UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

Every so often, we chat with an alum about what they do now and how they got there. Today’s guest, George Derek Musgrove ’97, history, is an alum-turned-faculty member whose latest book, Chocolate...

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) named UMBC as one of the top universities in the world according to their 2017 report released last week. UMBC lands in the top 1.9% of higher...

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski has joined nearly 800 other college and university presidents in signing a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to pass a long-term, legislative solution to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to a group of UMBC faculty in two colleges to study how applying heat to drug-carrying nanoparticles can cause tumors to shrink. The...

Bedecked in black and gold, the Retriever community came out in full force for the 2017 Homecoming celebration. Held over the first two weekends in October, this year’s festivities combined old...

Nine distinguished faculty and alumni shared their stories at GRIT-X, a TED talk-style event during UMBC’s Homecoming. Karl Steiner, UMBC vice president for research, introduced the event, which...

By Steve Levy ’85, Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Communications Above photo: The Retrievers celebrate their Homecoming win over Albany (3-1). Photo by Gail Burton. The UMBC men’s soccer...

UMBC’s partnership with Lakeland Elementary and Middle School in Baltimore has grown steadily over the last five years, and it bore measurable results this spring: Lakeland performed much above...

The UMBC community gathered for the 2017 UMBC Alumni Awards on October 5 in the Linehan Concert Hall to celebrate individuals who have made impressive contributions to society through their work....

As fall semester has kicked into high gear, UMBC professors have connected not just with students in the classroom, but also with the broader public through research-based reflections on current...