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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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New Fulbright Accelerator connects CAHSS faculty with international opportunities

“My Fulbright experience changed the course of my life and my career,” remembers Eugene C. Schaffer, professor of education. Early in his career, Shaffer earned a Fulbright Scholar award to...

Posted: November 2, 2018, 8:32 PM

Twenty years of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study: An icon of urban ecology research

The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) is one of only two urban Long-Term Ecological Research projects initially funded by the National Science Foundation, and this year it turns 20. When the BES was...

Posted: November 2, 2018, 8:06 PM

UMBC welcomes Dana Bradley as new dean of the Erickson School for Aging Studies

Dana Bradley, the new dean of the Erickson School for Aging Studies, considers herself an accidental gerontologist. Many leaders in aging services are inspired to work in the field through...

Posted: October 29, 2018, 2:14 PM

UMBC’s McNair Scholars Program prepares the next generation of leading researchers

What does it take to be a professor? That is exactly the type of question the McNair Scholars Program wants students to ask early on in their undergraduate years. The national program prepares...

Posted: October 25, 2018, 4:51 PM

Jasmine Abrams receives an NIH grant to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma in Haiti

UMBC’s Jasmine Abrams, assistant professor of psychology, is working to increase pregnant women’s access to healthcare and HIV prevention resources in Haiti through a $390,000 award from the...

Posted: October 22, 2018, 8:11 PM

Third annual UMBC GRIT-X talks highlight thought-provoking ideas, experiences, and discoveries

Artists, scientists, and social change agents from across UMBC presented the third annual GRIT-X talks on October 13, sharing their ideas and perspectives on stage in UMBC’s Dance Cube. “All our...

Posted: October 17, 2018, 9:09 PM

UMBC inaugurates new center to serve as hub for social science research

UMBC’s Center for Social Science Scholarship has opened its doors this fall with Christine Mallinson, professor of language, literacy and culture, as its inaugural director. The new center, which...

Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:44 PM

UMBC inaugurates new center to serve as hub for social science research

UMBC’s Center for Social Science Scholarship has opened its doors this fall with Christine Mallinson, professor of language, literacy, and culture, as its inaugural director. The new center, which...

Posted: October 15, 2018, 12:00 AM

30th UMBC Alumni Awards celebrate leadership, service, and community

UMBC community members from the university’s first class to today kicked off Homecoming 2018 on October 4 with a celebration of UMBC Alumni Award winners. Held in the Earl and Danielle Linehan...

Posted: October 8, 2018, 7:40 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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