UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

Men’s Lacrosse Wins America East Title The UMBC men’s lacrosse program achieved what most lacrosse observers believed was impossible at the beginning of the 2006 season. They went through...

UMBC Students, Alumna Receive Fulbrights Three UMBC students and an alumna have received international recognition as Fulbright Scholars for their exceptional research and academic...

Celebrating Undergraduate & Graduate Research   From opera to organic chemistry, this week puts UMBC’s core commitment to student research and creative activity on center...

Two UMBC Students Named 2006 Goldwater Scholars   Two UMBC students are among the 323 sophomores and juniors who have been named 2006 Goldwater Scholars. The prestigious...

Education, Exposure, Experience   While entrepreneurship may sound like a concept only studied in business school, at UMBC it is an important part of the university’s mission....

Living Learning Communities Create Rewarding Connections   When Tony Harris, a sophomore transfer student from Hofstra University, and Amanda Schwenk, a freshman computer science...

A Hot Location for Collaboration   bwtech@UMBC , the university’s on-campus research and technology park, is maturing into a hot location for research. This week, the park...

One Career Choice Gets Better Every 10.9 Seconds   Every 10.9 seconds another American turns 60, and by 2030, one in every five Americans will be over the age of 65. To prepare...

Strengthening History Education   UMBC’s Center for History Education recently received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Teaching American History Grant...

Recognizing Outstanding Alumni   UMBC celebrated its success in forging leaders in a wide array of fields at the February 8 Alumni Awards ceremony in Annapolis. 2006 Outstanding...