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  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”...

  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...

  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...

  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...

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

  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...

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

  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...

  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...

  Pictured left to right: Sarah Cassel (Cobweb), Sarah Painter (Moth) and Jillian Byrnes (Peablossom) from the Maryland Stage Company production of A Midsummer Night’s...