“We’ve now had year-over-year growth in the last six years," says Karl V. Steiner, vice president for research at UMBC. “These rankings also help us see how UMBC is progressing in meeting our...
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The heart of the internship program "is about building meaningful relationships between Montgomery College students and UMBC faculty and staff as a bridge to university life," says Sarah Jewett....
March 29, 2021
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On a low-lying island in the Caribbean, the future of the critically endangered Bahama Oriole just got a shade brighter. A new study co-led by Michael Rowley estimates that there are at least 10...
March 4, 2021
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“My goal for the students was to capture what I think is the most important part of scientific research—curiosity through observation,” Chris Hawn says. By training their eyes and learning to see...
September 11, 2020
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UMBC is leading an eight-institution effort to improve our understanding of Earth's critical zone (from bedrock to treetops) in urban contexts. Most critical zone research happens in more pristine...
September 2, 2020
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"The Inclusion Imperative has created real excitement about the benefits of connecting humanities faculty with one another,” shares Jessica Berman, director of the Dresher Center for the...
April 7, 2020
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“It’s a great example of the relationships we’re building with the community colleges,” Sarah Jewett says. “What I love about this program is that it utilizes curricular infrastructure that’s in...
January 27, 2020
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"There’s a time to build your castles in the air, and now it’s time to put foundations under them. We’re underinvesting in the foundations, and we need to spend more international aid money on...
January 17, 2020
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“The primary mission of UMBC is inclusive excellence, and our program applies that mission to the environmental sciences,” says Tamra Mendelson. “Our main objectives are to bring a diversity of...
September 18, 2019
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The relationship between urbanization and water chemistry was "more complex than we thought," Matthew Baker says. Overall, though, he says, "We need to pay closer attention to the materials we’re...
September 17, 2019
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