The 2021 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings affirm that UMBC remains one of the top universities in the nation, with a uniquely distinguished profile. UMBC has advanced to #11 for...
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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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Ten recent UMBC alumni are recipients of 2020 – 2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards, including seven from UMBC’s Class of 2020. Each year over 11,000 students apply and just over 2,000 are...
September 9, 2020
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UMBC’s Taka Yamashita has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences for an innovative three-year research project on how adult...
September 9, 2020
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Elizabeth Patton’s new book explores how Americans think about the modern home office and why. Due to COVID-19, remote work has hit unprecedented highs, but Patton’s scholarship reveals that it’s...
September 4, 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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UMBC alumnus Mark Doms ‘85, economics and mathematics, has been appointed chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Doms will be one of the leads of the agency that provides...
August 26, 2020
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“To acknowledge that Black lives matter, that abuse of power must be stopped is paramount," shared DàVida Plummer, keynote speaker at UMBC's Inclusive Language Conference. “And for journalists the...
August 25, 2020
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Each summer, hundreds of UMBC students complete summer internships to get hands-on experience related to their majors and career goals. The COVID-19 pandemic has moved many networking...
August 17, 2020
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UMBC’s Kimberly Moffitt, professor of Language, Literacy & Culture and affiliate professor of Africana Studies, has been appointed Interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social...
August 6, 2020
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