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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 TESOL associate director wins 2015 TESOL International Association research grant

The TESOL International Association has announced the recipients of its 2015 research mini-grants, and UMBC’s Heidi Faust is the winner of a grant to research English teacher professional...

Posted: October 30, 2015, 10:13 AM

W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture: Linked fates and great expectations

Dinaw Mengestu, Paris, 06/2007 © Mathieu Zazzo W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture Dinaw Mengestu, MacArthur Fellow, acclaimed novelist, and professor of English, Brooklyn College Wednesday, November 11 |...

Posted: October 28, 2015, 11:34 AM

UMBC researchers collaborate to improve sustainability, with impacts in Maryland and across the nation

Local sustainability researchers and thought leaders took center stage on October 16, 2015, at a forum for urban sustainability in Baltimore, hosted by UMBC’s School of Public Policy. The forum...

Posted: October 23, 2015, 4:18 PM

Dennis Coates weighs costs and benefits of public subsidies for sports franchises in OC Register op-ed

As several NFL franchises are competing to relocate to the Los Angeles area, Dennis Coates, a professor of economics, argues that facts do not support the claim that professional football would be...

Posted: October 23, 2015, 10:06 AM

Matt Levy, EHS medical director, receives Silver Medal of Valor from Howard County Fire and Rescue Services

Pictured left to right are Fire Chief/Paramedic John Butler, Lt./Paramedic Will Huber (also received the award), Medical Director Matt Levy, Howard County Chief Administrative Officer Lonnie...

Posted: October 22, 2015, 3:28 PM

School of Public Policy hosts forum on Urban Sustainability in Baltimore

Many local governments around the country are redesigning and rethinking policies and programs to become more sustainable. Baltimore has been a model for other cities by promoting collaboration...

Posted: October 22, 2015, 10:53 AM

Workshop examines diversity in STEM graduate education

Facilitating underrepresented STEM graduate student and postdoctoral professional development with an eye toward establishing pathways to careers has been at the core of the PROMISE AGEP mission...

Posted: October 6, 2015, 8:33 PM

Amy Bhatt featured in PBS documentary on 1965 Immigration Act

In a short documentary produced by KCTS, the PBS affiliate in Seattle, examining the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act and its impact on the Pacific Northwest and the rest of the country’s...

Posted: October 2, 2015, 11:34 AM

Bryce Peake examines aural dimensions of debate over Confederate flag

Bryce Peake, a new assistant professor of media and communication studies, recently published an ethnographic study he conducted with a colleague at Central Washington University on the September...

Posted: October 2, 2015, 11:34 AM

Thomas Schaller reflects on John Boehner’s tenure as House speaker

Following John Boehner’s retirement announcement on September 25, Thomas Schaller, professor and chair of political science, wrote that the House Speaker’s time in office will be more defined by...

Posted: October 2, 2015, 11:33 AM

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