“If the nation’s policymakers and education leaders take the deliberate steps needed to expand the participation and success of underrepresented minorities in STEM based on what we know works,...
“Mechanical engineers and historians are here in the same room talking to one another,” said Dean Scott Casper during his featured talk focused on communication skills. “That is what is really...
The Grand Challenge Scholars Program's inaugural symposium featured lightning talks by faculty who described their research in relation to the program’s 14 interdisciplinary global challenge...
Blaney’s award will allow him to use screening tools that identify the presence of wastewater in urban streams to locate sewer leaks that may be adversely affecting streamwater quality.
Engineers Week brought the UMBC community and corporate partners together for several special events, including a keynote by alumnus Brian Wayman, now program manager for GE Healthcare.
"Collectively people have the power to combat [marginalization] by speaking out against all oppression, especially when it doesn’t harm them personally," explains Jasir Qiydaar '18, media and...
“We’re very proud to be part of the UMBC community,” shared Barbara Hill, one of the donors who made the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program possible. “We couldn’t think of a better home for this program.”
UMBC celebrated a banner year in 2016. In thousands of ways, big and small, this golden anniversary has been full of moments to remember for the university community. Here are 12 top highlights.
Summer research experiences are part of the new STEM BUILD Training Program. Laura Ott explains, “We want the students to have an authentic research experience, which we know is critical for...