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Simone Kruse "26, Business Technology Administration, Drawn To UMBC By Her Career Goals And The Welcoming Community - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (336+ words) Simone has exhibited an amazing drive for success and community," says Kendyl Walker, assistant director of recruitment and assessment in the Honors College, who got to know Kruse through the Honors College community. At UMBC, Kruse found the resources and…...
Rileigh Mansfield "26a Mathematician With Contagious Enthusiasm And A "Survivor" Spirit - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
1+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) By: Sarah Hansen, M. S. '15 A: I am obsessed with the show Survivor. I audition for it every year. I've been watching it since third grade, and I'm always training for it. One year during finals, I even practiced eating only small portions…...
Four UMBC Student Researchers Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (851+ words) Four UMBC students have been named Barry Goldwater Scholars this year. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation supports talented college sophomores and juniors who aspire to become leading researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics in the U. S. The…...
Restorative Practices At UMBC Guide Students To Thrive Through Accountability" - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (609+ words) By: Randianne Leyshon '09 At UMBC, restorative practices have grown from a promising idea into a campus-wide movement'one shaped by dedicated staff and reaching far beyond the university itself. For Jeff Cullen, UMBC's director of Student Conduct and Community Standards, this…...
UMBC Student Entrepreneurs Win Funding From The 2026 Pava Le Pere Innovation Awards - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) The first start-up, called i Braid, was founded by Velma Funebe, a junior studying public health. She is building an augmented reality braiding app to help users part faster, see more clearly, and confidently braid their own hair. The teams…...
Chronic Illness Redirected Jaime Miller's Medical Career'today She Advocates For People With Lupus, Including Herself
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (194+ words) By: Sarah Hansen, M. S. '15 When Jaime Miller "06, biochemistry, was in the final stages of her M. D/Ph. D. , she did not expect her 15-year educational journey to be derailed by her own medical mystery. She certainly didn"t foresee finding peace and…...
Why Do I Need To Know This?" Padhu Seshaiyer, Ph. D. "98, On Why Math Matters - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (307+ words) By: Sarah Hansen, M. S. '15 A course with former UMBC engineering professor Jay Humphrey exposed Seshaiyer to biomechanics. Impressed, Humphrey later recruited him for a postdoctoral position at Texas A&M University. It was there that Seshaiyer observed the aneurysm experiments that…...