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Chess “Final 4” Comes to UMBC As the UMBC community continues to honor the men’s basketball team’s historic first appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament, the campus is positioned to...

Hold Fast to Dreams Hailed as a national model for preparing students of all backgrounds for careers in science and engineering-related fields, the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program will mark...

Exploring the Ethics of Synthetic Life The J. Craig Venter Institute recently announced the creation of the world’s first wholly synthetic bacterial genome. For better or worse, this...

Theatre Addresses Scarcity of Roles for Women The Department of Theatre presents the third annual IN 10 Festival, featuring new theatrical works for young actresses and all audiences,...

Applying Life Lessons Troy Grant, a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture, knows that years of research are ahead as he explores how to make education...

A Scholar of Great Gravity Senior physics major Philip Graff will follow the path of science greats Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking to Cambridge University as the second UMBC student in the...

Leading the Field of Aging Services The Wall Street Journal on February 16 featured 12 innovators and entrepreneurs in the field of aging services who are having “the biggest impact on the...

Swimming and Diving Sweep America East Championships The UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams became the first in the history of the conference to win back-to-back dual...

Alumni, Families Invited to “Pack the RAC” Sunday The American East Conference-leading UMBC men’s basketball team needs the support of alumni, faculty, staff and students this weekend during...

Faculty Recognized for Research UMBC’s science, technology and engineering community ended 2007 on a prestigious note as five faculty members were named as fellows or board members of...