UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

The Perfect Pitch When Mike Pesci ’12 was young, he had goals few kids his age had. Like his peers, he played sports – baseball since the age of four – and his studies were important. But it...

The Stuff of Legend As a former Associated Press reporter, Christopher Corbett knows how to spot a good story. So when he noticed that although thousands of Chinese had come to America during...

Turning Knowledge into Action Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) at UMBC, part of the Gender and Women’s Studies program, is one of eight groups nationwide participating in a...

Two UMBC Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards Two UMBC scientists were recently recognized as among the nation’s top young faculty in their fields by the National Science Foundation (NSF),...

UMBC Alumnus Becomes President of West Virginia University According to Google Maps, it takes a little over three hours to get from Catonsville to Morgantown, West Virginia. For James P....

UMBC Darwin Expert Speaks at Library of Congress When UMBC history professor Sandra Herbert first saw the Charles Darwin Archives at Christ’s College, Cambridge as a graduate student, “It was...

UMBC Honors Outstanding Alumni The UMBC Alumni Association will present Outstanding Alumnus/a and Distinguished Service Awards to six exceptional alumni at the 2007 UMBC Alumni of the Year...

UMBC Mama�s Boys Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary When they entered UMBC as freshmen, Jordan Hadfield ’07 and James “Jeeves” Murphy ’08 were searching for the right singing group. Both had...

UMBC Named One of Nation�s �Best Value� Public Universities The Princeton Review has included UMBC in its “Best Value Colleges for 2009” list. UMBC is one of 50 public institutions in...

ACTiVATE Program Success Sparks National Award, Additional Funding In just three years, UMBC’s ACTiVATE program has trained 70 female entrepreneurs who have formed 12 new companies. This...