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About the Meyerhoff Scholars Program

The Meyerhoff Scholars Program is at the forefront of efforts to increase diversity among future leaders in science, technology, engineering and related fields. The UMBC Meyerhoff family is now more than 1600 strong, with over 1400 alumni across the nation and 245 students enrolled at UMBC. Over 300 graduates are currently pursuing graduate and professional degrees in STEM fields. Read More >

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Meyerhoffs and Dr. Hrabowski at MIT

Simons Foundation and Stony Brook University Model Meyerhoff

Nothing Succeeds Like Success

We Know How to Diversify STEM Fields. The Challenge Is Spreading What Works

News Feature: Keeping Black Students in STEM

How to Actually Promote Diversity in STEM

Chan Zuckerberg Invests $6.9M to Diversify STEM – Using Meyerhoff Model

UMBC STEM Scholar Success Heads to the West Coast (WYPR 88.1FM Radio Interview)

Science Article on Meyerhoff Adaptation

Baltimore Sun Article about Gen Z Featuring Two Meyerhoff Scholars

New York Times Article on the Meyerhoff Scholars Program

President Emeritus Freeman Hrabowski’s 2015 Ivory Dome Award Video

NIH Record – Meyerhoff Scholars visit to the National Institutes of Health

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From UMBC News and Magazine

Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, on New Books Network

New Books Network recently interviewed Carlo DiClemente, presidential research professor and professor of psychology, about his co-authored book Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change:...

Posted: February 20, 2014, 8:18 PM

Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Bloomberg Businessweek

Many school districts up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest have been forced to cancel several school days this winter, and some districts in the Northeast have already announced students...

Posted: February 19, 2014, 6:03 PM

Joan Shin, Education, Receives Ben Warren International House Trust Prize

Education Professor of Practice Joan Shin has received the 2013 Ben Warren International House Trust Prize for her book Teaching Young Learners English (National Geographic Learning/Cengage...

Posted: February 12, 2014, 7:49 PM

Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in The Daily Beast

An article published February 9 in The Daily Beast titled “What Military Base Shootings Reveal about the Mental Health Debate” examines if better mental health screening can prevent future...

Posted: February 12, 2014, 5:45 PM

Ann Christine Frankowski, Center for Aging Studies, in The New York Times

In a recent article in The New York Times blog “The New Old Age,” author Paula Span wrote about the Office of Inspector General’s report on Medicare payments for vacuum pumps. The report stated...

Posted: February 7, 2014, 8:49 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, in American Psychological Association Monitor

As part of its February 2014 Monitor on Psychology, the American Psychological Association (APA) published a feature titled “Why we cry.” The article examines recent research that helps answer...

Posted: February 4, 2014, 5:07 PM

Dawn Biehler, Geography and Environmental Systems, on WHYY Philadelphia

Entomologists believe bed bugs have started making a comeback in places like Philadelphia in recent years. A report that aired on WHYY in Philadelphia January 17 examines the city’s battle with...

Posted: January 24, 2014, 4:23 PM

UMBC’s Hilltop Institute in The Baltimore Sun

An article published January 19 in The Baltimore Sun examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act as Marylanders gain health insurance coverage, but points to how many are switching from...

Posted: January 22, 2014, 5:38 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, to be Featured in New Book

Psychology professor Robert Provine participated in this year’s annual question on Edge.org, which features a collection of online essays that is later published as part of a high-profile and...

Posted: January 22, 2014, 3:57 PM

Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

What’s the Absurd Creature of the Week in WIRED science? Why it’s none other than one of biologist Tom Cronin’s favorite sea critters, the mantis shrimp. And the eyes of these creatures are...

Posted: January 13, 2014, 8:11 PM

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