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Sianna Serio Degrees: B.S., Computer Science Hometown: Bel Air, MD Post-grad plans: Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Slovakia One of Sianna Serio’s most memorable UMBC...

Hala Algrain Degree: MPS, Health IT; Graduate Certificate in Data Science Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in information systems, UMBC Supportive faculty and staff...

Prior to her formal investiture of the role of president, when Valerie Sheares Ashby reflected on her first year at UMBC, she said, “Every day, I am surprised in a good way by how much people love...

On a recent Friday, representatives of UMBC, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gathered in UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery and pledged to work together...

Jennifer Boateng Degree: B.A., Global Studies Hometown: Bowie, MD Post-grad plans: Multimedia content creation for a global humanitarian organization Jennifer Boateng is ready to take on...

UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities recently partnered with the National Humanities Alliance to host Inclusion and Public Humanities: A Convening, one of the culminating events in the final...

Avni Patel Degrees: B.S., Biological Sciences; B.A., Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Hometown: Ellicott City, MD Post-grad plans: Medical school Avni Patel has completed a...

Written by Loren Henderson, associate professor of public policy, UMBC and Ruby Mendenhall, associate professor in sociology, African American studies, urban and regional planning, and social...

Elijah Mugabe Degree: B.S., Chemistry Hometown: Greenbelt, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D., Pharmacology, Cornell University Amongst the beakers, test tubes, and chemicals in a laboratory prep...

Shaniah Reece Degree: B.S., Information Systems Hometown: Beltsville, MD and Georgetown, Guyana Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Emory University When Shaniah Reece came to...