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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 physicists discover unexpected effect of African wildfires on climate

Clouds play a prominent role in moderating Earth’s climate, but their role is still poorly understood. Generally, clouds cool the Earth by reflecting incoming sunlight back out into space....

Posted: March 5, 2018, 8:41 PM

Two species of ravens nevermore? UMBC research finds strong evidence of “speciation reversal”

For over a century, speciation—where one species splits into two—has been a central focus of evolutionary research. But a new study almost 20 years in the making suggests “speciation...

Posted: March 2, 2018, 2:24 PM

Retriever Nation gears up for UMBC’s first Giving Day #blackandgoldrush

UMBC’s first-ever Black and Gold Rush Giving Day is setting out to have a major impact, raising funds to support UMBC students today and building community connections for the future. Beginning...

Posted: February 21, 2018, 8:51 PM

UMBC physicists develop cost-saving tech for detecting gravitational waves and other applications

In 2016, Jane Sprigg, Ph.D. ’16, physics, submitted a research paper demonstrating a technique that would enable a camera to snap crystal clear images from an airplane or satellite, even over...

Posted: February 12, 2018, 9:02 PM

David Di Maria, UMBC’s new associate vice provost for International Education, debunks common study abroad myths

When David Di Maria traveled to Estonia for the first time as an undergraduate, he never imagined that he would go on to explore over forty countries, or that his career would center on...

Posted: January 31, 2018, 7:35 PM

UMBC scientist opens a “new chapter for biochemistry” with $1.5 million NIH grant to study sugar metabolism

UMBC’s Songon An is on a quest to explain how enzymes direct sugar metabolism through research with implications for cancer treatment. Scientists already know a great deal about how individual...

Posted: January 30, 2018, 5:21 PM

UMBC’s Sebastian Deffner explains how the “quantum speed limit” may put brakes on quantum computers

Classical computers have been getting faster, more powerful, and more compact for decades, but they may be reaching their limits, writes Sebastian Deffner, assistant professor of physics, in The...

Posted: January 18, 2018, 9:55 PM

UMBC’s Top 12 Highlights of 2017

The calendar may have flipped to 2018, but there are so many great milestones achieved by the UMBC community to recognize from 2017. Here are twelve top highlights: 1. Rhodes Scholar Naomi...

Posted: January 12, 2018, 3:43 PM

UMBC physicists’ finding has potential to springboard quantum computing to major advances

A discovery by UMBC theoretical physicists could improve the performance of one type of quantum computer enough to stimulate major progress in its development, enabling more practical uses of...

Posted: January 10, 2018, 7:31 PM

UMBC launches program to prep students for biotech careers in partnership with Montgomery College and The Universities at Shady Grove

A new degree program developed jointly by UMBC and Montgomery College (MC), and soon to be offered at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), will create opportunities for students of all...

Posted: January 10, 2018, 4:20 PM

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