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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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Recipients of UMBC’s 2024 – 25 START, SURFF grant awards announced

UMBC’s Division of Research and Creative Achievement recently announced the recipients of the 2025 Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) award,and the 2024 Summer Research Faculty...

Posted: September 13, 2024, 3:07 PM

Putin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy

Written by Christopher K. Tong, associate professor of Asian studies at UMBC and Charles Krusekopf, professor of business Royal Roads University Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on Sept. 2,...

Posted: September 3, 2024, 11:12 AM

The specter of China has edged into US election rhetoric − for Republicans much more than Democrats

Written by Fan Yang, professor of media and communication studies, UMBC Speaking at the Republican National Convention in July 2024, Donald Trump invoked China 14 times. In the course of a...

Posted: August 29, 2024, 4:34 PM

UMBC students expand skill sets, explore career opportunities with summer 2024 internships

This summer, UMBC students have hit the ground running in exploration of possible post-graduation opportunities with internship placements across a wide range of industries and career fields that...

Posted: August 28, 2024, 9:39 AM

UMBC Announces New Institute of Politics in Advance of 2024 Election

Noted Maryland poll founder Mileah Kromer will be center’s inaugural director University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) President Valerie Sheares Ashby announced today the founding of...

Posted: August 23, 2024, 9:34 AM

Growing from the unexpected—nonlinear internships surprise Retrievers with success

Anil Shaji was pretty content going to UMBC for classes and returning to his home in Elkridge, Maryland, as soon as his academic obligations were over. Until one day, a notice on myUMBC caught his...

Posted: August 16, 2024, 4:22 PM

Luna Siesko ’25 builds career skills at the Baltimore County Arts Guild

With plans to become a professional photographer, Luna Siesko, a rising senior in visual arts, has already generated an impressive portfolio of work, ranging from portraiture to landscapes to...

Posted: August 16, 2024, 11:57 AM

Peter Wilschke ’24, political science and economics, celebrates national research accomplishments

Peter Wilschke ’24, economics and political science, hit the ground running after graduation in May, beginning a two-year research assistant position at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in...

Posted: August 13, 2024, 4:36 PM

Academic Minute: Centering the voices of Black farmers

As a community, farmers in the United States often face challenges that are out of their control, such as drought, livestock disease, and global pandemics like COVID-19. For Black farmers, says...

Posted: August 6, 2024, 4:13 PM

Josh Michael ’10, Ph.D. ’22, elected Maryland State Board of Education president

The Maryland State Board of Education has unanimously elected Josh Michael ’10, political science, Ph.D. ’22, public policy, as its new president following his completion of a one-year term as...

Posted: August 2, 2024, 12:18 PM

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