UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

The communities surrounding UMBC are rich and full of culture and fun — as well as very accessible! From Baltimore to Catonsville, to Washington, D.C., and everywhere in between, UMBC students are...

Teachers at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School celebrated another year of impressive gains in math performance when Baltimore City published the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College...

Two years ago, developmental biologist Rachel Brewster embarked on a journey to learn more about how zebrafish embryos manage to survive for up to 50 hours without oxygen, with support from a...

A group of 125 UMBC faculty, staff, and students gathered today for UMBC’s annual Title IX/Sexual Misconduct Seminar, focused on caring and effective response to sexual misconduct. “There is...

by Amy Bhatt,  Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, UMBC The Indian Supreme Court has legalized homosexuality, overturning a 157-year ban on consensual gay sex. In a nearly...

On September 19, 1966, UMBC opened its doors to students for the first day of classes in the institution’s history. Mimi Dietrich ’70, American studies, was among those “pioneer” students,...

For an undergraduate getting their start in science, traveling far from home for an immersive research experience can be transformational. Living and working in a completely new environment, with...

John Rennie Short Professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC As we enter the traditional, post-Labor Day sprint in the campaign season, voters may want to consider how much their vote really...

Growing up, Zainab Alkebsi ’09, political science, always knew she wanted to become a lawyer. The daughter of Yemeni immigrants, Alkebsi is the first in her family to attend law school, as well as...

UMBC is again one of the top ten national universities in both undergraduate teaching and innovation, according to the 2019 Best Colleges rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report....