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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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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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7/22/2024

From UMBC News and Magazine

Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in The Baltimore Sun

Psychology Associate Professor Jason Schiffman is in the news again for his role in Maryland’s new Center for Excellence on Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness. The center aims to...

Posted: October 21, 2013, 4:25 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, on WBAL-TV

The Gonzales Maryland Poll for October was released Thursday, and the results showed approval ratings dropping for Governor Martin O’Malley and President Barack Obama. The poll surveyed 819...

Posted: October 18, 2013, 4:07 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Op-ed in The Baltimore Sun

In his latest op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, Political Science Professor Thomas Schaller writes about how Republicans’ attempt to prevent full implementation of the Affordable Care Act was misguided...

Posted: October 16, 2013, 4:37 PM

David Salkever, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) is in the process of preparing for a new hospital payment system. An advisory group has been created to provide input and expertise...

Posted: October 15, 2013, 2:40 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, WJZ CBS Baltimore

Maryland Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor Douglas Gansler named Del. Jolene Ivey (D-Prince George’s) as his running mate for the gubernatorial campaign Monday. In The...

Posted: October 14, 2013, 4:38 PM

Laura Hussey, Political Science, in The London School of Economics American Politics Blog

In a recent article published in the London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, Political Science Assistant Professor Laura Hussey argues public antipathy toward undocumented...

Posted: October 14, 2013, 3:31 PM

Andrew Miller, Geography and Environmental Systems, in The Baltimore Sun

A project to build a $400 million gambling complex that will be home to a casino on Baltimore’s Russell Street is moving forward. Construction wasn’t allowed on the piece of land until last year...

Posted: October 11, 2013, 6:21 PM

Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, on The Marc Steiner Show

A recent federal court ruling stated Maryland had violated its constitutional commitment by allowing traditionally White institutions of higher education to duplicate programs already offered by...

Posted: October 11, 2013, 4:39 PM

President Hrabowski speaks about education and U.S. workforce on Education Nation panel

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, former governor of Michigan John Engler and U.S. Manufacturing Council’s Mary Isbister to discuss the role of...

Posted: October 11, 2013, 3:50 PM

Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in USA Today/The Pew Charitable Trusts

The Maryland General Assembly approved funding this year to establish a “Center for Excellence on Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness” to identify young people with psychosis or at risk...

Posted: October 10, 2013, 8:48 PM

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