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  Rebecca Boehling is researching denazification in post-WW II Germany. “Learning from Post-World War II Germany” UMBC faculty are recognized for creating new...

  Cleopatra Borel won the women’s shot put in the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships. “UMBC’s First Division I Champion” UMBC Retrievers know how to...

became director of the Center for Women & Information Technology. McCann is known for her scholarly contributions to the history of American reproductive politics in...

  Kevin Eckert, professor of sociology and anthropology, is a prominent scholar in the field of gerontology. “A Collaborative Approach to Improving Eldercare”   ...

  Jay Freyman has inspired a tradition of mentoring at UMBC. “An Advocate for the Liberal Arts”    Ancient studies professor Jay Freyman, a member of the...

  Economist Virginia McConnell’s teaching and research reflect her interest in the intersection of urban and environmental problems. “An Eye on Air Quality”   ...

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

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

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

/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...