UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

Occupy Wall Street arrived in Baltimore this week, with Occupy Baltimore participants gathering at McKeldin Square (at Light and Pratt Streets). Protestors have mentioned causes such as fighting...

Maryland Democrats currently control both of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats and six of eight House seats, “and now they’re looking to make it seven,” writes Thomas Schaller, professor of...

In early July, the Greater Baltimore Tech Council launched a search for companies with the most unique, innovative and creative technologies. A panel of judges reviewed the applications and...

NPR’s Morning Edition reports the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a temporary measure — or “continuing resolution” — to keep the government funded through mid-November,...

Dalton Tolliver ’15 was named the America East Conference Volleyball Rookie of the Week for matches ending October 2, 2011. Tolliver amassed a team-high 28 kills in two matches and hit .323 in a...

“When an older family member needs supportive housing, there’s often a rush to find a place with the ‘best quality,'” wrote Leslie Morgan, professor of sociology, in a Baltimore Sun op-ed. “But...

Retriever Fever is Spreading Each year, Retriever Fever begins with a simple spark. Around dusk, a crowd gathers on Erickson Field to light the annual bonfire – a towering spectacle...

Teachers — for all they do — so often fly under the radar, inspiring students to succeed while taking little credit for themselves. The late UMBC biology faculty member, Carl Weber, was one of...

If Jo Anne Sabas ’77 could give you a piece of advice, she’d pass along something her father, Captain Samuel Joseph Sabas, once said to her: “You can lose your job, you can lose your home, you can...

Chad Cradock knows a little something about commitment. Each weekday morning he arrives at the UMBC Natatorium at 6:30 a.m. ready to lead the first of two team practices of the day. Each evening...