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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 celebrates 2018 Presidential Faculty and Staff Award winners

UMBC’s Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards offer a chance to reflect, each year, on the essential contributions of university employees to making UMBC a welcoming, supportive, and successful...

Posted: April 10, 2018, 8:13 PM

UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference to focus on communication and collaboration

UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference, hosted by the Graduate Student Association on March 28, 2018, will give master’s and Ph.D. students a chance to share their work, receive constructive...

Posted: March 23, 2018, 8:18 PM

UMBC’s Maurice Berger receives ICP Infinity Award for New York Times “Race Stories” column

UMBC’s Maurice Berger, research professor and chief curator for the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC), and a major national figure in the field of media studies, has won the...

Posted: March 22, 2018, 6:11 PM

U.S. News recognizes UMBC graduate programs as among best in the nation

UMBC graduate programs are among the best nationwide, according to the 2019 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today. The rankings recognize a dozen UMBC graduate programs...

Posted: March 20, 2018, 1:16 PM

UMBC’s Denise Meringolo continues Baltimore Uprising public history project through Whiting Fellowship

Denise Meringolo was teaching her graduate-level Introduction to Public History course in the spring of 2015 when Freddie Gray died in police custody and city residents responded with protest,...

Posted: March 9, 2018, 10:28 PM

UMBC School of Public Policy competes in global pandemic response simulation

The prime minister and minister of public health were in deep discussion about how to solve a major health pandemic, but their situation room wasn’t at the United Nations or in a parliament...

Posted: March 9, 2018, 9:01 PM

UMBC hosts Elect Her leadership training featuring local women in politics

According to the Center for American Women in Politics, in 2017 women held under 20 percent of seats in the United States Congress: 105 out of 535 seats, plus five of six non-voting delegate...

Posted: March 8, 2018, 9:27 PM

UMBC Dresher Center hosts digital humanities conversation on inclusion in the field

The UMBC Dresher Center for the Humanities will host its second Humanities Teaching Lab (HT Lab) on Thursday, March 8, with a focus on how digital media tools can help boost access to and further...

Posted: March 7, 2018, 4:40 PM

UMBC broadens access to life-changing international learning experiences

The UMBC Office of International Education Services (IES) hosted its first Passport Caravan this spring to jump-start students’ study abroad journeys. In partnership with UMBC’s study abroad...

Posted: March 6, 2018, 5:13 PM

UMBC’s John Rennie Short proposes sustainable solutions for Olympic host cities

John Rennie Short, public policy, is a fan of all the Olympics represent for individual athletes, teams, and countries vying to be recognized as champions on the global stage. However, his new...

Posted: February 23, 2018, 8:38 PM

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