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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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Jenkins ’97, BioSci, Named Sloan Research Fellow

Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins ’97, biological sciences, assistant professor of marine and environmental affairs at the University of Washington, is one off 126 recipients of the Sloan Research...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 3:29 PM

Podgurski ’07, Music, Profiled in City Paper

In a recent interview with Baltimore’s City Paper, Nick Podgurski ’07, music, lets readers in on his latest project, Feast of the Epiphany. Podgurski, who first made a name for himself in the...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 3:23 PM

Alumnae Named Semi-Finalists for Sondheim Art Prize

Three UMBC alumnae and one faculty member were among the list of semi-finalists for the 2013 Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize, the The Baltimore Office for Promotion and Arts announced this...

Posted: February 20, 2013, 9:46 PM

Gibbons-O’Neill ’86, Econ, Takes the Plunge

UMBC alumnus and staff member Kevin Gibbons-O’Neill ’86, economics, shared this photo of himself and his team of family and friends shortly after emerging from the cold waters of the Chesapeake...

Posted: February 11, 2013, 3:50 PM

Young Fresh Fellow – Matthew Sherman ’08, INDS

Getting healthy is an American obsession. And Matthew Sherman ’08, interdisciplinary studies, is at the forefront of a growing movement that may help make that arduous task easier and more...

Posted: February 5, 2013, 8:44 PM