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NIA grants UMBC’s Laura Girling $750K for research on living with dementia, including the impacts of COVID-19

Feb 1, 2021 / 4 minutes of reading

“Persons with dementia are often portrayed as bedridden,” shares Laura Girling, director of UMBC’s Center for Aging Studies. “When I show clips of people living with dementia leading active lives, there is a realization that people with dementia can do many of the same activities others can.” Continue Reading NIA grants UMBC’s Laura Girling $750K for research on living with dementia, including the impacts of COVID-19

Building the Magic

Jan 29, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

If Peter Wood ’06, theatre, is doing his job well, you’ll never notice what he’s doing. It should look effortless and natural, smooth and, well, magical. Continue Reading Building the Magic

UMBC leaders and community support congressional resolution for national racial healing work

Jan 15, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

“Having university leadership sign on in support of this resolution is a big step,” says Eric Ford, director of The Choice Program at UMBC. “By taking this step, UMBC is sending a message to the campus community that inclusive excellence is not just a slogan but a virtue we live by.” Continue Reading UMBC leaders and community support congressional resolution for national racial healing work

Twenty UMBC Memories from 2020

Dec 23, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

As we prepare to close the book on 2020, we want to take a look back at some of UMBC’s most important chapters from this past year. Here are our top 20 top memories from 2020. Continue Reading Twenty UMBC Memories from 2020

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NSF grants UMBC’s Chris Rakes and Michele Stites $3M to transform undergraduate secondary mathematics teacher preparation programs

Dec 17, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

“I want the mathematics classroom to be a vibrant place,” says Rakes, “where students have the opportunity to put all the things they’ve learned together into a coherent web of knowledge, connected through mathematical thinking and understanding.” Continue Reading NSF grants UMBC’s Chris Rakes and Michele Stites $3M to transform undergraduate secondary mathematics teacher preparation programs

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Each journey unique: UMBC students complete their degrees after returning mid-pandemic

Dec 15, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

Of the more than 120 students who returned to complete their UMBC degree through the Finish Line program after years away from college, roughly a fourth of them only needed one more semester to do so. These returning students are graduating this week. Continue Reading Each journey unique: UMBC students complete their degrees after returning mid-pandemic

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Enshrined But Not Guaranteed

Dec 15, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

Marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment, three experts acknowledge how systemic racism plagued the women’s rights movement from its roots. Continue Reading Enshrined But Not Guaranteed

UMBC’s newest arts grads forge ahead with creative work, despite a year apart

Dec 15, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

As the pandemic surged across the country last spring, university arts venues closed their doors, but that didn’t stop UMBC artists from creating. Without the traditional opportunities for collaboration that can be so important in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts, they turned to new approaches and to individual projects with determination and passion. Continue Reading UMBC’s newest arts grads forge ahead with creative work, despite a year apart

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New UMBC grads honor parents’ immigrant journeys by forging their own paths

Dec 14, 2020 / 11 minutes of reading

Graduating seniors Anthony Cano, Renato Zanelli, and Maya Scheirer came to UMBC with pride and hunger instilled by their immigrant parents’ work ethic. They brought rich cultures, languages, and hearts full of dreams and aspirations with the goal of forging futures of their own. “As a first-generation college student,” Zanelli says, “I can now be a role model for my younger cousins. I can help and inspire them. They will not have to do it alone.” Continue Reading New UMBC grads honor parents’ immigrant journeys by forging their own paths

TEDxUMBC brings community together through “Unmasking Uncertainty”

Dec 9, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

This fall, the student-organized TEDxUMBC gave ten speakers the opportunity to share their stories, experiences, and expertise with the world. Surprisingly, the theme, “Unmasking Uncertainty,” was actually conceived far before COVID-19 surged globally. Continue Reading TEDxUMBC brings community together through “Unmasking Uncertainty”

Finding Joy in the Classroom

Dec 7, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

Theresa Bruce didn’t set out to be a teacher—she had her sights set on being a hot-shot lawyer. So how to explain her last decade as a city teacher? Continue Reading Finding Joy in the Classroom

Reckoning with slavery: What a revolt’s archives tell us about who owns the past

Dec 1, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Examining a history of slavery requires having access to the records of the past. After all, writing one’s own history, too, is an act of emancipation. Continue Reading Reckoning with slavery: What a revolt’s archives tell us about who owns the past

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