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UMBC ascends to the nation’s highest level as a research university

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has announced that UMBC has been placed into the category of doctoral universities with very high research activity, popularly known as Research 1 (or R1).

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New Carnegie Fellow Derek Musgrove examines Black political movements in the U.S., 1980 – 1997

Musgrove, an associate professor of history, is one of 28 scholars across the U.S. to receive the prestigious Carnegie award this year, from nearly 300 nominations.

UMBC’s Cynthia Matuszek receives NSF CAREER Award to study how robots understand spoken language

UMBC’s Cynthia Matuszek has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to study how robots learn about the physical world from spoken language to improve how they work with people.


Women leaders from UMBC, Morgan State, and UMD receive $3M Mellon grant to diversify senior leadership in higher ed

UMBC research group tackles ongoing hurdles to efficient solar power tech

UMBC’s Marjoleine Kars receives the Cundill History Prize and Frederick Douglass Book Prize for “Blood on the River”

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Christine Routzahn, Shriver Center, in Diversity/Careers

Christine Routzahn, Shriver Center Director of Professional Practice, comments on the increasing value and popularity of internship opportunities in this month’s new issue of Diversity/Careers in...

Posted: December 2, 2011, 5:54 PM