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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 launches PROMISE Academy with USM partners, to support diverse faculty in the biomedical sciences

UMBC is one of a handful of universities across the country to receive new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a specialized program to support faculty diversity in the...

Posted: December 5, 2018, 8:10 PM

UMBC partners with Blackboard, VitalSource on research to support student success

UMBC’s Division of Information Technology has made headlines for innovative research collaborations aimed at boosting student success through analyzing how students utilize digital resources....

Posted: November 26, 2018, 10:01 PM

UMBC joins innovative ACE Internationalization Lab, expanding commitment to global engagement

UMBC is expanding and deepening its long-term commitment to internationalization as a member of the American Council on Education (ACE) Internationalization Laboratory program. UMBC is one of just...

Posted: November 20, 2018, 3:58 PM

The equivalence test: A new way for scientists to tackle so-called negative results

by Evangeline Rose, Kevin E. Omland, and Thomas Mathew, UMBC A paleontologist returns to her lab from a summer dig and sets up a study comparing tooth length in two dinosaur species. She and her...

Posted: November 19, 2018, 6:47 PM

Meet UMBC’s Linda Wiratan, Rhodes Scholar finalist

UMBC is celebrating the Rhodes Trust’s recognition of Linda Wiratan ’19, biochemistry and molecular biology, as a Rhodes Scholar finalist. This honor comes just one year after Naomi Mburu ’18,...

Posted: November 19, 2018, 6:39 PM

Student scientists take center stage at UMBC’s largest-ever Undergraduate Research Symposium

The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) hosted its 21st Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) in the Chemical and Biological Sciences this fall. The event has been growing...

Posted: November 16, 2018, 8:42 PM

Bahama Oriole Project team awarded NSF grant to offer more UMBC undergrads international research experiences

UMBC is recognized as a national leader in undergraduate teaching, in part because the university connects so many students with meaningful research opportunities. Now, a new $300,000 NSF...

Posted: November 6, 2018, 6:34 PM

UMBC among the best universities in the world in 2019 U.S. News global ranking

After honoring UMBC as one of the top ten universities in the nation for both teaching and innovation, U.S. News and World Report has now recognized the university on a global scale. UMBC is...

Posted: November 1, 2018, 8:18 PM

UMBC welcomes Dana Bradley as new dean of the Erickson School for Aging Studies

Dana Bradley, the new dean of the Erickson School for Aging Studies, considers herself an accidental gerontologist. Many leaders in aging services are inspired to work in the field through...

Posted: October 29, 2018, 2:14 PM

UMBC’s McNair Scholars Program prepares the next generation of leading researchers

What does it take to be a professor? That is exactly the type of question the McNair Scholars Program wants students to ask early on in their undergraduate years. The national program prepares...

Posted: October 25, 2018, 4:51 PM

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