Kafui Dzirasa '01 is featured in a PBS documentary that offers a glimpse into the lives of people with bipolar disorder. He is developing an electrical device that would stabilize a person’s mood...
April 14, 2016
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Through this program "the nation invests in those individuals who have shown great potential to...become the next generation of research leaders,” explains Janet Rutledge, vice provost and dean of...
April 14, 2016
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The Post writes that she's a "one-woman powerhouse,” described by colleagues as "constantly striving to improve our students’ experiences at school" while encouraging their development as...
April 8, 2016
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Baltimore’s history as the first U.S. city to be illuminated by gas lamps has inspired Light City Baltimore, a new festival in the Inner Harbor, March 28-April 3, with 1.5 miles of glowing public...
March 22, 2016
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When Joseph Hyman was a UMBC student he was sitting in the library craving a fresh, hot cup of coffee, when an idea struck him: Wouldn’t it be great if a travel mug could brew its own coffee?
March 4, 2016
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Neuroscientist Kafui Dzirasa to receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Kafui Dzirasa '01 is named a recipient of the highest honor the U.S. government awards to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers. He is working to...
February 24, 2016
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Can hundreds of committed UMBC alumni, students, faculty and staff spread the word about our exceptional public research university and its 50th anniversary to almost 70,000 alumni and the rest of...
November 10, 2015
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Educators, cultural leaders, and activists from across the country will convene in Baltimore this week for the Imagining America National Conference, hosted by UMBC. This groundbreaking four-day...
October 1, 2015
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When Science News asked 30 Nobel Prize winners to name early-career scientists who have caught their attention, two UMBC alumni stood out from the crowd. Brothers Benyam Kinde ’10, and Isaac Kinde...
September 25, 2015
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Joe Jones remembers the day vividly. After attending Freddie Gray’s funeral at New Shiloh Baptist Church on April 27, 2015, he walked to his office across the street at the Center for Urban...
August 25, 2015
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