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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 “turns golden” and kicks off 50th anniversary year with first week of celebrations

UMBC celebrated the start of its 50th anniversary year with a high energy Welcome Week greeting 2,800 new students and with a landmark newspaper headline: “A Catonsville university turns golden.”...

Posted: September 8, 2016, 4:49 PM

Baltimore Magazine features UMBC in its 2016 College guide

Readers of this year’s Baltimore Magazine guide to popular colleges in Maryland opened the publication to see a full-page vibrant photo of UMBC’s campus, taken from a rooftop above the tree...

Posted: September 3, 2016, 1:14 AM

UMBC Police awarded national accreditation

On July 30, 2016, the UMBC Police Department was awarded accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for the quality of its personnel, policies,...

Posted: August 30, 2016, 6:38 PM

UMBC named one of the nation’s top universities in 2017 Princeton Review guide

Princeton Review has again selected UMBC as one of the nation’s top universities for undergraduate education, featured in its flagship guide, The Best 381 Colleges. “UMBC’s outstanding academics...

Posted: August 30, 2016, 1:47 PM

UMBC alumni connect with fellow Retrievers through Baltimore-based summer internships

Each year several hundred UMBC students take advantage of the summer months to explore careers related to their majors, expand their knowledge and skills, and learn more about themselves through...

Posted: August 26, 2016, 8:40 PM

Craig Berger named to new leadership position with the American Democracy Project

Craig Berger, coordinator of student life for campus and civic engagement, has been named chair of the American Democracy Project (ADP) Steering Committee for 2016-17. The multi-campus ADP...

Posted: August 25, 2016, 7:54 PM

Secret Society of Science Songwriters creates music videos inspired by UMBC chemistry labs

On a Friday afternoon in early August, a dedicated group of students from Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland, are hard at work in UMBC’s chemistry building. It’s prime summer break...

Posted: August 17, 2016, 7:35 PM

University compliance with Title IX requirements under review

On August 16, 2016, UMBC’s Office of Human Relations shared a message with the UMBC community regarding a review of university compliance with Title IX requirements: UMBC has been notified by...

Posted: August 17, 2016, 6:45 PM

The Daily Record on UMBC at 50: A national leader in teaching and innovation

UMBC began with 750 students walking to class on paths of wooden planks connecting three buildings. There were no dorms. Most of the professors were fresh out of graduate school, and, like their...

Posted: August 10, 2016, 3:00 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

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