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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 announces largest-ever group of Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity

UMBC’s newest Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity will soon begin a two-year experience focused on growing their research and refining their teaching skills through professional development...

Posted: June 22, 2017, 7:16 PM

UMBC’s Lipi Mukherjee receives NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship for atmospheric physics research

Lipi Mukherjee, Ph.D. student in atmospheric physics at UMBC, has received the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF), which will provide funding to support her research for up to three...

Posted: June 20, 2017, 2:55 PM

Seven new UMBC grads to pursue Fulbright fellowships around the globe

Seven recent UMBC graduates will travel around the globe to teach and conduct research as Fulbright fellows for the 2017 – 18 academic year, setting a new record for the university. The UMBC...

Posted: June 12, 2017, 4:42 PM

UMBC’s Tamás Várnai helps identify surprising source of light flashes from Earth’s surface

Tamás Várnai, research associate professor at UMBC’s Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, has been instrumental in determining the source of unusual flashes of light spotted in images...

Posted: June 7, 2017, 1:24 PM

Breakthrough UMBC vision research finds protein holds promise to treat biological clock disorders

UMBC biologists Phyllis Robinson and Preethi Somasundaram may have identified a key factor that contributes to our understanding of biological clocks and associated disorders, such as...

Posted: June 5, 2017, 7:03 PM

Michelle Starz-Gaiano’s new cell migration research may lead to more effective cancer treatments

Michelle Starz-Gaiano’s research on fruit flies seeks to uncover biological mechanisms driving embryonic development and is applicable to a variety of contexts. For example, her findings may help...

Posted: June 2, 2017, 3:51 PM

Mike Summers honored as “Best Academic” by Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun has honored Mike Summers as the “Best Academic” in the region for 2017. Summers, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Robert E. Meyerhoff Chair for...

Posted: May 24, 2017, 7:33 PM

Congrats, Class of 2017! Meet some of UMBC’s exceptional new graduates.

As UMBC’s Class of 2017 busily prepares for commencement—reserving caps and gowns, signing job contracts, completing visa paperwork to research, study, and teach abroad—the UMBC community honors...

Posted: May 15, 2017, 1:09 PM

Samantha Furman pursues math solutions to medical problems in unique dual Ph.D. program

Samantha Furman B.S. Mathematics Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Montgomery Village, MD Plans: Ph.D., Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh My favorite...

Posted: May 13, 2017, 8:23 PM

Natalie DeNigris continues work with NASA while completing astronomy Ph.D.

Natalie DeNigris B.S., Physics Magna Cum Laude, Certificate: Honors College Hometown: Kensington, MD Plans: Ph.D., Astronomy, U Mass.-Amherst; Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center UMBC...

Posted: May 13, 2017, 8:22 PM

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