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Teaching That Makes a Difference

  Clinical Associate Professor of Education John Lee works with teachers enrolled in Project SUPPORT, UMBC’s urban teacher-training program. “Teaching That Makes a...

Posted: March 1, 2002, 5:00 AM

The Power of Geography

  Sari Bennett, director of geographic education, works with educators to strengthen the teaching of geography. “The Power of Geography”    For more than...

Posted: March 1, 2002, 5:00 AM

U.S. Presidential Award for UMBC

  Michael Summers, professor of chemistry/biochemistry, works closely with undergraduates in his Howard Hughes Medical Institute laboratory. “U.S. Presidential Award...

Posted: March 1, 2002, 5:00 AM

Probing the Environment

/a> “Probing Our Impact on the Environment”    A member of the physics faculty since 1984 and a 1974 UMBC graduate, Larrabee Strow is one of the chief...

Posted: January 17, 2002, 5:00 AM

J. Lynn Zimmerman

J. Lynn Zimmerman has been named a UMBC Presidential Teaching Professor, is the recipient of the UMBC Student Activities Outstanding Advisor Award and a Regents� Faculty Award for Excellence in...

Posted: January 4, 2002, 5:00 AM

Gifted Young Students Find a Home at UMBC

  David Dalrymple, 10, is one of a group of gifted young scholars at UMBC. “Gifted Young Students Find a Home at UMBC” Compared to their...

Posted: December 7, 2001, 5:00 AM

Tracy Tucker – Political Insider

  Tracy Tucker ’00 is a special assistant to Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. “A Political Insider” History and political science...

Posted: December 7, 2001, 5:00 AM

“Death” sparks a writer’s life

  Manil Suri, a professor of mathematics, has received national and international acclaim for his first novel, The Death of Vishnu. “Death” Sparks a...

Posted: November 27, 2001, 5:00 AM

Growing a company on campus

  English Department Chair Jim McKusick’s new anthology Literature and Nature: Four Centuries of Nature Writing, combines his passion for nature with his love of...

Posted: November 16, 2001, 5:00 AM