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UMBC’s College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences will receive $5.6 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to fund the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student...

Camee Maddox-Wingfield, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, UMBC On May 22 each year, when the eastern Caribbean island of Martinique observes Emancipation Day,...

The six 2022 honorary degree recipients speaking at UMBC’s commencement ceremonies next week have a lot in common. They are each doing amazing things in their respective fields. And they also all...

Ashley Delgado Degree: B.A., Psychology Hometown: Baltimore, MD Plans: Teacher at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School “Growing up in Baltimore City, I only saw Hispanic teachers as...

Courtney Coppersmith Degree: B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minors: Philosophy and Emergency Health Services Hometown: York, PA Plans: Graduate degree in chemistry “I still...

Danylo Leshchyshyn Degree: B.A., History and Political Science (certificate in Security Studies) Hometown: Columbia, MD Plans: M.A. in History, University of Toronto “The most valuable...

Shahreen Zannat  Degree: B.S., Biological Sciences and Psychology Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh Plans: Working in the lab of Michael Summers, UMBC “One of the things I’m most appreciative...

Kateryna Yakusheva Degree: B.A., Global Studies; B.A. Economics Hometown: Kherson, Ukraine Plans: Work in an intercultural role before graduate school “Studying at UMBC helped me see...

Caleb Ruck Degree: B.A., Modern Languages & Linguistics (Spanish and German) Minors: Anthropology and Latin American Studies, certificate in Intercultural Communication Hometown: Ellicott...

Keenan Hickman Degree: M.P.S., Community Leadership Hometown: Baltimore, MD Plans: Work in social justice organizations “Service is a pathway to opportunities for everyone if we allow...