Data science has rapidly grown at UMBC, and faculty are now working to enhance data science courses, research, and student experiences. The goal is to ensure they are inclusive, empowering, and...
December 18, 2019
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7:37 PM
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It’s 3 a.m., and Cindy Chelius rolls out of the pull-out couch in the grad student lounge. Time to check on her fungi. For this experiment, measurements must be taken every four hours for forty...
December 17, 2019
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10:49 PM
Each graduating student’s path looks different. For many Retrievers, UMBC offers an opportunity to develop not just knowledge and skills, but also self-awareness that enables them to pursue...
December 17, 2019
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9:16 PM
Transferring to a new college often comes with some trepidation about making new friends and finding your crowd. For Michelle, Melissa, and Melanie Biddinger, however, those were the least of...
December 17, 2019
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6:50 PM
At some point in its development, every drug, high-tech piece of clothing, and synthetic building material was touched by a chemist. However, getting the atoms attached to each other in just the...
December 17, 2019
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5:41 PM
UMBC’s Jason Schiffman and his team conduct research on the screening, assessment, and treatment of young people experiencing psychosis. He has recently been awarded two prestigious grants from...
December 17, 2019
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5:10 PM
When UMBC’s Helena Mentis is teaching, her students often bring up ethical challenges in computing, and they are hungry to learn about how to address them. “We want to capitalize on this curiosity...
December 17, 2019
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5:08 PM
If art is life, then Rahne Alexander is living hers as a collage of towering technicolor. On stage with her bands Santa Librada and 50’ ; she conjures her musical muses—think Stevie Nicks or the...
December 17, 2019
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4:44 PM
Imagine packing your bags and traveling 6,000 miles from home to spend four years in a country you’ve never visited. That’s exactly what Hania Moro ‘19, financial economics, did when she made the...
December 17, 2019
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3:28 AM
Students come to UMBC with a variety of experiences and in different stages of life. The unique perspectives of transfer students enrich the University, particularly as students connect with and...
December 16, 2019
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6:30 PM