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Struggle for justice and change: Karsonya Wise Whitehead presents UMBC’s 42nd annual Du Bois lecture

Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead will present UMBC’s 42nd annual W. E. B. Du Bois lecture on the intersection of COVID-19, systemic racism, and anti-racist action. Whitehead, Ph.D. ‘09,...

October 19, 2020 · 8:03 PM

Remembering Sharon Doherty-Ritter

It is with deep sadness that we recognize the passing of Sharon Doherty-Ritter, the Director of Management Advisory Services (MAS), on October 12, 2020. Sharon came to UMBC in 2001 as a management...

October 16, 2020 · 8:55 PM

UMBC’s Jack Suess to receive 2020 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award

UMBC Vice President for Information Technology Jack Suess will soon receive one of the highest national recognitions offered to professionals in his field: the EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. ...

October 16, 2020 · 12:16 PM

Amy Coney Barrett May Be the Next Woman on the Supreme Court – but Does a Nominee’s Gender Matter?

By Susan M. Sterett, professor, Public Policy UMBC President Donald Trump has so far appointed fewer women as federal judges than any president since Ronald Reagan. In the Senate confirmation...

October 15, 2020 · 1:23 PM

UMBC’s Kindel Nash’s new book shares best practices for culturally sustaining teaching in early education

UMBC’s Kindel Nash, associate professor of education, and colleagues have produced one of the first books to address culturally sustaining literacy education in early childhood, Toward Culturally...

October 12, 2020 · 5:01 PM

Repatriating the archives: Lumbee scholars find their people and bring them home

By Ashley Minner, professor of the practice, American studies, UMBC, and Jessica R. Locklear, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Following World War II, thousands of Lumbee Indians...

October 9, 2020 · 2:31 PM

As demand for telemedicine swells, UMBC researchers develop strategies to scale-up services

After years of gradual expansion, telemedicine has grown dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing patients to consult with medical professionals from a distance, without traveling to an...

October 8, 2020 · 6:46 PM

UMBC duo using math to reveal how and why cells move with new NSF grant

Cell migration—how, when, and why cells move—has important implications for understanding development and diseases such as blood cell disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and metastatic cancer....

October 6, 2020 · 6:52 PM

bwtech@UMBC receives Economic Development Administration grant to launch cybersecurity venture fellowship program

Today, bwtech@UMBC, UMBC, and the University System of Maryland (USM) announced receiving a major grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to create the...

October 5, 2020 · 5:45 PM

Finish Line in Sight

With classes predominantly online this fall, former students who’ve had to pause their studies are re-enrolling at UMBC with graduation as their goal. When Nick Martorelli, management of...

October 2, 2020 · 7:22 PM

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