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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 Norris, Public Policy, in AP Article

A new Associated Press report on Maryland state lawmakers planning to run for Congress in 2012 includes insight from UMBC professor Donald Norris, public policy chair and director of the Maryland...

Posted: January 11, 2012, 8:35 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, on WJZ and in the Gazette

UMBC professor Donald Norris, chair of public policy, appeared on WJZ (CBS Baltimore) last night, commenting on Republican Nancy Jacobs’s campaign for the Congressional seat Democrat Dutch...

Posted: January 6, 2012, 4:12 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in AP and on CBS Baltimore

UMBC Chair of Public Policy Donald Norris was quoted Tuesday in an Associate Press article on the conviction of Paul Schurick, political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich. The article...

Posted: December 7, 2011, 6:02 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun reports that following a strong win in last month’s Democratic primary, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is meeting with each of her 40 Cabinet members “with an eye toward a...

Posted: October 19, 2011, 6:08 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun

Donald Norris, UMBC Professor of Public Policy Maryland Congressmen Christopher Van Hollen and Roscoe G. Bartlett have met with Governor Martin O’Malley to request changes to the state’s...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 4:37 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake had raised $1.4 million this year, the Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday, more than all her opponents combined and enough, according to her campaign, to fund...

Posted: August 17, 2011, 3:15 PM

David Salkever, Public Policy, in the NY Times

“Fear-inspired hyperbole about the so-called ‘debt crisis’ and ‘explosion of government spending’ has twisted the public discourse about fiscal policy,” argues David Salkever, professor of public...

Posted: August 16, 2011, 4:50 PM