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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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Acting locally and globally: Four UMBC students embark on community-engaged careers

Community-engaged work has been integral to the UMBC experience for Joseph Mayhew, M.A. ‘20, TESOL; Kiplyn Jones, M.A. ‘20, public policy; Malgorzata Bondyra ‘20, management of aging services; and...

Posted: May 20, 2020, 3:51 PM

This spring, UMBC’s Returning Women Student Scholars achieve dreams long deferred

Graduating during a pandemic means students won’t be able to celebrate in the ways they expected, with family and friends cheering in a packed UMBC Event Center. But earning their degrees will...

Posted: May 14, 2020, 2:22 AM

Three UMBC student veterans adapt to a new mission: teaching science and math online

Graduating UMBC students Christine Crisostomo, Emily Satterfield, and Benjamin Park had expected that this May they would be finishing their student teacher internships in person. They would be...

Posted: May 11, 2020, 6:13 PM

There’s more than one good way to teach kids how to read

By Kindel Turner Nash, UMBC and Leah Panther, Mercer University We are literacy professionals, former reading teachers who now prepare college and graduate students to teach kids how to read....

Posted: January 21, 2020, 6:36 PM

UMBC broadens international learning opportunities: Stories from five continents

Heading into International Education Week, November 18 – 22, UMBC is celebrating the expansion of international learning opportunities and partnerships. UMBC is reaching beyond traditional study...

Posted: November 19, 2019, 6:20 PM

Six Baltimore City Schools in UMBC Math Project partnership see math test score gains

Newly released Maryland PARCC test results reveal that Baltimore City schools partnering with UMBC have seen dramatic growth in student math performance. The Baltimore Sun has called this trend...

Posted: September 3, 2019, 4:14 PM

UMBC’s Jonathan Singer supports South Korean science teachers through Howard County partnership

UMBC’s education department has built strong, lasting partnerships across Maryland’s public school districts, from Baltimore County and Baltimore City to Howard County and Anne Arundel County....

Posted: March 7, 2019, 9:31 PM

UMBC mentors support a record number of Fulbright student award semifinalists

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, is now more than 70 years old. In that time, the distinguished program has selected nearly 400,000 college seniors and...

Posted: March 1, 2019, 11:36 PM

Faculty receive START and SURFF awards to pursue new research and creative work

UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research recently presented awards to support the work of two dozen UMBC faculty examining topics from health disparities among people with diabetes to...

Posted: December 18, 2018, 8:22 PM

As Lakeland sees continued gains in math scores, UMBC expands local school partnerships

Teachers at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School celebrated another year of impressive gains in math performance when Baltimore City published the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College...

Posted: September 19, 2018, 3:17 PM

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