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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’s newest biotech grads launch careers that will make a difference

UMBC’s Translational Life Science Technology (TLST) degree is the new kid on the block among UMBC undergraduate programs, and its first graduates will earn their degrees this month. These students...

Posted: December 11, 2020, 11:32 PM

UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials

New 2D materials have the potential to transform technologies, with applications from solar cells to smartphones and wearable electronics, explains UMBC’s Can Ataca, assistant professor of...

Posted: December 11, 2020, 5:30 PM

UMBC researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy

The supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies are the most massive objects in the universe. They range from about 1 million to upwards of 10 billion times the mass of the Sun. Some of...

Posted: December 9, 2020, 4:39 PM

Exploring Every Angle: Climate Research at UMBC

Researchers across UMBC are using unique, interdisciplinary approaches to explore global environmental challenges. Here are just three examples. Lipi Mukherjee, Ph.D. ’20, atmospheric...

Posted: December 2, 2020, 7:31 PM

On Thin Ice

For UMBC alum Nathan Kurtz, the only thing scarier than a surprise visit from a polar bear is a melting ice cap. When the Polarstern set sail from northern Norway in September 2019, it was...

Posted: December 2, 2020, 7:30 PM

BARD Fund honors UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar for aquaculture research with $12B global economic impact

The Binational Agricultural Research Development (BARD) Fund, a partnership program between the U.S. and Israel, has recognized Yonathan Zohar for the economic impact of his research. In a review...

Posted: November 24, 2020, 11:38 PM

Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation

Sam Patterson ’21, M29, is now the second student in UMBC history to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. Only 32 American students are awarded the prestigious scholarship each year, which supports...

Posted: November 22, 2020, 2:49 PM

Chasing Antibodies

Today, many Americans are asking themselves versions of this question: “Was that bad cough I had in January COVID-19?” Without comprehensive nationwide testing, it’s been impossible to measure in...

Posted: November 17, 2020, 9:34 PM

UMBC receives $900K from Maryland E-nnovation Initiative Fund to bolster Sinha Professorship in Statistics

Professor Bimal Sinha, who founded UMBC’s statistics department in 1985, is a beloved and decorated faculty member who has helped transform UMBC into a national leader in statistics education....

Posted: October 21, 2020, 2:06 PM

UMBC duo using math to reveal how and why cells move with new NSF grant

Cell migration—how, when, and why cells move—has important implications for understanding development and diseases such as blood cell disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and metastatic cancer....

Posted: October 6, 2020, 6:52 PM

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