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UMBC historian Constantine Vaporis brings samurai scholarship to the public through TED-Ed animation

UMBC’s Constantine Vaporis, professor of history, has partnered with TED-Ed Animations to produce A Day In The Life of A Teenage Samurai. This original video draws from over thirty years of...

July 23, 2020 · 6:46 PM

UMBC’s Gloria Chuku is named the 2020 – 21 Lipitz Professor for her research on the Igbo people of Nigeria

Gloria Chuku, chair andprofessor of Africana studies, has been named UMBC’s Lipitz Professor of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) for 2020 – 21. This distinguished...

July 23, 2020 · 6:32 PM

UMBC’s Dipanjan Pan receives two NIH grants to continue rapid COVID-19 testing research

Dipanjan Pan, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering, has received two new grants from the National Institutes of Health to support research poised to improve COVID-19...

July 23, 2020 · 3:42 PM

Student cost to attend UMBC reduced for Fall 2020 semester

The cost to attend UMBC will decrease 22 percent compared to last fall for in-state undergraduate students registered for courses offered by the main campus. UMBC’s Student Business Services...

July 22, 2020 · 2:38 AM

UMBC develops future STEM teachers, researchers through pilot program pairing high school and college students

This fall, Kimani Reed will enter UMBC as a new student in the pre-nursing program, but she’s already a member of the UMBC community. Through a partnership between UMBC and Cristo Rey Jesuit High...

July 20, 2020 · 1:48 PM

Electoral College Benefits Whiter States, Study Shows

By William Blake, assistant professor, Political Science, UMBC States can force members of the Electoral College to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state’s presidential...

July 20, 2020 · 1:45 PM

Mantis shrimp eyes get even wilder: UMBC team finds twice the expected number of light-detecting proteins

Mantis shrimps have earned wide acclaim in popular culture for their punching limbs, bright colors, and, perhaps most of all, their unusual eyes. “Everybody knows about them now,” says Tom Cronin,...

July 17, 2020 · 6:05 PM

President Hrabowski Awarded Medal for Career Advancing Diversity, Inclusion

President Freeman Hrabowski’s powerful personal story is well known in the UMBC community. At the age of 12, seeking equal access to a quality education, he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King,...

July 15, 2020 · 7:33 PM

UMBC collaborates with MxD to develop cybersecurity curriculum for workers in manufacturing

UMBC researchers will collaborate with the Chicago-based MxD to develop a curriculum and online platform for manufacturing professionals to increase their cybersecurity skills and to protect...

July 14, 2020 · 6:26 PM

UMBC mathematician Kathleen Hoffman receives new grants to improve HIV modeling

Kathleen Hoffman, professor of mathematics and statistics, thrives on solving puzzles. She has spent her career working to create and refine mathematical models of notoriously complex biological...

July 13, 2020 · 5:31 PM

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