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Brandon Gouin Degree: B.A., Music Performance Hometown: Laurel, MD Post-grad plans: Teaching and performing in Baltimore and D.C. Brandon Gouin arrived at UMBC with a love for percussion...

New exhibit showcases Appalachian music legend in memorabilia, music, and film Ask your favorite old-time music aficionado to name the most important musicians working in the 20th century,...

Ify Jacob Degree: B.S., Computer Engineering Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD Post-grad plans: Software engineer at Northrop Grumman Ify Jacob’s mentors describe him as someone who has worked...

New findings in Science co-authored by UMBC researchers reveal details of the complex relationship between atmospheric dust and vast populations of phytoplankton at the ocean’s surface. These tiny...

Connor McPherson Degree: B.A., History; Minor in Naval Science Hometown: Bel Air, MD Post-grad plans: Surface Warfare Officer (Intel option), stationed in Yokosuka, Japan As a student in...

Tim Edwards Degree: B.A., Music Education and Jazz Studies Hometown: Severn, MD Post-grad plans: Music educator Tim Edwards is a student leader who serves his community through music,...

Clair Volkening  Degree: B.A., English Hometown: Boonsboro, MD Post-grad plans: Technical editor, Defense Intelligence Agency Humanities Scholar Clair Volkening has used her voice as a...

Joana Hernandez Degree: B.S., Chemical Engineering Hometown: Hyattsville, MD Post-grad plans: Applying to biochemical engineering Ph.D. programs McNair Scholar Joana Hernandez is a...

Kayla Tomas Degrees: B.S., Information Systems Hometown: Silver Spring, MD Post-grad plans: Cybersecurity Consultant for KPMG Kayla Tomas cites UMBC’s Center for Women in Technology...

Sianna Serio Degrees: B.S., Computer Science Hometown: Bel Air, MD Post-grad plans: Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Slovakia One of Sianna Serio’s most memorable UMBC...