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Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice of English, will give a talk at the National Postal Museum on Sunday, October 8, at 1 p.m. The subject of his talk will be his book, “Orphans...

Jaimes Mayhew ’10, MFA in imaging and digital arts, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Iceland, where he will spend the next nine months working on a social practice art...

From Renetta Tull, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Development and Director, PROMISE Dear Colleagues, The Graduate School and the PROMISE Program are sponsoring more than 20 professional...

Lisa Drouillard, human resources, recently competed in the Rockville Economic Development’s StartRight business plan competition. The Washington Post covered the all-women’s competition and...

Just posted on Free Matthew VanDyke: “Great news! [Matthew VanDyke ’02] called from Tripoli a few minutes ago. The prison where he has been held has been “liberated” and he reports that he is safe...

We invite all faculty and staff to join President Hrabowski and Provost Rous in welcoming our new colleagues to the UMBC community. This interactive event is a great opportunity to connect and...

UMBC Training Centers, a leading provider of professional, scientific and technical training has been named one of the “Top Fastest Growing Companies” by Inc. Magazine. The Inc. 500 | 5000 list...

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Philip Farabaugh as Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, effective August 23, 2011. A Professor in the Department of Biological...

Energizing Maryland�s Workforce UMBC students were out in full force at top Maryland companies and research labs this summer. Their work as interns not only supported their career skills...

At approximately 1:51 p.m. a 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred that was centered in Mineral Virginia (near Richmond). The earthquake was felt up and down the entire east coast to include the UMBC...