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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 Ethics Bowl team earns spot in national championship two years in a row

UMBC’s Ethics Bowl team won third place at the 2024 Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl competition in December. The team competed at UMBC against 15 teams from the Mid-Atlantic region, all vying for...

Posted: January 13, 2025, 11:29 AM

UMBC increases rank in latest HERD survey, among top 10 universities in the nation in NASA funding

UMBC’s national rankings in federal research funding are on the rise based on the NSF’s latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey results, which includes the university being...

Posted: December 16, 2024, 11:20 AM

Nardos Amanuel Kebede, second Retriever to receive the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship

On July 11th, the Regional English Language Office at the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa hosted an American student panel inside the embassy’s Satchmo Center. Led by American students Ophelia Murray,...

Posted: December 13, 2024, 4:37 PM

Political science students conduct 2024 UMBC Battleground Exit Poll, gauging attitudes of 1,119 Baltimore County voters

Elections can tell us the number of people who voted for a candidate or ballot initiative, but not how those voters made up their minds. To understand voting behavior, experts turn to exit...

Posted: December 13, 2024, 3:48 PM

How to enjoy being underground

Anyone trying to soothe a fussy toddler has their work cut out for them under normal circumstances. Add 379 feet of earth above your head and about 30 other tourists to the equation and you’ve got...

Posted: December 9, 2024, 12:54 PM

The hills are alive with the sound of piano music

On a sunny October afternoon, a faint melody emerges from a stand of trees just beyond the Fine Arts Building and within hearing distance of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building. We leave...

Posted: December 9, 2024, 11:52 AM

Intercultural conversations: Exploring politics in a global context, even at home

Middle school sweethearts, Ellyn Fennema and Joseph Patarini came to UMBC to pursue global studies (her) and geography and environmental studies (him). Despite their busy schedules, they were able...

Posted: December 5, 2024, 3:51 PM

UMBC lab draws developmental psychology students from across the globe

Graduate students rely on internet research and word of mouth to hear about programs that align with their interests. For Hatice Gürsoy, word of mouth led her from the Republic of Türkiye to...

Posted: December 4, 2024, 4:11 PM

When public service gets personal

When Patricia Mengue Bindjeme, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, went to classes, her professors would sometimes point out how engineers’ decisions can have life-or-death consequences....

Posted: November 25, 2024, 2:42 PM

The dance floor beckons—after 4 decades away, a dance major returns to her degree

In the fall of 1977, Jimmy Carter was president. NASA launched the Voyager I fly-by mission past Jupiter and Saturn. “The Mary Tyler Moore” show earned an Emmy for outstanding comedy, and the...

Posted: November 22, 2024, 11:07 AM

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