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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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Students discover and name new viruses in unique introduction to lab research at UMBC

It’s the middle of August, and a group of rising UMBC sophomores enters the classroom with anticipation. “Once everyone walks into the lab, you start hearing ‘Yes!’ across the room from people...

Posted: November 23, 2016, 4:42 PM

Baltimore City elementary school students learn about college opportunities through UMBC visit

Prospective students tour UMBC on a daily basis, rain or shine, but last week saw a particularly special visit from around 80 fifth graders from Armistead Gardens Elementary School in Baltimore,...

Posted: November 14, 2016, 9:56 PM

Baltimore Sun highlights UMBC’s focus on empowering students as leaders, partners, and community-builders

The Baltimore Sun’s new education section focuses on the impact of UMBC programs that enable students to apply their knowledge from the classroom to action in communities on issues that matter to...

Posted: November 11, 2016, 5:02 PM

UMBC expands partnership with Portugal’s University of Porto

A delegation of UMBC faculty and staff traveled to Portugal’s University of Porto (U. Porto) October 3 – 7, 2016, to sign a cooperation agreement expanding and formalizing an ongoing partnership...

Posted: November 11, 2016, 4:55 PM

UMBC support for STEM grad students from underrepresented groups featured as a national model

The Christian Science Monitor recently examined challenges that many graduate students from underrepresented groups experience, such as isolation, mentors who may not understand their perspectives...

Posted: November 10, 2016, 6:55 PM

UMBC faculty celebrate opportunities to expand collaboration across disciplines

“The complex problems we face do not organize themselves neatly into the categories we’re used to,” says Carole McCann, professor and chair of gender and women’s studies. “We need to think beyond...

Posted: November 8, 2016, 10:36 PM

Life sciences research symposium attracts a record number of students from across the mid-Atlantic

UMBC’s 19th Undergraduate Research Symposium in Chemical and Biological Sciences on October 22, 2016, drew a record number of talented young researchers from across the mid-Atlantic. Of the 647...

Posted: November 8, 2016, 5:15 PM

UMBC voices discuss opportunities for today’s students in rapidly growing cybersecurity field

Responding to the rapid growth of the cybersecurity industry, including a steep uptick in the demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals, Lauren Mazzoli ‘15, computer science and...

Posted: November 3, 2016, 5:42 PM

Anupam Joshi offers advice on limiting risk with internet-connected devices after far-reaching cyberattack

Last week’s cyber attack interrupted internet use for millions of people, and while this particular attack is likely over, the possibility of future similar attacks remains. Anupam Joshi,...

Posted: October 26, 2016, 6:49 PM

New virtual reality space at UMBC reduces distance between computers, data and people

UMBC’s new PI^2 Immersive Hybrid Reality Lab will allow faculty and students to interact with data in different, more visual ways than they have before, reducing the distance between the...

Posted: October 21, 2016, 2:37 PM

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