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UMBC is contributing to a multi-institution research project, funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) with up to $51.7 million, that aims to predict how disease-causing...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common culprit in hospital-acquired bacterial infections and is growing more resistant to antibiotics. New findings from Aaron Smith, professor of chemistry and...

On the last Saturday in September, the basketball courts in the RAC were filled with teams of a different sort than usual. Hundreds of students from UMBC and other universities huddled around...

Dear UMBC Community, Last Thursday, I had the honor of representing higher education on the opening plenary panel of the Maryland Innovation Summit, convened by Governor Wes Moore. Alongside Dr....

Grounded in the voices of thousands of Retrievers, UMBC’s new Bold Moves strategic plan was shaped by listening sessions, surveys, and conversations that kept returning to one central...

Dear UMBC Community, We write to you today to share our first update of the 2026 – 2027 academic year. The Federal Orders and Actions Core Team continues to closely monitor and respond to orders...

A new initiative, which the organizers hope to expand, matched students from Baltimore City Community College with UMBC researchers. This summer the teams worked on projects advancing...

Dear UMBC Community, This past Saturday was yet another reminder of why I love the work we do here at UMBC. In the morning, I welcomed nearly 600 students to hackUMBC, a 24-hour hackathon...

Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed after it has already spread to other parts of the body, at which point the five-year survival rate is under 30 percent. Further complicating treatment, standard...

UMBC has been awarded a $64,000 University System of Maryland (USM) grant to support the development of a prison education program at the university Led by Eric Ford, executive director for...