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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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Researchers across disciplines gather for vital conversation about academic freedom

UMBC students, faculty, and staff gathered on May 12, 2016, to honor the work of two accomplished emerging scholars and to engage in a vibrant discussion on academic freedom and the display and...

Posted: May 17, 2016, 5:25 PM

Education department announces its second cohort of Summer Enrichment Experience Scholars

Fourteen middle and high school students from local schools have been selected to participate in an innovate summer enrichment program at UMBC to build on skills learned and tap into creative...

Posted: May 17, 2016, 3:54 PM

Robert Pawloski’s script “Bronze” wins prize at Nashville Film Festival

At film festivals the flickering lights on screen get most of the attention, but film projects also almost universally begin with the written word — either a script or, for documentaries, a...

Posted: May 16, 2016, 7:03 PM

Two UMBC history professors win Berlin Prize fellowships

Rebecca Boehling and Kate Brown have won a coveted semester-long fellowship from The American Academy in Berlin. Boehling and Brown, both professors in UMBC’s history department, are two of just...

Posted: May 13, 2016, 6:06 PM

Cinematic arts student Matt Myslinski presents “Lightyears” at Cannes Film Festival

A student film project can easily fly under the radar as an “extracurricular,” until it lands the filmmaker at one of the most acclaimed international film festivals in the world. Matthew “Matt”...

Posted: May 13, 2016, 2:25 PM

Congratulations, UMBC Class of 2016! Meet some of our exceptional graduates.

As UMBC’s Class of 2016, nearly 2,000 strong, prepares to leave campus for graduate programs, fellowships, and career opportunities around the globe, we recognize their tremendous personal...

Posted: May 11, 2016, 7:42 PM

President Hrabowski discusses the importance of connecting STEM with the arts, humanities and social sciences

On May 3, UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski joined WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show for a discussion about the state of diversity in STEM fields and the importance of connecting STEM with work in the...

Posted: May 9, 2016, 8:38 PM

Lipitz Professor Shari Waldstein traces complex connections between socioeconomic status and brain health

Shari Waldstein is internationally known for fundamental contributions to understanding the links among early, multi-level risk factors for cardiovascular disease, subclinical brain pathology,...

Posted: May 6, 2016, 4:36 PM

Ellen Handler Spitz speaks with pediatricians about connections between early reading and child health

Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz addressed dozens of pediatricians at a special lecture on early reading and child health at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting last week. The...

Posted: May 6, 2016, 4:35 PM

UMBC to have strong presence at the 2016 Latin American Studies Association Conference

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. This year, several UMBC...

Posted: May 6, 2016, 4:32 PM

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