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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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A Historian’s Journey to Finding Kate

For this UMBC-trained historian, a walk in the park led her on a 10-year journey to publishing her book Finding Kate. Author Meryl Carmel Driven by her passion for history with support from her...

Posted: June 4, 2019, 2:06 PM

It’s Not a Goodbye, It’s a “See You Later”

Commencement 2019—around 2,000 brilliant graduates destined to change the world, droves of mentors whose support made everything possible, and one tornado warning that tried to rain on our parade....

Posted: May 29, 2019, 4:42 PM

How Will You Distinguish Yourself?

Paul Raphael ’83, economics, posed this question to a group of students who gathered in the Fireside Lounge to mingle with the executive vice-chairman of the Swiss bank, UBS. When Paul Raphael...

Posted: May 16, 2019, 5:19 PM

Notable Retrievers: Jerome Adams ’97

JEROME ADAMS ’97 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Notable Achievement: U.S. Surgeon General Back in the ’90s, Jerome Adams was just a kid watching UMBC basketball games and making sure he...

Posted: April 23, 2019, 11:44 PM

Q&A: Grollman ’07 to Speak at 2019 URCAD

Next week, UMBC’s campus will burst with the excitement of discovery as more than 250 students from across all disciplines present their work at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative...

Posted: April 17, 2019, 2:39 PM

Making UMBC Shine

Alumni in the filmmaking industry are behind the scenes of UMBC’s new brand video. Last week, UMBC rolled out a sparkling new brand based on more than a year’s worth of community input. With it...

Posted: April 8, 2019, 8:16 PM