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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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GRIT-X talks showcase experiences of outstanding faculty and alumni “from outer space to inner space”

Nine distinguished faculty and alumni shared their stories at GRIT-X, a TED talk-style event during UMBC’s Homecoming. Karl Steiner, UMBC vice president for research, introduced the event, which...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 3:36 PM

2017 Alumni Awards celebrate impressive contributions across disciplines from UMBC alumni and faculty

The UMBC community gathered for the 2017 UMBC Alumni Awards on October 5 in the Linehan Concert Hall to celebrate individuals who have made impressive contributions to society through their work....

Posted: October 12, 2017, 7:02 PM

UMBC faculty offer context and analysis on major policy issues, from self-government in D.C. to healthcare

As fall semester has kicked into high gear, UMBC professors have connected not just with students in the classroom, but also with the broader public through research-based reflections on current...

Posted: October 9, 2017, 4:41 PM

UMBC’s Chris Curran receives major NIJ grant for research on law enforcement in K–12 schools

UMBC’s F. Chris Curran, assistant professor of public policy, has received a two-year $620,000 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI) grant to lead a new...

Posted: September 27, 2017, 2:29 PM

Christy Ford Chapin begins Library of Congress fellowship, continuing history faculty’s trend of research achievement

When Christy Ford Chapin, associate professor of history, began teaching at UMBC in 2012, she started by connecting curious students with the history of the American health care system. Her first...

Posted: September 25, 2017, 2:23 PM

UMBC alumni mentors give today’s students a glimpse of possible career paths

During the summer months, hundreds of UMBC students immersed themselves in high-value internships at companies, nonprofits, and government agencies. There, they learned about new fields, developed...

Posted: September 8, 2017, 5:05 PM

UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture exhibits “Gun Show” to prompt discussion about gun violence

In 2012, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Baltimore artist David Hess felt compelled to accelerate the construction of an unusual series of sculptures: life-size mock assault...

Posted: August 30, 2017, 9:16 PM

UMBC’s Gloria Chuku receives international award for influential scholarship in Africana studies

Gloria Chuku, chair and professor of Africana studies, and affiliate professor of both gender and women’s studies and language, literacy, and culture, has received the 2017 Ali Mazrui Award for...

Posted: August 21, 2017, 4:50 PM

Susan Sterett and Anne Brodsky begin new social science leadership roles at UMBC

UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is starting fall 2017 by welcoming new leaders for both the School of Public Policy and Maryland Institute of Policy Analysis and Research...

Posted: August 16, 2017, 5:51 PM

New study by UMBC’s Chris Swan finds restoration efforts more effective in small, isolated streams

A new study led by Chris Swan has found that stream restoration efforts such as bank stabilization, tree planting, and streambed manipulations have a greater impact on stream life in small...

Posted: July 28, 2017, 8:02 PM

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