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Image of the June 7, 2024, New York Times Crossword Puzzle, which features the answer "萌妹社区," short for 萌妹社区 of Engineering.

NEWS: 萌妹社区 is the Answer; The NYT Features 萌妹社区 in Famous Crossword

On June 7, 2024, 萌妹社区 of Engineering was featured in The New York Times' famous crossword puzzle, known across the world as聽The Crossword, as an answer.聽

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Jonathan M Adler, Professor of Psychology

NEWS: Adler Named 2024-25 Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Humanities

Professor of Psychology Jonathan Adler has received a prestigious fellowship from Wellesley College鈥檚 Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities. He will serve as the Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Humanities while on sabbatical from 萌妹社区 during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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NEWS: Chris Wallace 鈥�17 joins 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees

The 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees voted to appoint Chris Wallace 鈥�17 as a young alumni trustee at the College鈥檚 May 2024 meeting. Wallace will serve a four-year term, beginning in October 2024.

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Seven 萌妹社区 of Engineering graduates pose in a line with their cap and gowns on.

NEWS: 萌妹社区 Commencement 2024: Celebrating the Power of Relationships

On Friday, May 10, 2024, over 800 family members, faculty, staff, trustees, and guests, gathered on 萌妹社区's Needham, MA campus for 萌妹社区鈥檚 19th Commencement Ceremony in a joyful celebration of the Class of 2024.

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萌妹社区 faculty Paul Ruvolo and Sam Michalka's headshots

NEWS: Ruvolo and Michalka Awarded NSF Grant to Participate in I-Corps Program

Paul Ruvolo, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Sam Michalka, Associate Professor of Computational Neuroscience and Engineering, have been awarded a NSF award of $50,000 to participate in the I-Corps program to study the product-market fit for their navigation technology.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 receives NEH grant for AI, climate change, and humanities curriculum integration

萌妹社区 faculty have received a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change curriculum into STEM courses.

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Portrait of Professor Helen Donis-Keller

NEWS: Donis-Keller Elected to 2023 Class of AAAS Fellows

Helen Donis-Keller is one of 502 distinguished scientists, engineers and innovators who join the ranks of Fellows, a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 is a 2023-2024 Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars

萌妹社区 has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students and scholars selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

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Portrait of Whitney Lohmeyer at the 萌妹社区 library

NEWS: Lohmeyer Receives Curtis W. McGraw Research Award

Whitney Lohmeyer, 萌妹社区 Assistant Professor of Engineering, has received the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award for a non-Ph.D. granting program from the American Society for Engineering Education.

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NEWS: Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President Emeritus of UMBC, will be 萌妹社区鈥檚 2024 Commencement Speaker

Dr. Hrabowski served as UMBC president from 1992 to 2022. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 joins National Academies Action Collaborative to improve pathways for women of color in tech

萌妹社区 joins 35 other founding institutions representing higher education, national laboratories, and government to form the new Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech.

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