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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’s newest grads share what inspired their unique paths

When students come to UMBC, they bring with them life experiences that shape the program they choose, the mentors they find, the research questions they ask, and the communities they build on...

Posted: May 10, 2019, 4:00 PM

URCAD 2019 features diversity-focused student research, with Baltimore, LGBTQ+, and international focus areas

UMBC students are diligently making final touches to their presentations in preparation for the 23rd annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) on Wednesday, April 24....

Posted: April 22, 2019, 5:19 PM

Evan Avila is named a Truman Scholar, the fourth in UMBC history

“I want to pursue a career in economics to inform policy that can dismantle structural barriers to economic equality for immigrant communities,” says Evan Avila a junior majoring in economics and...

Posted: April 11, 2019, 8:39 PM

UMBC Mock Trial takes 8th place at AMTA National Championship

UMBC Mock Trial has finished the most successful season in its eight-year history, placing eighth at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament in Philadelphia. This...

Posted: April 9, 2019, 6:43 PM

UMBC’s Tyson King-Meadows becomes an ACE Fellow, as an emerging national higher ed leader

The American Council on Education (ACE) announced this week that UMBC’s Tyson King-Meadows, associate dean for research and college affairs in the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences...

Posted: March 29, 2019, 6:59 PM

New GEARS symposium offers professional development opportunities to grad students across disciplines

On March 27, 2019, UMBC graduate students will gather in the University Center Ballroom to improve their communication skills, share their work, and get to know their UMBC colleagues. The new...

Posted: March 27, 2019, 2:55 PM

UMBC recognizes Renetta Tull for transformative leadership advancing diversity in STEM

Renetta Tull, UMBC’s associate vice provost for strategic initiatives, and professor of practice in College of Engineering and Information Technology, is known worldwide for her leadership in...

Posted: March 26, 2019, 2:17 PM

UMBC delegation joins students from three continents at International Model African Union

A delegation of UMBC Africana studies students recently joined teams from three continents for the 17th annual International Model African Union (MAU) Conference in Washington D.C., hosted by...

Posted: March 15, 2019, 8:44 PM

UMBC School of Public Policy and APPAM work to diversify the field through outreach to students

Frances Carter-Johnson, M.S. ’07, applied physics, and Ph.D. ’11, public policy, is used to getting questions about why she jumped from physics to public policy and explaining how, in her career...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 8:22 PM

Stitching Her Story

Maryland Historical Society to launch year-long display of quilts by Mimi Dietrich ’70, American studies When Mimi Dietrich sews, the corners of her mouth form a soft, confident smile as she...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 4:39 PM

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