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Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation
Sam Patterson ’21, M29, is now the second student in UMBC history to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. He will pursue an M.Sc. in the Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance program at Oxford...
November 22, 2020 · 9:49 AM
UMBC receives $900K from Maryland E-nnovation Initiative Fund to bolster Sinha Professorship in Statistics
Professor Bimal Sinha, who founded UMBC’s statistics department in 1985, is a beloved and decorated faculty member who has helped transform UMBC into a national leader in statistics education....
October 21, 2020 · 10:06 AM
UMBC duo using math to reveal how and why cells move with new NSF grant
“I think this project has really big implications for how we think about development and how organs and tissues function,” Michelle Starz-Gaiano says, “because it’s looking at aspects that people...
October 6, 2020 · 2:52 PM
UMBC’s Daniel Lobo receives $1.9 million NIH grant to explore genetic control of development and regeneration
Salamanders regenerate their tails. Sea stars regenerate their arms. Most species of planaria, a type of flatworm, can regenerate everything from their brains to their digestive organs. But if you...
September 9, 2020 · 4:14 PM
UMBC alumnus Mark Doms is appointed chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office
UMBC alumnus Mark Doms ‘85, economics and mathematics, has been appointed chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Doms will be one of the leads of the agency that provides...
August 26, 2020 · 1:27 PM
UMBC mathematician Kathleen Hoffman receives new grants to improve HIV modeling
The improved models of disease spread Kathleen Hoffman and colleagues are working toward will help governments and non-profits get "the biggest bang for [their] buck in terms of resource...
July 13, 2020 · 1:31 PM
Mentorship matters: UMBC connections help three students create their own paths
The connections UMBC students make on campus often lead to strong relationships that impact career and life goals. Meet three students who utilized these networks during their academic careers.
May 19, 2020 · 8:35 AM
Where math and medicine meet: Jeremy Rubin is one of UMBC’s nine new NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Jeremy Rubin had an unusual personal experience with the medical field early in life, and it sent him down a path to a research career. The experience "made me think, how can I use my interest in...
May 18, 2020 · 5:29 PM
Three UMBC student researchers receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
“We are so proud of UMBC's Goldwater Scholars," says April Householder. "Their research—in neuroscience, genetics, and machine learning bias—is timely and important."
March 30, 2020 · 1:35 PM
UMBC places ninth at 2019 Pan-Am Team Chess Championship
The UMBC Chess A team earned victories over the A team from the University of Pennsylvania as well as the B teams from the University of Toronto, University of Texas at Austin, and University of...
January 3, 2020 · 4:31 PM

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