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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 Student Internship and Service Fund expands access to career-building experiences

Summer internships and service-learning offer college students experience and professional networks that can help them succeed in competitive career paths and graduate programs. UMBC prioritizes...

Posted: August 23, 2018, 8:49 PM

PIEoneer Awards recognize UMBC for career initiatives supporting international students

UMBC’s work to support international students in their career development has earned the university a place in the global spotlight. Professionals in International Education (PIE) has selected...

Posted: August 14, 2018, 8:54 PM

Princeton Review recognizes UMBC as one of the top universities in the nation

UMBC has once again been recognized as one of the top universities in the nation through Princeton Review’s popular undergraduate guide, The Best 384 Colleges. UMBC’s Princeton Review profile...

Posted: August 8, 2018, 5:57 PM

Baltimore Magazine’s “Best of Baltimore” highlights UMBC arts and athletics

Baltimore Magazine’s 2018 “Best of Baltimore” issue features some of the region’s standout people, places, and events of the past year, including highlights from UMBC. The magazine hails the UMBC...

Posted: July 27, 2018, 8:00 PM

Boston Globe profiles UMBC as a model of excellence in higher ed

Last Sunday’s Boston Globe greeted readers with a front-page story about lessons to be learned from a top research university, but it wasn’t about local powerhouses Harvard or MIT. It was a...

Posted: July 24, 2018, 8:15 PM

UMBC’s BUILD a Bridge to STEM internship offers students a transformative research experience

For six weeks this summer, 18 students from Baltimore-area community colleges, Gallaudet University, and Morgan State University worked as full-time scientists at UMBC. Their paid summer research...

Posted: July 23, 2018, 2:11 PM

“Chronicle” names UMBC one of the nation’s best colleges to work for, with honors

It’s official: UMBC is one of the best universities to work for in the nation, for the ninth year in a row. UMBC is one of a select set of universities across the country to be named to the...

Posted: July 16, 2018, 2:24 PM

UMBC and partners launch project to provide fresh fish to underserved communities

UMBC researchers at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor have developed new ways to raise commercially important fish in land-based, sustainable...

Posted: July 13, 2018, 5:38 PM

UMBC men’s basketball nominated for “Best Moment” at ESPY Awards

In the wake of March Madness, UMBC men’s basketball is now on the edge of another monumental achievement. UMBC’s bracket-busting win over University of Virginia at the NCAA tournament has been...

Posted: July 12, 2018, 1:36 PM

Retrievers go the distance at NCAA Track and Field Championships

UMBC closed out the track and field season strong as two Retrievers competed at the highest collegiate level last week, traveling to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track...

Posted: June 14, 2018, 8:23 PM

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