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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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Six UMBC Graduates Among Inaugural America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes

Six UMBC student-athletes were among the 48 America East student-athletes named to the conference’s inaugural Presidential Scholar-Athlete class for their outstanding academic achievements...

Posted: July 1, 2014, 6:24 PM

President Hrabowski Discusses College Access in Trusteeship Magazine

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski recently wrote an essay on the importance of education to the promise of the American Dream in Trusteeship, a magazine published by the Association of Governing...

Posted: July 1, 2014, 3:12 PM

UMBC and Japan’s Kyushu University Establish Partnership

On June 24, UMBC signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyushu University to promote academic and research cooperation between the two universities.The partnership will allow faculty and...

Posted: June 26, 2014, 4:18 PM

UMBC Swimming and Diving’s McKissick Featured in Sports Illustrated

UMBC Swimming and Diving rising sophomore Andrew McKissick (Ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph’s) is featured in the “Faces in the Crowd” section of the June 23 issue of Sports Illustrated. The...

Posted: June 24, 2014, 7:46 PM

President Hrabowski on EvoLLLution

President Hrabowski participated in an interview about innovation and the changing culture of higher education on EvoLLLution, an online newspaper focusing on continuing education. Dr. Hrabowski...

Posted: June 19, 2014, 5:59 PM

Tim Hall, Athletics, To Chair NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics

UMBC Director of Athletics Tim Hall has been elected as the chairman of the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics for the fall of 2014, the committee announced last month at their meetings in...

Posted: June 12, 2014, 5:45 PM

UMBC Signs Agreement with U.S. Army RDECOM

On June 6, 2014, UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Director Dale Ormond signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...

Posted: June 9, 2014, 8:50 PM

Tony Moreira, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, Honored by President of Portugal

Antonio “Tony” Moreira, vice provost of academic affairs and professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, has been awarded the National Order of Civil Merit of Public Education by the...

Posted: June 9, 2014, 2:34 PM

UMBC Undergraduate Commencement 2014 on Storify

Relive the moment! View the 2014 UMBC Undergraduate Commencement on Storify, which features tweets, photos and videos from the UMBC community, including our faculty, staff, students and families.

Posted: May 30, 2014, 5:20 PM

Kim Berghaus ’14, Earns Second Career America East All-Academic Team Honor

UMBC senior tennis standout Kim Berghaus (Offenbach, Germany) was named to the 2014 America East Women’s Tennis All-Academic Team, the conference announced on May 23. Through the fall 2013...

Posted: May 29, 2014, 8:24 PM

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