Researching Cancer, Serving the Uninsured Paula Whittington ’01 is a healer in more ways than one. As a doctor in training, she gives medical treatment to patients at an inner-city Detroit...
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Retrievers Sweep Conference Crowns at America East Swimming and Diving Championships The UMBC men’s swimming and diving team was crowned America East Conference Champions on Sunday, February...
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Science in the Summer Before his summer internship at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NIST-SURF), Andrew Dillon ’11 didn’t know what...
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Students Give Back, Gain Affordable Experience through Alternative Spring Break UMBC’s Alternative Spring Break trips share one common theme: helping others locally. Through the four trips...
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Students� Biofuel Idea Funded by MTV Contest Story Note: Learn more about the UMBC Biodiesel Club on Maryland Public Television’s “Motorweek” show, starting on Friday, March 13. In Baltimore...
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Supporting Maryland�s Workforce From the moment BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) plans were announced several years ago, Maryland knew it would see an influx of people and jobs around the...
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Tackling the Shortage of STEM Teachers in Baltimore Due to the growing shortage of highly-qualified science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers, the Sherman STEM Teacher...
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The Art of Educating When Laura Pasquini ’98, visual arts, started her studies in art at UMBC, she thought she wanted to be a museum curator, creating exhibits that set great art in narrative...
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The Engineering Education Frontier Julia Ross, professor and chair of chemical and biochemical engineering at UMBC, was selected to attend the National Academy of Engineer�s (NAE) first...
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The Future of Information Sharing As the world embraces Web 2.0, the effects of social media are on the minds of several researchers at UMBC. Assistant Professor of Sociology Zeynep Tufekci...
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