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A World of Opportunity

  Rebekah de Wit hopes to turn her love of international education into a career in study abroad administration. “A World of Opportunity”   Rebekah de Wit has studied...

Posted: August 30, 2002, 4:00 AM

Exploring the Neurosciences

  Shahza Somerville is a Ph.D. student in UMBC’s Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences Ph.D. Program and a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow. “Exploring the Neurosciences”...

Posted: August 30, 2002, 4:00 AM

Learning from the Past

  Jim Bailey, a history major at UMBC, is a park ranger at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. “Learning from the Past”   Jim Bailey first...

Posted: August 30, 2002, 4:00 AM

Broadway Bound

  Kriste Belt is a music major and Linehan Artist Scholar at UMBC. “Broadway Bound”   Kriste Belt has a passion for performance. �I�ve always wanted to be on...

Posted: August 12, 2002, 4:00 AM

The Art and Science of Research

  Kevin Griffith, who received a M.S. in applied molecular biology and a Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from UMBC, is on his way to a post-doctoral fellowship at...

Posted: August 12, 2002, 4:00 AM

A New Approach to Teaching

  Phillip Sokolove, professor of biological sciences, turned an introductory Biology 100 section into a lab for studying learning. “A New Approach to Teaching”  ...

Posted: July 26, 2002, 4:00 AM

Close to Home

  Rich Sponaugle, earned both a B.S. and an M.S. in information systems from UMBC. “Close to Home” Rich Sponaugle ’95 and ’97, B.S. and M.S. information systems, has come...

Posted: July 26, 2002, 4:00 AM

The Dynamics of International Terrorism

  John Munro teaches “Dynamics of International Terrorism” at UMBC. “The Dynamics of International Terrorism”   For some students, summer session is traditionally a...

Posted: July 26, 2002, 4:00 AM

A Master Teacher

  Ed Orser, professor of American studies, at the Cowdensville A.M.E. Church. One of Orser’s popular Community Studies Projects focused on the historic Cowdensville...

Posted: June 28, 2002, 4:00 AM

A Passion for Service

  Victoria Vargas is a Shriver Peaceworker. “A Passion for Service”   What do Idaho, Mozambique and UMBC all have in common? They all have played a vital role in the...

Posted: June 21, 2002, 4:00 AM