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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Melanie D. Harrison-Okoro ’11, Ph.D. environmental science, was raised outside Tuskegee, Alabama, where her family taught her to catch bass and catfish on Lake Martin. “My twin sister and I were...
Posted: February 15, 2016, 9:09 PM
The challenges facing Baltimore City are significant – and have garnered international headlines. But listen to Tom Sadowski ’89, political science and public administration and policy, talk about...
Posted: February 15, 2016, 9:07 PM
Create Your Own Theatre Festival —With Zach Michel ’09, geography and environmental systems, president of the Charm City Fringe Festival Zach Michel ’09, geography and environmental systems,...
Posted: February 15, 2016, 8:46 PM
A couple of weeks ago, we put out a call on social media for couples whose love stories began at UMBC. We got so many great responses that while Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, we’ve...
Posted: February 15, 2016, 4:00 PM
Here in the Office of Alumni Relations, we spend a lot of time telling stories about and talking with our wonderfully supportive alums. However, we’ve decided to turn the tables and take time to...
Posted: February 9, 2016, 2:00 PM
Here in the Office of Alumni Relations, we spend a lot of time telling stories about and talking with our wonderfully supportive alums. However, we’ve decided to turn the tables and take time to...
Posted: February 9, 2016, 2:00 PM
Here’s just a sampling of how UMBC made the news this week: UMBC has been listed alongside Cal Tech, Princeton, and MIT in this year’s edition of The Princeton Review’s “Colleges That Pay You...
Posted: February 5, 2016, 9:37 PM
Every so often, we shine a spotlight on alumni who have made the news recently, in Baltimore and beyond. Today, we’re featuring two alums who are making an impact through creative expression,...
Posted: February 2, 2016, 5:17 PM
Here’s who (and how much snow) made the news this week: In case you hadn’t heard, it snowed a lot in Baltimore this past weekend, and UMBC was one of many schools affected by the record...
Posted: January 29, 2016, 8:22 PM
Here’s how we made the news this week: UMBC is one of many area schools that may be disrupted by this weekend’s predicted “historic” winter storm. Susan Hoban, JCET, gave a lecture on the...
Posted: January 22, 2016, 2:00 PM