah Stellwagen, a...

Posted: September 2, 2021, 3:08 PM

Ocean exploration to environmental justice: UMBC students seize on unique summer opportunities

When COVID struck, students, families, and educators nationwide worried about the impact it would have on learning experiences and career opportunities. Throughout summer 2021, UMBC students have...

Posted: August 20, 2021, 3:09 PM

The Rocky Yet Rewarding Road of Graduate Research

One Halloween evening, a young Amanda Belunis watched her dad arrange dry ice in the kitchen sink. Belunis and her brother thought the chilling fog spilling from the countertop was awesome. Now a...

Posted: August 9, 2021, 6:49 PM

UMBC graduates more Black students who go on to earn doctorates in natural sciences and engineering than any other U.S. college

As a trifecta of crises upended life in 2020, the need for a diverse scientific and medical community grew ever more clear. George Floyd’s murder elicited worldwide protests against racial...

Posted: August 6, 2021, 8:00 PM

Hurricanes, well-being, and AI: START Awards set up UMBC researchers for success

Soon, Steve Guimond and his students will begin exploring a new angle of his hurricane research. They want to better understand the fundamental physics that drives hurricanes. Specifically, they...

Posted: August 6, 2021, 5:56 PM

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