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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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UMBC Shriver Center explores civil disobedience and social justice fifty years after Catonsville Nine

The Vietnam War lasted for twenty years and claimed the lives of millions of civilians, Vietnamese soldiers, and 58,220 U.S. military personnel. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, public...

Posted: April 27, 2018, 7:13 PM

UMBC hosts social justice-focused panel on gentrification in Baltimore

“How can Baltimore neighborhoods renew themselves without forcing out local residents or homogenizing diverse populations?” Community-engaged researchers from UMBC, Morgan State University, and...

Posted: April 17, 2018, 9:06 PM

Marc Schultz, world traveler, to return to China as a Fulbright research scholar

Marc Schultz B.S., Political Science and Global Studies Minor: Chinese Language and Culture Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Columbia, Maryland Plans: Fulbright researcher, China I have found...

Posted: April 15, 2018, 4:13 PM

Summer Akhtar, a member of UMBC’s history-making mock trial team, heads to law school

Summer Akhtar B.A., Political Science, B.S., Financial Economics Minor: Legal Policy and Economics Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Woodstock, Maryland Plans: The University of Maryland Francis...

Posted: April 15, 2018, 3:31 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 kicks off statewide public service scholars programs for summer 2017

UMBC has marked the start of summer by hosting statewide kickoff events for Maryland’s newest group of public service scholars, who will serve at state agencies and nonprofits over the coming...

Posted: June 22, 2017, 7:47 PM

Seven new UMBC grads to pursue Fulbright fellowships around the globe

Seven recent UMBC graduates will travel around the globe to teach and conduct research as Fulbright fellows for the 2017 – 18 academic year, setting a new record for the university. The UMBC...

Posted: June 12, 2017, 4:42 PM

Danielle Allison advocates for student veterans on campus

Danielle Allison B.A., Political Science; B.A., Asian Studies Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Columbia, Maryland Plans: U.S. Department of Defense During orientation, all incoming students were...

Posted: May 13, 2017, 3:11 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

Roy Meyers publishes primer on the federal budget process, outlining anticipated hurdles for Trump administration proposal

Ahead of the Trump administration formally outlining its spending priorities through a federal budget proposal, Roy T. Meyers has published a primer explaining how the budget process works and...

Posted: March 15, 2017, 7:11 PM

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