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Representative Johnny Olszewski, Ph.D. ’17, is starting his freshman year
When Johnny Olszewski walks the halls of the Longworth House Office Building across the street from the Capitol dome, he stands head and shoulders above most of his peers. And while his height may be the first thing that sets him apart from the flood of new legislators in Washington, D.C., his consistent dedication to…
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Gathering a humanities research tool kit to understand a fascinating world
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UMBC’s Virtual Tandem Conversation project with German universities is changing the way students see Germany and the U.S.
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Tree sap batteries: Student entrepreneur Samuel Bendek imagines a clean energy future less reliant on critical minerals
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Physicist Adi Foord sheds light on a new research project, UMBC’s supportive environment, and her favorite black hole
UMBC Magazine
Fall 2024 Issue
Everyone Is Watching Women’s Sports
Magazine
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Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning
Written by Manas Gaur, assistant professor in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC ChatGPT and other AI chatbots based on large language models are known to occasionally make things up, including scientific and legal…
Quick Posts
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UMBC team leads research into AI tools that can assess the feasibility of scientific claims
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TowerCares Foundation makes $300,000 commitment to support UMBC cybersecurity students
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Students celebrate Engineering and Computing Week with fun and networking
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Bio-inspired ‘batteries’ will use phytoplankton to power underwater sensors
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UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India
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Carla Guarraia, Ph.D. ’06, receives Presidential Award for Teaching
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Mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Md Badrul Hasan recognized for research modeling hurricanes with machine learning
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U.S. News ranks UMBC’s online master’s in information systems among best in the nation
Community
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Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more
A $1.2 million grant from the Maryland Energy Administration will fund solar array installations and other sustainability activities, including academic experiences and internships. Continue Reading Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more
Policy & Society
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Julie Granruth ’25, financial economics—For the love of numbers
Math is Julie Granruth’s love language. It has bookmarked her life, starting as a student at Towson High School, where her master tutoring skills made what sometimes looked like a labyrinth of numbers accessible and fun for other students. This caught the attention of Donatella Spigarelli, a mom of one of the students—and a certified…
Science & Technology
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Samuel Barnett: Biochemistry researcher with a commitment to giving back
Sam Barnett ’25, biochemistry, is on his way to the Ph.D. program in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Pennsylvania this fall, after seizing opportunities to conduct research at Howard Community College and then at UMBC. Always mindful of how others have supported him and wanting to pay it forward, Barnett has served…
Arts & Culture
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Kelley Bell, M.F.A ’06, brings a sense of play to the BMA with “Fantastic Village”
When associate professor of visual arts Kelley Bell thinks back to her childhood growing up in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C., she recalls fond memories of playing in her neighborhood playground, locally dubbed as “Turtle Park.” “I remembered the concrete structures behind the turtle in the playground and it really inspired me to…
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American Democracy Project honors UMBC’s Philip Rous for leadership in civic engagement
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UMBC computer scientists explain how AI can help translate legalese before online users click “agree”
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National media coverage of UMBC leadership highlights collaboration as key to inclusive campus culture
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Christy Ford Chapin recalls lost history of the U.S. health care system in New York Times op-ed