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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’s 100th MARC U*STAR alumnus to earn Ph.D. inspires today’s scholars

Lasse Lindahl’s goal for the MARC U*STAR Scholars program is to “light the fire in the belly so students are hooked on science.” Lindahl, director of the MARC U*STAR program at UMBC and...

Posted: September 9, 2016, 6:37 PM

Delegation from the University of Kassel in Germany visits UMBC to grow interdisciplinary exchange program

Eight administrators and faculty members from the University of Kassel in central Germany visited UMBC from August 29 to September 2 to build on a thriving university partnership between the two...

Posted: September 9, 2016, 5:07 PM

Three UMBC faculty studying the human brain to offer options for treatment and early intervention

Three UMBC faculty have been awarded two of 18 new grants announced by the National Science Foundation under the Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS) program to support multidisciplinary research...

Posted: September 8, 2016, 7:56 PM

Hrabowski Fund for Innovation awards grants for four unique faculty initiatives

Each year, the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation provides funding to faculty initiatives that challenge students to be active in their education and encourage faculty to be innovative and work across...

Posted: September 8, 2016, 2:37 PM

UMBC researchers will combine sensors and social media to develop new flash flood alert system

Severe storms and rapidly accumulating rain recently contributed to historic flooding that caused extreme damage to the main street of Ellicott City, located not far from UMBC’s campus. This is...

Posted: September 6, 2016, 2:37 PM

Lavik Lab develops nanoparticles to promote blood clotting after traumatic injury

When a person suffers a severe injury, it is crucial that any bleeding is stopped quickly. While there are many ways to stop external bleeding, current methods for stopping internal bleeding are...

Posted: September 2, 2016, 8:14 PM

UMBC alumni connect with fellow Retrievers through Baltimore-based summer internships

Each year several hundred UMBC students take advantage of the summer months to explore careers related to their majors, expand their knowledge and skills, and learn more about themselves through...

Posted: August 26, 2016, 8:40 PM

Retrievers in Rio: UMBC alumni compete on the world stage at the 2016 Olympics

With the 2016 Olympic Games off to an exciting start in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the UMBC community will have the chance to see two alumni compete in the pool and on the field later this week....

Posted: August 9, 2016, 4:41 PM

UMBC’s Rick Forno shares best practices to prevent cyber attacks against election technology

With the presidential election just a few months away, and a recent hack against the Democratic National Committee making headlines worldwide, many are asking tough questions about the security of...

Posted: August 4, 2016, 4:04 PM

Phenomenal World: Juliana and Homer Schamp Memorial Scholarship seeks to inspire the next generation of teachers

Think back to the science classes you took as a child. What do you remember about them? Did you watch a caterpillar spin a cocoon and emerge a butterfly, or a tadpole grow into a frog? Did you...

Posted: July 27, 2016, 1:00 PM

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