UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

Addressing the Scarcity of Roles for Women Inaugurated in 2006, UMBC’s annual IN10 International Short Play Competition seeks to address the scarcity of strong roles for young women in...

Black + Gold = Green Green is the new black and gold on Thursday, February 5, as both the National Teach-in on Global Warming and Recyclemania kick off at The Commons Main Street. Both...

Born Leader Carlos Urtecho ’10, political science, never thought of himself as a leader. Instead, leadership found him. It started in 2005 with Conexiones, an organization striving to meet the...

Brian Maguire, Emergency Health Services, Wins Fulbright Brian Maguire, clinical associate professor of emergency health studies (EHS), has won a 2009 Fulbright Scholarship to expand his...

Bringing the Peace Corps Home One lesson Katie Long brought home from volunteering in Honduras for the Peace Corps in 2005-07 is that fun and games can have a positive social and health impact...

Catch the Fever! The 2009 Homecoming Weekend, “Retriever Fever,” is sure to start with a fire – literally. On Thursday, October 15, the lawn of Erickson field will be filled with students...

Celebrating Student Research & Creativity Bringing Jane Austen’s writing to life through dance. The ethics of Wall Street’s shadow markets. Turning algae into green energy. The history of...

Celluloid Deities Can street paintings and advertisements be studied as art? And can examining other cultures inform our answer to that question? Preminda Jacob, an associate professor of...

Chemistry Discovery Center Serves as Model for Physics, Math Watch a video on UMBC’s Chemistry Discovery Center: Created by Professors Ralph Pollack and William LaCourse, the...

Chess Champions The UMBC Chess Team captured first place at the Pan American Intercollegiate Championships held in South Padre Island, Texas, December 27-30, beating rivals University of Texas...