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A Destination for Art and Culture   With its strong emphasis on exhibitions, outreach, public programming and scholarly research publications focused on contemporary art and cultural...

Learning from New Zealand Public Policy   On January 18, leaders in public policy from across the U.S. will convene at UMBC for a one-day forum, “What Did We Learn Over There? Public...

Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements and service to the University.  Learn more about our past award winners....

Learning from New Zealand Public Policy   On January 18, leaders in public policy from across the U.S. will convene at UMBC for a one-day forum, “What Did We Learn Over There? Public...

Studying South Asia   In the past decade, UMBC Associate Professor of Political Science Devin T. Hagerty’s region of expertise, South Asia, has gone from being an understudied corner of...

Hatching a Fruitful Research Career   At a recent research conference on parasitoid wasps, Presidential Fellow Kate Laskowski not only turned heads as the only undergraduate student...

Cross Country Captures America East Title   Not surprisingly, Robert Cartwright ’80 felt a bit of déjà vu watching his son, Ryan, cross the finish line at the America East Conference...

From UMBC to Costa Rica   Just a few months after graduating from UMBC, Justine Wagner, Spanish and economics ’04, traveled to Costa Rica on a Fulbright Research Award. Wagner...

Light for All   The science of light – photonics – is as ubiquitous as oxygen in today’s technology driven world. Go to the grocery store, make a phone call, listen to a CD or watch a...

Helping Women Achieve Their Potential   UMBC’s array of programs that empower women to be both successful students and successful professionals has been recognized for the second year in...