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UMBC Boasts Three Gates Cambridge Scholars
Students come to UMBC to achieve ambitious goals, knowing they will receive the education and support they need to be successful and compete with the best. Recently, UMBC alumni won three of 100 prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships, for a total of four such Scholarships in the past two years.
Considered one of the world’s most selective academic awards, the Gates Cambridge Scholarship fully funds one to four years of graduate study in any field at Cambridge University.
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A Commitment to Community Service
Providing undergraduate and graduate students with community service experiences is a vital part of UMBC’s culture. The University has recently been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, which “recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs.”
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An Advocate for Students
On Friday, July 11, UMBC junior Joshua Michael was sworn in as the University System of Maryland’s (USM) student regent.
Michael, who is studying political science and secondary education, says he has a passion for public education and has already served as a student representative or intern at a variety of institutions. He was the UMBC representative to the USM Student Council, a student commissioner on the Maryland Higher Education Commission and a student member of the Maryland State Board of Education.
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Protecting Privacy, Preventing Terror
What do your credit history, medical records and Flickr photo streams have in common with the 9-11 Commission?
A new, six-campus research effort, led by UMBC and funded by a five-year, $7.5 million Department of Defense grant sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, hopes to turn the 9-11 Commission’s recommendations for better sharing of classified intelligence data into a workable, secure technology network.
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Welcome Week, 8/23-26
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