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Summer Fellowships Awarded to UMBC Faculty

Fellowships span disciplines, enable impactful research.

[This story is a repost from the UMBC News site] The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has awarded Summer Faculty Fellowships (SFFs) to 11 faculty across disciplines. The SFF...

Posted: March 8, 2016, 2:14 PM

Prof. Chuck Bieberich awarded Chair in Entrepreneurship

Chuck Bieberich, professor of biological sciences, has been named The Herbert Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship for 2016-2019. The Herbert Bearman Foundation Chair recognizes and...

Posted: March 5, 2016, 6:29 AM

Office of the VP for Research hosts New Faculty Luncheon

On February 24, 2016, the UMBC Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) hosted a luncheon for new tenure-track faculty and their chairs. Almost 30 new tenure-track professors have joined...

Posted: February 29, 2016, 3:43 PM

NSF CAREER Award to Prof Mentis for surgical telemedicine

UMBC’s Helena Mentis, assistant professor of information systems, has received the distinguished CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research on surgical...

Posted: February 29, 2016, 3:36 PM

UMBC researchers introduce innovative curriculum

INSPIRES high school students to explore engineering

UMBC engineering and education researchers have partnered with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) to develop and implement an innovative curriculum that exposes high school students to...

Posted: February 29, 2016, 3:33 PM

Prof. Slaughter re-imagines life-saving medical devices

No batteries required

Gymama Slaughter offered a thrilling glimpse into the future of medicine at TEDxBaltimore, held January 14, 2016, at Morgan State University. Slaughter, assistant professor of computer science and...

Posted: February 29, 2016, 3:29 PM

Updates to ORPC forms and documents

To continue our outreach and providing the most up to date templates for our investigators to use, please click on the ORPC Documents and Forms page to download the most current versions. These...

Posted: February 19, 2016, 1:52 PM

Dr. Robert Deluty's Poetry Reading

Congratulations to Dr. Robert Deluty, the Associate Dean of the Graduate School, on publishing his 50th book, "On the Tightrope," in the field of poetry!  On February 10, 2016, a small...

Posted: February 10, 2016, 5:47 PM

Changes to the State Wellness Program

On January 19, 2016 the State of Maryland issued a press release regarding major changes to the State Wellness Program. As you may recall, the State Wellness Program was implemented in 2015 in an...

Posted: January 20, 2016, 4:07 PM

Duke Science & Society Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: March 5, 2016

Science Communication Fellow The Duke Initiative for Science & Society invites applications for the 2016-2017 Science Communication Fellowship Program. This fellowship is intended for...

Posted: January 20, 2016, 11:44 AM