UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

Federally-funded science researchers have tightened their belts in recent years, as budgets for federal research agencies have decreased in many core areas. Concerned at the prospect of future...

The leak of confidential financial documents from a Panamanian law firm, known as the “Panama Papers,” has raised major questions about how wealth moves across international borders. For...

On Tuesday, April 19, Zainab Alkebsi ’09, political science, was among 13 members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) sworn in and admitted to the Bar of the United States...

Political science professor and federal budgeting expert Roy Meyers has been in the news recently discussing federal budget issues as the U.S. Senate has held hearings on reforming the budget...

Award winning composer Susan Botti and poet Linda Gregerson will be on campus this week, presenting several events on April 27 and 28 that highlight their collaboration and interdisciplinary...

A year after the Baltimore Uprising of 2015, UMBC’s Denise Meringolo and alumnus Joe Tropea recently joined WYPR’s “Midday” program to discuss their work to gather and preserve a diverse range of...

Katelyn Seale B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland Plans: M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine With every conversation and...

Ashby Henningsen B.A., Political Science; B.A., Global Studies Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Parkville, Maryland Plans: Intern, International Justice Mission My friends in the Sondheim Scholars...

Sayo McCowin B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Cum Laude Hometown: Arlington, Virginia Plans: M.D./Ph.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine I know that upon leaving this...

Randi Williams B.S., Computer Engineering Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Bowie, Maryland Plans: Master’s in media arts and sciences at MIT UMBC has groomed me into a leader which, as a shy and...