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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...

Devin Wilkins walks around with a huge smile. If you ask him why, he’ll tell you it’s because he’s doing what he loves in the city he grew up in, for the community that inspires him every day....

Dear UMBC Community, Sixty years ago, on September 19, 1966, UMBC opened its doors with three buildings, 750 students, and a bold vision to rethink higher education. From the beginning, our...

Craig Saper’s new book tells the storied life of small press book publishers and the literary world they created. As readers, we tend to associate our favorite books with their authors, some...

At a vibrant iFest, Retrievers explored hundreds of student-led organizations that sharpen the mind, strengthen the body, and nourish the soul On an early September afternoon, more than a...