UMBC News & Magazine Headlines

New Year�s Resolutions for the World The year 2009 promises to be historic in many ways, as world leaders face intertwined challenges for the global economy, sustainability and security....

Off-Road Engineers Excel Safety goggles are required gear in many campus labs. Mechanical engineering graduate student Sam Markkula and his teammates just prefer one that also requires a...

Passionate Promoting Not many people discover their life’s passion at 14. But after doing “street team work” (passing out flyers and promoting bands online) Baltimore native Christine Osazuwa...

Preview UMBC�s Homepage �Refresh� On Friday, August 28, UMBC will launch a “refreshed” version of its homepage in order to provide a better user experience for the variety of visitors that...

Prove It! The 2008-09 UMBC Prove It! Campaign, a UMBC Student Government Association (SGA) initiative, provided $50,000 for a new Green Space, located near the entrance of the Center for Art,...

Putting Perspectives in Perspective For Michael Young ’11, it’s important to act when he sees something wrong. This is the advice his grandparents, both holocaust survivors, always told him....

Researcher, Mentor Works to Slow Scourge of Alzheimer�s Theresa Good, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, works to slow the toll of Alzheimer’s, one of the world’s most...

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...

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...

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...