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The News – Fall 2014

STRONGER STEM UMBC’s leadership in fostering the success of students seeking degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering and math (STEM) was highlighted in October when the National...

Posted: December 2, 2014, 8:03 PM

How To – Fall 2014

Train a Dog to Perform Search and Rescue Lisa Kakavas ’94, psychology, spends her days working as textbook manager in the UMBC Bookstore. At night and on weekends, however, you’ll find her out...

Posted: December 2, 2014, 7:56 PM

History Rooted in the Community

UMBC alumni work to preserve and present history for broad audiences in Maryland and beyond. By Max Cole UMBC’s history department is the only one in Maryland that offers a graduate track in...

Posted: December 2, 2014, 7:53 PM

Hire Calling – Elliot Lasson ’87

Rubin Rakovsky was an in-house auditor for a multinational accounting firm, but wasn’t happy with his job. “I was just a number there,” he says. “I wanted to feel like I was part of something.”...

Posted: December 2, 2014, 7:51 PM

Grit to Greatness

UMBC Athletics Director Tim Hall Lays Out His Program for the Future of Retriever Fever Interview by Richard Byrne ’86 When Tim Hall was appointed director of athletics, physical education and...

Posted: December 2, 2014, 7:49 PM