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Associate Professor Lynn Cazabon, Visual Arts, has received a Fulbright Teaching Award to work at Leipaja University for the Spring 2015 semester. Leipaja University is in Leipaja, Latvia, a...

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll...

Kamili Jackson ’97, and M.S. ’99, mechanical engineering, has witnessed one NASA space launch in person during her nine years at the agency: the Hubble Servicing Mission 4 in 2009. Jackson was a...

Tina Stanger, Deborah Waters, Dean Drake, and Tim Sparklin UMBC joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Towson University in co-hosting the 2014 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and...

Life on the Edge (With a Safety Net) – Mary Volkman ’92, English Young And Hungry – Brigitte Pribnow Moore ’05, theatre Lift Off – Kamili Jackson ’97, and M.S. ’99, mechanical engineering The...

Check out some great web extras to accompany stories in our Summer 2014 issue, including interviews, videos and more… Lego Legend – Want to see more of Jason Burik ’00, psychology’s work with...

UMBC is at the center of Maryland’s growing  efforts to harness the energy of the wind. By Joel N. Shurkin Illustrations by Joanna Barnum Ocean City is the Maryland destination most...

UMBC alumnus Ben Marcin ’80 traveled the world with his camera. But he has found acclaim investigating the often bitter poetry, beauty and truth in local landscapes. The photographs of Ben...

Joan Kang Shin’s approach to teaching English as a foreign language embraces children and community on a global scale. By David Glenn Imagine that you’re an experienced high school teacher in...

Potomac Photonics, a micro digital fabrication company located in bwtech@UMBC, has 3D-printed a mini replica of the UMBC campus as part of Ecosynth, a UMBC project that creates 3D models for...