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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 Top 12 Highlights of 2017

The calendar may have flipped to 2018, but there are so many great milestones achieved by the UMBC community to recognize from 2017. Here are twelve top highlights: 1. Rhodes Scholar Naomi...

Posted: January 12, 2018, 3:43 PM

UMBC named a “Best Value University” for 8th year in a row

UMBC has again been named a Best Value College for 2017 by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, appearing on both the Best Value Public University list and “top 300” national Best Value University list....

Posted: January 10, 2018, 4:45 PM

UMBC welcomes over 1,200 new alumni during 2017 Winter Commencement Ceremonies

“Savor this moment.” That was the charge from President Freeman Hrabowski as he addressed more than 1,200 graduating students during the 2017 Winter Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement...

Posted: December 21, 2017, 8:02 PM

UMBC a founding partner in coalition to increase transparency on life science career prospects

UMBC is among nine U.S. research universities and a major cancer institute that just announced plans to give would-be life scientists clear, standardized data on graduate school admissions,...

Posted: December 15, 2017, 4:11 PM

Student-athlete represents UMBC and America East at NCAA Leadership Forum

Alex La Noire ’19, financial economics, recently attended the annual NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. As a member of the soccer team and a student highly dedicated to...

Posted: December 14, 2017, 4:03 PM

Idea competition serves as springboard for young entrepreneurs

Each fall, student entrepreneurs at UMBC pitch their big ideas – Shark Tank-style, no less – for potential funding. And each year, their ideas span disciplines, including everything from a comic...

Posted: November 29, 2017, 8:55 PM

Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners embody success of UMBC STEM BUILD program

This fall, hundreds of students from across the East Coast gathered to present their research and compete for awards at UMBC’s Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological...

Posted: November 22, 2017, 7:42 PM

Naomi Mburu receives first Rhodes Scholarship in UMBC history

Naomi Mburu ’18, chemical engineering, is the first student in UMBC history to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She is one of 32 students from across the United States to receive this...

Posted: November 19, 2017, 2:25 PM

UMBC’s Michelle R. Scott receives the 2017 Letitia Woods Brown Article Prize

Michelle R. Scott, associate professor of history and Director of the Historical Studies Graduate Program, has received the 2017 Letitia Woods Brown Article Prize from the Association of Black...

Posted: November 17, 2017, 7:41 PM

New crowdfunding platform puts fundraising power in students’ hands

Since 2014, UMBC has used crowdfunding to support both philanthropic endeavors and entrepreneurial projects – everything from purchasing new instruments for the Down and Dirty Dawg Band, to...

Posted: November 17, 2017, 5:18 PM

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