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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 Mock Trial advances to Opening Round Championships

Note: This story has been updated from the original February 3 version. UMBC Mock Trial has earned its second consecutive bid to the American Mock Trial Association’s Opening Round Championships...

Posted: February 29, 2016, 7:30 PM

UMBC swimming and diving teams win back-to-back championships

For the second year in a row, both the UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have earned conference championship titles, setting dozens of school and league records on their paths to...

Posted: February 25, 2016, 5:04 PM

UMBC named one of nation’s top public universities in Business First ranking

Business First has named UMBC one of the nation’s top public universities in a ranking released on February 23, 2016. Baltimore Business Journal reports that UMBC is one of three Maryland...

Posted: February 24, 2016, 9:09 PM

The Choice Program at UMBC expands its jobs program through new cafe at UB School of Law

Two university presidents and Baltimore city youth joined hands to cut a cake bedecked in a giant red ribbon celebrating the grand opening of the city’s first Flying Fruit Cafe. The cafe is part...

Posted: February 22, 2016, 9:57 PM

UMBC Swimming & Diving wins second straight America East championship

UMBC women’s swimming and diving defended their America East Championship on Sunday, February 14, 2016, with high-energy, record-setting performances. Emily Escobedo ’17, psychology,...

Posted: February 16, 2016, 9:51 PM

UMBC student Sabah Muktar delivers opening remarks during President Obama’s historic visit to Baltimore mosque

UMBC’s Sabah Muktar ‘17, biological sciences, delivered the opening remarks introducing President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB) on February 3,...

Posted: February 10, 2016, 2:05 PM

Marketplace radio series highlights UMBC faculty diversity initiatives

Nationwide, just 4 percent of full-time professors are black and 3 percent are Hispanic. What will it take to move the dial on the representation of diverse faculty at U.S. colleges and...

Posted: February 9, 2016, 7:02 PM

Pres. Hrabowski celebrates UMBC’s 50th and discusses issues in higher education on MPT

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski celebrated UMBC’s upcoming 50th anniversary and reflected on current major issues in higher education during an interview with Jeff Salkin on MPT’s “Direct...

Posted: February 3, 2016, 8:24 PM

UMBC featured in Princeton Review’s 2016 “Colleges That Pay You Back”

UMBC is among the the nation’s best colleges for students seeking an exceptional education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to an announcement today by Princeton...

Posted: February 2, 2016, 5:27 PM

Pres. Hrabowski’s Martin Luther King Day message offers inspiration and a challenge for the future

Salon marked Martin Luther King Day 2016 by sharing a powerful essay by UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski on how growing up during the civil rights struggle in Alabama shaped his outlook on...

Posted: January 26, 2016, 3:09 PM

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