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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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Lisa Moren brings Baltimore’s McKeldin Fountain back to life with NONUMENT 01

Baltimore’s McKeldin Fountain, an icon of Brutalist architecture, may have been demolished in 2016, but Lisa Moren, professor of visual arts, wants to ensure visitors can still experience its...

Posted: May 16, 2018, 4:41 PM

Gift of two historic violins provides opportunities for music students

This spring, the department of music welcomes new members to the UMBC community: two violins and a violin bow, contributed to the department by Joel Liebman, professor of chemistry and...

Posted: May 15, 2018, 1:44 PM

Congrats, Class of 2018! UMBC celebrates students making history.

UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation around the corner, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the...

Posted: May 14, 2018, 2:46 PM

Guenet Abraham receives Fulbright awards to teach graphic design and research a multimedia project in Ethiopia

Guenet Abraham, associate professor of graphic design, who received a 10-month Fulbright for 2017 – 2018 to teach graphic design and conduct research in Ethiopia for an upcoming multimedia...

Posted: April 29, 2018, 7:01 PM

UMBC Shriver Center explores civil disobedience and social justice fifty years after Catonsville Nine

The Vietnam War lasted for twenty years and claimed the lives of millions of civilians, Vietnamese soldiers, and 58,220 U.S. military personnel. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, public...

Posted: April 27, 2018, 7:13 PM

UMBC students ready to share passion for discovery, expression at URCAD 2018

UMBC expects over 350 presenters and 2,500 guests to attend Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day on April 25, making URCAD 2018 the largest in the event’s 22-year history. The...

Posted: April 20, 2018, 5:34 PM

UMBC hosts social justice-focused panel on gentrification in Baltimore

“How can Baltimore neighborhoods renew themselves without forcing out local residents or homogenizing diverse populations?” Community-engaged researchers from UMBC, Morgan State University, and...

Posted: April 17, 2018, 9:06 PM

Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education

When Stephanie Milani ‘19, computer science and psychology, attended an all-girls robotics camp as a middle school student she realized that she found computer science truly fascinating. It was...

Posted: April 17, 2018, 1:34 PM

Valedictorian Kara Seidel focuses her research on supporting families dealing with trauma

Kara Seidel B.A., Psychology Minor: American Studies Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Plans: Family trauma researcher One of the best things about UMBC is how supportive...

Posted: April 16, 2018, 3:22 AM

Morgan Chadderton to pursue study of Slavic languages through Fulbright in Kyrgyzstan

Morgan Chadderton B.A., Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication (French and Russian) Minor: Political Science Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Edgewood, Maryland Plans:...

Posted: April 16, 2018, 2:55 AM

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