Kudos

The latest achievements by members of the UMBC community.

Plant Sensory Systems Receives a 2008 Innovator of the Year Award
Plant Sensory Systems, which is housed in UMBC’s Incubator and Accelerator, has won a 2008 Innovator of the Year Award for genetically engineering plants to be better for the environment. Sponsored by the Maryland Daily Record, these awards honor thinking outside of the box in many ways with different discoveries, inventions, new studies and innovations throughout the state of Maryland in 2008. An awards ceremony will be held Wednesday, October 15, at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, 6-9 p.m. For more information, contact Gail Clough at gail.clough@mddailyrecord.com.
Andrew Bulls Named America East Conference Rookie of the Week
Freshman midfielder Andrew Bulls has been named America East Conference Rookie of the Week for games ending August 31, 2008.
http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoccer/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=4202.
Alyssa Lang Named America East Conference Rookie of the Week
UMBC volleyball freshman Alyssa Lang (Richmond, Va./Deep Run) has been named America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the first week ending August 31, 2008.
Lang is the first recipient of the Rookie of the Week award for the 2008 season and the fourth Retriever in a row to win the first conference weekly award.
http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wvball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=4201.