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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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START and SFF awards support UMBC faculty pursuing research in new directions

The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) and Summer Faculty Fellowship (SFF) awards to 24 UMBC faculty representing a broad range...

Posted: April 28, 2017, 3:43 PM

Brian Grodsky examines challenges of emerging from conflict, 25 years after start of Bosnian war

Marking the 25th anniversary of the start of the war in Bosnia, Brian Grodsky, associate professor of political science at UMBC, provided analysis of the post-war years and ongoing divisions among...

Posted: April 27, 2017, 6:25 PM

USG honors historian Andrew Nolan with top program director award

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) has awarded UMBC’s Andrew Nolan the Program Director of the Year Kendall Service Award for 2017. Nolan is senior lecturer and program director for UMBC’s...

Posted: April 21, 2017, 6:32 PM

UMBC welcomes Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden for conversation on digital access

The UMBC community welcomed U.S. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to campus on April 13, 2017 for a conversation on her new role heading the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation....

Posted: April 18, 2017, 6:27 PM

UMBC voices at Light City connect visitors with new ideas

Baltimore’s second annual Light City festival featured numerous vibrant art installations and performances by UMBC faculty, students, staff, and alumni, as well as thought-provoking talks by UMBC...

Posted: April 14, 2017, 7:56 PM

Ecologist Matt Baker discusses the health of our streams in new interview

Matthew Baker, professor of geography and environmental systems, sees an uncertain future ahead for the health of our streams, while the services they provide—from diluting pollution to generating...

Posted: April 14, 2017, 2:48 PM

UMBC’s Deborah Rudacille awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to pursue writing project on addiction

Deborah Rudacille, professor of the practice in English, has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for Science Writing. She is one of only two recipients in the category this year, and one of 173 new...

Posted: April 13, 2017, 4:11 PM

New UMBC study highlights importance of multinational conservation efforts for migratory shorebirds

Populations of iconic birds that spend most of the year in Australia have been declining for decades, despite conservation efforts. A new study has revealed a major hurdle far from the birds’...

Posted: April 13, 2017, 4:01 PM

Sarah Shin named American Council on Education Fellow for 2017-18

The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected UMBC’s Sarah Shin, professor of education and special assistant to the provost for academic initiatives, as a fellow in its 2017-18 class....

Posted: April 11, 2017, 9:14 PM

Postcards from True Grit: CAHSS alumni send their well wishes to admitted students

With college admissions season kicking into high gear, we got a few on-campus alumni together last week to send personalized notes to students accepted into the College of Arts, Humanities, and...

Posted: April 7, 2017, 4:00 PM

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