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Community, Collaboration, Career Reimagined UMBC Graduate Research Conference focuses on unique professional development opportunities. For the past year a dedicated team of graduate...

From K-12 to P-16 U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses strengthening American education through partnerships, from preschool through college. UMBC�s national leadership in...

Gaming Gets Real UMBC competes in the “final four” of game development at the Microsoft Imagine Cup. In a year of tremendous success in national competition — with UMBC teams vying for titles...

Hope as a Commitment, Not a Sentiment UMBC community reflects on Baltimore protests and commits to action to address city’s challenges. “This is about all of us… What we see in our city is...

Intensive Advocacy White House commission summit at UMBC promotes academic success for at-risk youth, highlighting The Choice Program. For college senior Imhotep Simba, helping youth find...

Partners in Leadership UMBC named first university in Maryland to host a Naval ROTC unit. Beginning April 1, students passionate about serving as commissioned officers in the Navy and Marine...

Path to Power Professor Thomas Schaller makes sense of institutional shifts in modern American politics in The Stronghold. The Republican Party has lost four of the last six U.S. presidential...

Honoring Excellence UMBC community celebrates ten distinguished faculty and staff members at annual awards ceremony. The campus community celebrated the exceptional performance, leadership,...

Progress through Partnership UMBC hosts a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Note: This story was posted prior to the 2/18 campus event. A recap of the event, including...

The Science of Attraction Biologist Tamra Mendelson explains how sexual selection plays a major role in the evolution of vibrant features, from stripes to tail feathers. Male cardinals are...