From UMBC News and Magazine
Sherman Hall’s Phase 1 renovation is complete, creating space for creative collaboration
The west wing of Sherman Hall is open to students and staff again after 18 months undergoing extensive renovations and modernizations. While the renovation on the building’s east wing (adjacent to...
Posted: October 9, 2025, 1:27 PM
Emily Brown ’14, M.S. ’14, shares the importance of community for women in technology
As a high schooler, Emily Brown ’14, M.S. ’14, computer science, dreamed of a future in STEM. Searching for a community to support her aspirations, she found the Center for Women and Technology at...
Posted: October 8, 2025, 11:25 AM
Meet Jacqueline Smith ’06, cancer drug researcher and role model for Black chemists
At a young age, Jacqueline Smith ’06, chemistry, already knew what she wanted to study in college. What she wasn’t quite sure about was where that would take her. She interned at several different...
Posted: October 8, 2025, 10:34 AM
hackUMBC draws hundreds to campus for a weekend of snack-fueled, tech-inspired problem solving
On a late September weekend, hundreds of people converged on the UMBC Catonsville campus for the 11th annual hackUMBC, a 24-hour competition where teams of students create creative solutions to...
Posted: October 7, 2025, 4:17 PM
Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
Written by Richard Forno, teaching professor in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most of the daily operations...
Posted: October 7, 2025, 4:11 PM
Hrabowski Fund for Innovation awardees continue to drive new approaches to teaching and learning
A cross-disciplinary incubator rooted in theatrical storytelling. Artificial intelligence and machine learning ethics education that blends ethical inquiry with hands-on technical exploration....
Posted: October 7, 2025, 3:51 PM
Meet a Retriever—Meagan Wade ’13, goes above and beyond to make students feel welcome and engaged
Meet Meagan Wade ’13, psychology, the program coordinator for the Department of Information Systems. Part of Meagan’s job is planning professional development and social events for IS students....
Posted: October 7, 2025, 10:39 AM
Who is “Fulbright material”? UMBC’s six 2025 – 2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients share their not-so-secret recipe for success
Alyssa Thomas is more of an “and” person than an “or” person. Growing up in a military family stationed in Florida, Thomas learned flexibility, a sense of curiosity, and a “Why not?” approach to...
Posted: October 7, 2025, 9:08 AM
Government Shutdown Questions and Answers
Dear UMBC Campus Community, As your vice president for communications and marketing, occasionally you will hear from me related to external news and how it may impact our community, as well as...
Posted: October 3, 2025, 4:57 PM
Government Shutdown Questions and Answers
Several agencies and parts of the U.S. government have begun shutting down because Congress did not pass a stopgap funding measure by the deadline of midnight on Tuesday, September 30. Below are...
Posted: October 3, 2025, 1:00 PM
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