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Nose for News: Jamie Smith Hopkins '98, English

Baltimore Sun real estate reporter Jamie Smith Hopkins ’98, English, received a Best in Business award today for her 2010 work from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. While a...

Posted: March 19, 2011, 12:08 AM

Building a Tradition

Building a Tradition Last fall, UMBC and the Maryland Traditions program announced an exploratory partnership for the 2010-2011 academic year.  Now, as that year is coming to a close, Maryland...

Posted: March 18, 2011, 4:00 AM

GE Innovator: Brian Wayman '99, MechEng

Mechanical engineering major Brian Wayman ’99 is using the skills he learned at UMBC and at Georgia Tech (MS, Ph.D.) to improve the lives of premature babies. A mechanical engineer at GE...

Posted: March 16, 2011, 7:15 PM

Alumna Publishes Novel: Loris Nebbia '95, English, MA '99

English alumna Loris Nebbia ’95 has published her first novel, Solomon’s Puzzle. A modern-day take of an age-old Bible tale, an excerpt of the 700-page book won the Maryland Writers’ Association’s...

Posted: March 15, 2011, 1:32 PM

Chef Duff Goldman '97 Tries the Ice Cream Business

“Ace of Cakes” star baker Jeffrey “Duff” Goldman ’97, history, is expanding his brand to include a line of cake-inspired Blue Bunny ice cream flavors, the Baltimore Sun reports. Read the full...

Posted: March 15, 2011, 12:46 PM