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by Evangeline Rose, Kevin E. Omland, and Thomas Mathew, UMBC A paleontologist returns to her lab from a summer dig and sets up a study comparing tooth length in two dinosaur species. She and her...

UMBC is celebrating the Rhodes Trust’s recognition of Linda Wiratan ’19, biochemistry and molecular biology, as a Rhodes Scholar finalist. This honor comes just one year after Naomi Mburu ’18,...

The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) hosted its 21st Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) in the Chemical and Biological Sciences this fall. The event has been growing...

UMBC and Morgan Stanley have established a new partnership to support students and research in data-intensive computing fields. The collaboration is made possible by Morgan Stanley’s contribution...

Members of Retriever Nation felt an exciting sense of déjà vu on Wednesday night as UMBC athletics took down yet another No. 1 seed. Under the lights at LaVelle Stadium in New York, No. 5 UMBC...

UMBC has a long tradition of honoring and promoting thoughtful analysis of diverse scholarship and continues this focus through the annual W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Lecture. This year marks...

Bridging the gap between military service and becoming a civilian university student isn’t always easy for our nation’s veterans. That’s why Veteran Student Services (VSS)—formerly Vets to Vets—in...

UMBC doctoral student Jason Ashe and new Ph.D. recipient Erin Berry-McCrea have been selected for notable national honors as emerging leaders in work to address inequalities, in health care and in...

Curator, educator, and photohistorian Beth Saunders has joined UMBC as the new curator and head of special collections and the gallery at the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. She will oversee...

UMBC is recognized as a national leader in undergraduate teaching, in part because the university connects so many students with meaningful research opportunities. Now, a new $300,000 NSF...