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Researchers and campus leaders from UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) convened at bwtech@UMBC South on April 12 to celebrate ongoing research partnerships and announce a new...

On April 17, about 25 students and five members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors got together for the first ever Community Conversation, an event where students living on campus had...

The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) and Summer Faculty Fellowship (SFF) awards to 24 UMBC faculty representing a broad range...

Marking the 25th anniversary of the start of the war in Bosnia, Brian Grodsky, associate professor of political science at UMBC, provided analysis of the post-war years and ongoing divisions among...

Jeffrey Gardner, assistant professor of biological sciences, is prospecting for enzymes. The field of “bio-prospecting” has contributed to discoveries such as anti-cancer drugs and super-strong...

Hosted every five years by the UMBC Chapter of Black and Latino Alumni (CBLA), the Legends of Excellence Awards Brunch honors the achievements and contributions of faculty and staff who have made...

In a new article for Issues in Science and Technology, President Freeman Hrabowski and Peter Henderson, senior advisor to the president, describe the concerning continued underrepresentation of...

The 2017 Graduate Research Conference (GRC) at UMBC delivered on its theme, “diversity across disciplines,” with research talks, posters, and keynote speakers in areas from history to atmospheric...

Hosted every five years by the UMBC Chapter of Black and Latino Alumni (CBLA), the Legends of Excellence Awards Brunch honors the achievements and contributions of faculty and staff who have made...

On April 22, 2017, millions around the world will march in support of the value of scientific research. Among them will be more than a hundred Meyerhoff Scholars Program students and alumni in...