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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 celebrates opening of new Lakeland Community and STEAM Center

Marigold, a seventh grader at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School, moved through the crowd with the poise and professionalism of a public relations veteran as she guided visitors through the...

Posted: June 8, 2018, 5:15 PM

UMBC named a top destination for international students and one of the world’s best young universities

Times Higher Education has again recognized UMBC as one of the world’s top young universities through the Golden Age University Rankings. The goal of the ranking, which specifically includes...

Posted: June 7, 2018, 8:47 PM

UMBC’s spring 2018 commencement honors student achievements, community values

Thousands of Retriever graduates, family, and friends streamed into the new UMBC Event Center last week to celebrate spring commencement, as the ceremonies returned to Hilltop Circle for the first...

Posted: May 31, 2018, 3:40 PM

New global ranking lists UMBC in the top 3.5 percent of universities worldwide

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has again named UMBC one of top universities in the nation and worldwide. The 2018 – 19 CWUR list features UMBC among the top 170 U.S. universities...

Posted: May 29, 2018, 5:07 PM

UMBC grads ready to travel the world as Fulbright Scholars

Eight of UMBC’s explorers, dreamers, teachers, and thinkers will soon travel to countries across Europe and Asia as 2018 – 19 U.S. Fulbright Scholars. The grantees are all graduates of UMBC’s...

Posted: May 25, 2018, 5:46 PM

Leaders in research, policy, and education to address UMBC’s Class of 2018

UMBC’s upcoming commencement ceremonies — held for the first time in the new UMBC Event Center — will highlight three honorary degree recipients nationally recognized as top leaders in their...

Posted: May 18, 2018, 1:28 PM

Congrats, Class of 2018! UMBC celebrates students making history.

UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation around the corner, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the...

Posted: May 14, 2018, 2:46 PM

UMBC recognized as a “Best Value College” in 2018 Forbes national ranking

UMBC has once again been named to the Forbes 2018 Best Value College list, a ranking that combines factors relating to quality of education and affordability. While UMBC’s 2017 ranking in the 200...

Posted: May 8, 2018, 5:52 PM

UMBC launches Wisdom Institute to expand role of faculty and staff emeritus in the university’s future

Dozens of retired faculty and staff gathered in the UMBC Event Center’s Retriever Room earlier this month to celebrate the launch of the Wisdom Institute, created to foster ongoing connections...

Posted: April 20, 2018, 1:41 PM

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program honors 18 UMBC students and alumni

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) to 10 UMBC-affiliated STEM students, including eight alumni and two seniors who will soon begin...

Posted: April 20, 2018, 1:31 PM

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