UMBC has made great strides in increasing its number of women faculty members in STEM through the ADVANCE program. Now, through the CNMS Scholars Program, these women are serving as mentors to the...
May 18, 2020
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For Nadia BenAissa ’20, gender, women’s, and sexuality studies (GWST), and Sam Hertl ’20, social work, UMBC has been a place to grow as leaders and advocates. Their college experiences have been...
May 15, 2020
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Naghmeh Karimi is the most recent UMBC faculty member to receive a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant, totaling approximately $500,000 over five years,...
May 15, 2020
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Graduating during a pandemic means students won’t be able to celebrate in the ways they expected, with family and friends cheering in a packed UMBC Event Center. But earning their degrees will...
May 14, 2020
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With Kevin Omland, professor of biological sciences UMBC is teeming with wildlife—the infamous frenzied squirrels, the occasional wandering deer, a curious woodchuck or two, and lots and lots...
May 14, 2020
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By Michele Wojciechowski In 1980, while spending the summer with family in South Carolina, 13-year-old Karsonya “Dr. Kaye” Wise Whitehead noticed that the corner grocery store owner had kept...
May 13, 2020
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ByZoe McLaren, associate professor, public policy, UMBC A commonly used malaria drug was recently proposed as a treatment for COVID-19 during a White House press briefing, even though it...
May 13, 2020
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Four UMBC student groups vied for the top prize in the finals of this year’s Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC), held entirely online for the first time on April 30. Their projects...
May 12, 2020
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I'm looking for a female roommate to rent the second room in a two bedroom apartment. (The rent would be $627 plus utilities). The apartment is located in Catonsville, and is just a 10 minute...
May 12, 2020
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AFTER YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT, AND MONTHS OF WAITING, A UMBC-DEVELOPED MINI SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE STUDIES CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY, PROVING PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF. In the early morning...
May 12, 2020
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