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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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Unique research experiences open doors for UMBC’s Class of 2020

Danilo Symonette, Robin Bailey, and Hye-Jin Park are earning their UMBC degrees this month having researched in top labs and being invited to present their findings to colleagues across the...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 4:00 PM

Graduating CNMS Scholars carry on a commitment to support women in STEM

UMBC has made great strides in increasing its number of women faculty members in STEM through the ADVANCE program. Now, through the CNMS Scholars Program, these women are serving as mentors to the...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 3:30 PM

UMBC to receive $7.7 M for U-RISE, a research training program focused on STEM leadership

Since it launched at UMBC in 1997, the MARC U*STAR Program has connected nearly 500 hundred UMBC students with research opportunities and invaluable support. After years of remarkable results, the...

Posted: April 29, 2020, 4:17 PM

Scholar-athlete grads draw on resilience forged in challenging times

Kennedy Lamb and Jethro Ssengonzi are finishing their final semester with uncertainty about the world, but also a sense of hope. To cope with the challenges of graduating during the COVID-19...

Posted: April 28, 2020, 4:07 AM

UMBC team makes breakthrough discovery in HIV research, opening path to new, better therapies

New research on the structure of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has revealed a promising novel drug target for treating HIV infection, which affects more than 1 million Americans and 40...

Posted: April 23, 2020, 6:03 PM

URCAD 2020 showcases UMBC student researchers and artists in a new, interactive online format

UMBC students are no strangers to ingenuity. When a fire alarm went off during last year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD), presenters rolled up their posters and...

Posted: April 16, 2020, 2:17 AM

Teaching among trees: Field research project grows UMBC partnership with community colleges

When Caitlin Beckjord stepped onto campus for the first time as a UMBC student in fall 2019, she felt energized and prepared to succeed, thanks to a unique, new summer program on urban forestry....

Posted: January 27, 2020, 4:02 PM

UMBC’s Top Highlights of 2019

As UMBC welcomes 2020, we celebrate the student successes, athletic achievements, research breakthroughs, and community news that made 2019 a year to remember. Retriever Nation Whether it was...

Posted: January 9, 2020, 6:06 PM

Meet six Retrievers who went from internship to career success with UMBC Career Center support

Decades after the start of the internship boom, internships continue to be invaluable for both undergraduate and graduate students. As UMBC students demonstrate, gaining real-world experience and...

Posted: September 13, 2019, 3:16 PM

UMBC’s Erle Ellis crowdsources global archaeological research to trace the history of human impacts on Earth

For decades, UMBC’s Erle Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, has examined the history of humanity’s impact on the planet, but he’s had lingering questions about just how far...

Posted: September 11, 2019, 7:54 PM

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