Women's Lacrosse comes up just shy of first ever AEC Championship
By Donald Daniels
The women's lacrosse team was riding high after their 11-9 America EastTournament semi-final win against Albany two days ago. UMBC carried thatstrong play into today's game against the Terriers, but they couldn't out-duel Boston, as the Retrievers lost a heart-breaker to the Terriers 11-10."This was a tough loss, and to lose in the conference championship game reallymakes it tougher, I felt that our team gave it everything they had and I'mvery proud of this them," said women's lacrosse coach Kelly Berger. Even though UMBC concluded their season at John Fallon Stadium, they didso in impressive fashion as they went blow-for-blow ... Read More
About 2,000 attend the 14th annual URCAD in the UC
By Priyanka Oza
On Wednesday, February 28, UMBC held its 14th annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD). The vast amount of presentations made the event highly informational. "This is the first time URCAD spilled over onto the second and third floor of the University Center," said an excited Janet McGlynn, Director of Communication and Outreach. Disciplines represented included video games, music, literature, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and, for the first time, virtual reality.About 2,000 people attended URCAD this year compared to 1,300 last year. "The credit for having such a large, engaged audience URCAD goes to our faculty. ... Read More
Princeton Review names UMBC as among the greenest colleges
By Tilly InglebyAs well as having been recognized as one of the nation's best value colleges, The Princeton Review has acknowledged UMBC's efforts at being environmentally friendly by including them in their guide to the 286 greenest colleges in America.The guide is the first example of literature dedicated to informing readers about higher education institutes and their dedication to environmental awareness. The review judged schools on, among other things, their commitment to environmental literacy programs, formal sustainability committees, use of renewable energy resources, and conservation on campus. Lynne Schaefer, the Vice President of Administration and finance at UMBC, puts this recognition down ... Read More
Students raise $11,392 in second annual Relay for Life event
By Tilly InglebyWith one in three Americans being diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, UMBC students have embarked on Relay For Life event, raising money for cancer research charities.With over 300 participants and 45 teams across campus, students raised $11,392 in the April 23 event on campus, with all funds being used to fight one of Americas biggest killers, second only to heart disease.As entertainment chair of the event, Ben Davis faced a slight panic when the time of the event was changed. "I had a lot of entertainment planned when the race was overnight, but then it ... Read More
UMBC's Chess Team wins 2010 President's Cup
By Emma Marston
On April 11, UMBC's Chess Team won the "Final Four of College Chess" at the 2010 President's Cup, a record sixth win. According to Sergey Erenburg, UMBC's team captain, this Final Four ranks among the strongest events in collegiate chess history. Though competition usually remains stiff, this year's tournament boasted three particularly strong teams from Texas: Texas Tech University; the University of Texas, Dallas; and the University of Texas-Brownsville (UTB). UMBC outdid the second place team, UTB, by half a point to clinch its victory. UMBC chess director Alan Sherman confirmed that UTB had hired a top chess consultant to ... Read More
Budget Cuts Affect Research Funding
By Emily JacksonEver since Governor O'Malley implemented budget cuts, Maryland universities have scrambled to make adjustments in utilities such as classes and awards. Aside from lessening faculty morale, UMBC has not suffered much impact, according to Vice President of Research, Dr. Geoffrey Summers. The university receives most of its research funding from other sources besides the state. NASA is one of the school's biggest federal research sponsors. It dispersed a total of $88, 700,000 in the past year to the university. In fact, UMBC remains in the top 2-3 universities in the country that receives grants from NASA. The funds support UMBC's ... Read More
Double Celebration for the Statistics Faculty at UMBC
By Priyanka Oza
On April 22-24, 2010, UMBC's Statistics Faculty proudly celebrated their 4th Annual Probability and Statistics Day, as well as the Silver Jubilee of the Statistics Graduate Program. The program was founded by Dr. Bimal Sinha in the fall of 1985. After spending 10 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Sinha teamed up with Dr. Thomas Mathew, also from the University of Pittsburgh, and Professor Keith Crank from Purdue University to develop the program. Currently containing seven faculty members including department chair Professor Nagaraj Neerchal, the department has had a total of 53 Ph.D. and 72 Masters students. The primary ... Read More
Cruising through Cape Town before leaving Africa
By Holly BrittonDear UMBC Readers, Unbelievably, the time for my last (!!) update has arrived-four months already gone, and less than two months left! Since the academic year has all of the Maties solidly in the final exams-and-assignments zone, nothing much has happened over the past two weeks besides the obligatory cramming and stress, with successful results, of course! I did however, experience my first final exam on a Saturday. At 9:00, in the morning. I must say, as much as I love every aspect of Universiteit Stellenbosch, the 9:00 a.m. exam did make me appreciate UMBC's finals scheduling. Saturday exams is ... Read More
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