One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Theatre Alumni David Brasington ’12, Katie Kopajtic ’11, Jesse Poole ’13 and Anderson Wells ’13 in ‘b’, the Baltimore Sun and City Paper
• Dr. Kenneth Gibbs ’05, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, in Science Magazine
• Faculty Members Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, VA, in Baltimore Sun
• Assoc. Professor Anne Rubin’s Civil War History Class Appears on C-SPAN
• Princeton Review Names UMBC a “Best Value College”
• Kate Drabinski, Gender and Women’s Studies, on WYPR’s Humanities Connection

Check out all the other great campus news on Insights Weekly.