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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 UMBC initiative celebrates exceptional faculty dedication to teaching and scholarship

UMBC’s Office of the Provost has launched a university-wide initiative to celebrate faculty who go above and beyond as educators, scholars, and leaders on campus and in their fields. This...

Posted: June 21, 2018, 2:28 PM

Retrievers go the distance at NCAA Track and Field Championships

UMBC closed out the track and field season strong as two Retrievers competed at the highest collegiate level last week, traveling to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track...

Posted: June 14, 2018, 8:23 PM

When did humans start to transform Earth? UMBC’s Erle Ellis introduces the Anthropocene.

“Humans have emerged as a force of nature on this planet,” UMBC’s Erle Ellis says, as he begins to explain his work. Ellis, a professor of geography and environmental systems is one of the world’s...

Posted: June 14, 2018, 7:10 PM

UMBC’s Maia Schechter lights up the stage at the Kennedy Center

On Saturday, June 9, the stage of Terrace Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., will be graced by the choreography of new UMBC alumna Maia Schechter...

Posted: June 7, 2018, 10:01 PM

UMBC health justice research forum focuses on the value of community voices

How does unequal access to health care affect the lives and experiences of people from different communities across Baltimore and the nation? UMBC’s Public Humanities and Health Justice Research...

Posted: June 6, 2018, 7:11 PM

Maryland Humanities honors Pres. Hrabowski, James Brady, and Catherine Gira

Maryland Humanities celebrated its 45th anniversary in May through a special event bringing together over 200 supporters. The event highlighted the relevance of the humanities to Marylanders and...

Posted: June 6, 2018, 2:26 PM

UMBC’s spring 2018 commencement honors student achievements, community values

Thousands of Retriever graduates, family, and friends streamed into the new UMBC Event Center last week to celebrate spring commencement, as the ceremonies returned to Hilltop Circle for the first...

Posted: May 31, 2018, 3:40 PM

UMBC grads ready to travel the world as Fulbright Scholars

Eight of UMBC’s explorers, dreamers, teachers, and thinkers will soon travel to countries across Europe and Asia as 2018 – 19 U.S. Fulbright Scholars. The grantees are all graduates of UMBC’s...

Posted: May 25, 2018, 5:46 PM

UMBC celebrates alumni educators in Maryland public schools

What do nine UMBC alumni with a passion for basketball, dance, and lacrosse, and fields from biology and biochemistry to information systems and political science have in common? They all chose to...

Posted: May 22, 2018, 6:39 PM

UMBC ecologist and colleagues expose bias in forest restoration studies

When embarking on a reforestation project, is it better to let an area regenerate on its own, or take active steps like planting trees? Recent high-profile research has suggested that natural...

Posted: May 16, 2018, 7:06 PM

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