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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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Alumni Stories – Summer 2016

Microscope & Meter by Diana Zeiger ’01 Hurdles & Healing by David Glenn Pining For The Past by Caitlin James ’01 Front Row Seat by Richard Byrne ’86

Posted: August 16, 2016, 2:26 PM

Retrievers in Rio: UMBC alumni compete on the world stage at the 2016 Olympics

With the 2016 Olympic Games off to an exciting start in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the UMBC community will have the chance to see two alumni compete in the pool and on the field later this week....

Posted: August 9, 2016, 4:41 PM

Pining for the Past

When he was 30 years old, Neil Beller ’83, interdisciplinary studies, decided to make his mother a special gift for Mother’s Day: an aerial map of the Carney neighborhood where he had grown up,...

Posted: August 3, 2016, 8:10 PM

Hurdles & Healing

Damon Tweedy ’96, biological science, graduated from UMBC in 1996 with a 4.0 grade point average – the first participant in the Meyerhoff Scholars Program to achieve that mark. And when he entered...

Posted: August 3, 2016, 7:54 PM

Front Row Seat

Sitting across from Sylvia Nathanson ’71, social work, it’s hard not to see the spark that propelled her in her late forties to become one of UMBC’s first returning students – and led her to a...

Posted: August 3, 2016, 7:39 PM

Hacking the Real World: Donor support gives students hands-on experience in their fields

This spring, more than 350 students joined in this year’s annual HackUMBC, a 24-hour “tech innovation marathon” where participants were challenged to come up with creative solutions to specific...

Posted: July 26, 2016, 3:49 PM

Alum Paul Tschirgi releases new mobile game Deliverance

Three years in the making, the mobile game Deliverance by Paul Tschirgi ’15, visual arts, is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. In this satirical game, players need to...

Posted: July 26, 2016, 12:33 PM

New mentoring program connects refugee youth in Baltimore with opportunities to pursue a college education

A new college access mentoring program for refugees in Baltimore has demonstrated tremendous success in its first year, with all of the graduating seniors in the program accepted into college....

Posted: July 25, 2016, 8:16 PM

Baltimore Museum of Art features Christos Palios in Sondheim finalist exhibition

Christos Palios ’02, visual arts, is among the seven talented finalists vying for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, which recognizes a working artist in the Baltimore region with...

Posted: July 1, 2016, 4:56 PM

Maryland Dept. of Commerce recognizes Dean Julie Ross for advancing STEM education

In Baltimore, women hold approximately 31% of the positions in computer and mathematical fields, compared with the national average of 26.5% of women who hold positions in these areas. On MDBiz...

Posted: June 22, 2016, 4:45 PM

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