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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 Career Center honored for exceptional career development support

The Maryland Career Development Association (MCDA) has awarded the UMBC Career Center the 2016 MCDA Organizational Career Planning Award. The annual award, presented this year at the MCDA...

Posted: May 2, 2016, 3:47 PM

UMBC Chess alumna wins 2016 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship

Nazi Paikidze-Barnes, information systems, an alumna of the UMBC Chess Team, won the 2016 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, and is now qualified for the Women’s World Championship tournament. The...

Posted: April 29, 2016, 6:34 PM

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day celebrates 20 years of remarkable student work

The University Center Ballroom was humming on Wednesday, April 27, with the voices of hundreds of UMBC students presenting their research and creative work to proud long-time supporters and...

Posted: April 29, 2016, 3:16 PM

Retriever Stories: A chance to remember, discover, reconnect

UMBC is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Though the university is still fairly young, our community is diverse and growing. You can find members of our almost 70,000 alumni all over the...

Posted: April 20, 2016, 4:13 PM

UMBC swimmer Alexander Gliese becomes Danish national champion

UMBC swimmer Alexander Gliese ’19, mechanical engineering, captured his first national title at the Danish Open by winning the 200m backstroke. SwimSwam’s coverage of the men’s 200m notes, “The...

Posted: April 18, 2016, 6:00 PM

Alumna Shalonda Holt named 2016 Washington Post Teacher of the Year

The Washington Post has named UMBC alumna Shalonda Holt its 2016 Teacher of the Year. The recognition comes after Holt was named Howard County Teacher of the Year in February. Holt ’07,...

Posted: April 8, 2016, 5:27 PM

UMBC welcomes Ryan Odom as new head coach of men’s basketball

UMBC introduced Ryan Odom as the Retriever’s new head coach of men’s basketball at a press conference held on campus today, April 7, 2016. Odom joins the America East program as its 9th head...

Posted: April 7, 2016, 9:14 PM

Times Higher Education names UMBC one of the world’s top young universities for 5th year

For the fifth consecutive year, Times Higher Education (THE) has recognized UMBC as one of the world’s leading young universities. UMBC is one of just five U.S. universities to make the 2016 list,...

Posted: April 7, 2016, 4:57 PM

Honoring UMBC faculty and staff for exceptional teaching, research, and service

“I’m grateful to be part of a research university where teaching is honored and prized,” said Calla Thompson, associate professor of visual arts, as she received UMBC’s 2016-2019 Presidential...

Posted: April 6, 2016, 9:37 PM

UMBC Chess to host Blindfold Chess Spectacular

On Sunday, April 24, Grandmaster Timur Gareyev, economics, a UMBC Chess Team alumnus, will return to campus to play a number of chess games while blindfolded and to lead a strategy session on how...

Posted: April 5, 2016, 7:45 PM

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