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NSF awards $10M to UMBC to expand successful initiative developing underrepresented postdocs in STEM

UMBC will expand its work boosting diversity in academia from Maryland to the national level through a new NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoc Pathways (RISE UPP)....

August 5, 2022 · 12:12 PM

UMBC students, educators, and researchers advance Maryland through innovative computing partnership

In early 2022, Nadja Franklin ‘23 was exploring summer opportunities through the UMBC Career Center when she heard about a chance to connect with tech internships at Maryland’s state agencies. As...

August 3, 2022 · 2:43 PM

UMBC-led team generates first global map of cargo ship pollution, revealing effects of fuel regulations

Tianle Yuan. (Image courtesy of Tianle Yuan) A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC’s Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003 – 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on...

July 27, 2022 · 11:37 AM

UMBC’s Eileen Meyer and team find strongest evidence yet of a black hole zooming away from its galaxy’s center

A new study has confirmed that a black hole eight billion light years away is zipping away from its galaxy’s center at 2,000 kilometers per second, or more than 4.5 million miles per hour. The...

July 26, 2022 · 4:54 PM

Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan?

Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, UMBC U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t confirmed when – or even if – she is to visit Taiwan. Yet such is the sensitivity...

July 26, 2022 · 4:35 PM

Chronicle report on “new era” of inclusive administration highlights UMBC leaders

In the newly-released Chronicle of Higher Education report “Diverse Leadership for a New Era,” Valerie Sheares Ashby shares a powerful story of mentorship. Years ago, when Sheares Ashby was a...

July 25, 2022 · 3:46 PM

Lost in the Art: English major guards and curates paintings at Baltimore Museum of Art

A massive painting dwarfed Rob Kempton ’12, English, as he stood in a Baltimore Museum of Art gallery. In his security guard uniform, Kempton gestured to the swoop of orange oil paint on the...

July 25, 2022 · 11:16 AM

UMBC students explore South Korea, Japan through new Education Abroad Access Fund

Amber Gist ‘23, computer science, has been interested in studying in South Korea for years. When she learned that UMBC offered a program in Seoul, she knew the university would be a great fit for...

July 20, 2022 · 8:15 AM

Political crowdfunding does more than raise money – it can also rile up opponents

Sanorita Dey, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, UMBC The success of politicians in the U.S. largely depends on the amount of funding they receive from...

July 18, 2022 · 9:27 AM

Turning the Tides

For Christopher Tong, discovering clues hidden in texts documenting history’s most devastating floods isn’t just about the promise of making social, cultural, and political change. It’s also a...

July 14, 2022 · 10:53 AM

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