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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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Donald F. Norris, Public Policy, on WBAL and MPT

On Tuesday, Peter Franchot announced he will seek re-election as state comptroller rather than run for governor in 2014. Donald F. Norris, professor and chairman of UMBC’s Department of Public...

Posted: December 13, 2012, 5:54 PM

Bess Keller, Public Policy, Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun

“As the growing season winds down, one Baltimore City school garden has harvested next to nothing. A project intended to enliven lessons or inspire healthier eating came down to four neglected...

Posted: November 28, 2012, 6:48 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun

“Now that the governor’s proposal to expand gambling in Maryland has passed at the ballot box, some state senators and delegates who backed the controversial measure are looking to collect,”...

Posted: November 20, 2012, 4:23 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in Election Coverage

Donald F. Norris, professor and chairman of UMBC’s Department of Public Policy, has offered insight on topics from Maryland ballot measures to the advertising wars throughout the election season....

Posted: November 5, 2012, 4:48 PM