A Universities of Shady Grove (USG) Kendall Scholar, Beatriz Soriano Luna ’23, social work, has worked to develop the knowledge, skills, and network needed to serve as a successful clinical social worker and a leader in her field. Of her UMBC experience, Luna says, “I have made invaluable personal and professional networks and relationships with the UMBC faculty, professors, and peers.” Continue Reading Building a professional social work network
For Annica Wayman M6, ’99, mechanical engineering, this fall marks a homecoming wrapped up in a new beginning. After eight years with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), building programs from the ground up to support research projects that address international development challenges such as global health, agriculture, food security, and renewable energy, Wayman is ready for a new chapter. Wayman, who holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a bioengineering emphasis from Georgia Tech, sees parallels between what she did at USAID and her new role at UMBC as the College of Natural and Mathematical Science’s associate dean for… Continue Reading Annica Wayman M6, ’99, to launch translational science program at Shady Grove
