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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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South Africa to Colorado: Summer research helps UMBC STEM BUILD students chart their course

For an undergraduate getting their start in science, traveling far from home for an immersive research experience can be transformational. Living and working in a completely new environment, with...

Posted: September 12, 2018, 2:33 PM

National Security Agency highlights strong partnership with UMBC through Featured School campaign

Over the past two decades, UMBC and the National Security Agency (NSA) have developed a strong relationship, which has led to research, internship, and career opportunities for faculty, students,...

Posted: September 4, 2018, 2:51 PM

UMBC ushers in new academic year with largest class ever

With each new school year, UMBC welcomes Retrievers back to campus with a cherished tradition. Upon entering the arena for Convocation, faculty and staff cheer on new students with high fives,...

Posted: August 28, 2018, 9:02 PM

UMBC, NASA, and partners mount intensive Chesapeake Bay air-quality study

This summer, students and faculty from UMBC and three additional universities teamed up with NASA researchers and Maryland’s Department of the Environment to collect huge amounts of data that will...

Posted: August 21, 2018, 2:26 PM

UMBC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fest 2018 spotlights talents of emerging scientists

UMBC’s University Center ballroom was standing-room only earlier this week as visitors gathered to learn about new student research on topics from HIV replication to enhancing art conservation...

Posted: August 14, 2018, 2:55 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

New CoLab Program Brings Interdisciplinary Approach to Summer Research

In piles on a table in the chilly back room of UMBC’s Special Collections office lie a science fiction lover’s dream: decades-worth of fanzines in all their hand-drawn, mimeographed glory....

Posted: July 23, 2018, 1:27 PM

UMBC astronomer Kenji Hamaguchi confirms binary star system produces cosmic rays

Eta Carinae is the most massive and luminous star system within 10,000 light years of Earth. New UMBC research published in Nature Astronomy concludes for the first time that the system is...

Posted: July 16, 2018, 8:16 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

New UMBC initiative celebrates exceptional faculty dedication to teaching and scholarship

UMBC’s Office of the Provost has launched a university-wide initiative to celebrate faculty who go above and beyond as educators, scholars, and leaders on campus and in their fields. This...

Posted: June 21, 2018, 2:28 PM

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