From UMBC News and Magazine
Behind the Lens: Photographing UMBC Swimming & Diving
UMBC Magazine‘s longtime photographer Marlayna Demond ’11 is used to going to great lengths to get her shot. A former Linehan Scholar, she climbs on tables and ladders to achieve the right angle....
Posted: June 19, 2019, 2:55 PM
Double Dribble
Karyn Swann ’92, sociology, never imagined that her daughter, Lyric, would attend UMBC, let alone follow in her basketball-shoe footsteps. And Lyric had no idea when she was cheering at the...
Posted: June 18, 2019, 7:57 PM
The Best Team You’ve Never Heard Of
When a swimmer is good—really good—the sound of their stroke is smooth and quiet. The athlete plunges neatly into the water as if into another layer of air. Gentle ripples of movement belie the...
Posted: June 18, 2019, 3:46 PM
From Real Estate to Covert Agent
Most days, Steven O’Farrell ’92, economics, uses the left side of his brain. As a real estate appraiser, O’Farrell’s livelihood depends on his ability to construct well-written, compelling...
Posted: June 18, 2019, 1:11 PM
The Power of Community
One student’s story could appear to inspired onlookers as a meteoric rise: excelling from private school to lauded scholarship programs and landing an ivy school opportunity post-graduation. But...
Posted: June 17, 2019, 11:29 PM
UMBC celebrates student achievement in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
Faculty and staff in UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) celebrated students in the annual CAHSS awards ceremony this spring. Scholars programs and departments...
Posted: June 17, 2019, 8:35 PM
Urgent Care
This is what it looks like when researchers push beyond band-aid solutions and design better answers to pressing medical and mental-health issues. The Patapsco Valley might not bring to mind the...
Posted: June 17, 2019, 7:56 PM
Learning from Ellicott City
In the aftermath of two “1000-year” floods in three years, can experts, officials, and residents agree on a way to prevent the next big one while preserving this historic town? By Sarah Hansen...
Posted: June 17, 2019, 7:32 PM
An Ounce of Prevention
Recovery from the flooding in Ellicott City has been long and difficult, and communities have often been left with more questions than answers. UMBC Magazine sat down with experts in public policy...
Posted: June 17, 2019, 7:20 PM
Ellicott City: A Timeline of Resilience
1772 ⬗ Since its founding in 1772, Ellicott City “has come in for an inordinate amount of disasters from floods, fires and railroad wrecks,” wrote Fred Rasmussen in The Baltimore Sun in 2012....
Posted: June 17, 2019, 7:12 PM
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