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Men's Soccer Player Liam Paddock Named First Team Academic All-American

New Focus on Helping Transfer Students Excel in the STEM Fields, InsideHigherEd

Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems on the Anthropocene, BBC World Service

Director of CWIT on How to Get More Women into the Field of Computer Science, Maryland Morning, WYPR

President Hrabowski Honored With 2012 Heinz Award for Human Condition

Two Professors Dissect "Math and What it Means to be Human" in a Three-Part Series, The Chronicle of Higher Education

UMBC Study on Economic Impact of Dream Act in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, on WYPR

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Fabulous Presto: Quirky Puppet Acts for Adults

12/5

The Civil Rights Movement from the Ground Up

12/8

UMBC Camerata: Choruses and Carols

10/29-1/1

Winter Session Registration

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