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Meet a Retriever–Keisha Hale, M.A. ’20, Hurricane Katrina survivor, educator, researcher, and author

Meet Keisha Hale, M.A.’20, applied sociology. Keisha is an educator, researcher, and author. In 2025, she published We Weather the Storm: A Poetry Memoir of Survival and Healing, inspired by her...

July 15, 2026 · 9:27 AM

UMBC launching M.S. in AI program this fall

AI is poised to reshape nearly every sector of the economy in the coming years and UMBC is adapting its curricular offerings in a variety of ways. One specific change: The university is launching...

July 10, 2026 · 2:41 PM

UMBC supports promising internal research and creative endeavors with 2026 – 27 START, SURFF awards

UMBC’s Division of Research and Creative Achievement recently announced the recipients of the 2027 Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) and the 2026 Summer Research Faculty Fellowship...

July 6, 2026 · 3:17 PM

“Don’t be afraid”—Doctoral student Demetrie Garner ’23, public health, and M.P.P ’25, overcame decades of opioid abuse disorder to serve as an overdose response expert

When Demetrie Garner moved from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to Baltimore, he found a wealth of opportunities in Baltimore, a strong spiritual practice, and a supportive network of friends and family....

July 2, 2026 · 8:45 AM

Meet a Retriever—Lynn Dutrow ’89, counselor, coach, speaker, and author

Meet Lynn Dutrow. Lynn graduated from UMBC in 1989 with a B.A. in psychology and a certificate in early childhood education. Since then, she has worn many hats, including counselor, coach, and...

July 1, 2026 · 9:50 AM

Who gets to tell the story? The tricky back story of how radio shows can promote empathy but also build up cultural divides

In his new book, Empathy Machines: This American Life, Podcasting, and the Public Radio Structure of Feeling, Jason Loviglio, professor of media and communications, critiques and analyzes the...

June 30, 2026 · 9:33 AM

A global perspective on aging: Alfred Boakye’s gerontology journey from Ghana to Japan and the U.S.

Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for his centenarian grandmother, Margaret Nyarko, in his home city of Tema, on the...

June 24, 2026 · 12:31 PM

A global perspective on aging: Alfred Boakye’s gerontology journey from Ghana to Japan and the U.S.

Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for his centenarian grandmother, Margaret Nyarko, in his home city of Tema, on the...

June 24, 2026 · 12:31 PM

Baltimore City hometown recruits shine bright

The Best of Baltimore Grant, a UMBC initiative started in fall 2025, is changing how students from Baltimore City imagine college: not as a distant possibility overshadowed by debt, but as a...

June 23, 2026 · 4:18 PM

The Class of 2026 found communities to help tackle big challenges

If you surveyed UMBC’s Class of 2026 and generated a word cloud, the word “community” would instantly dominate the screen. You might be tempted to dismiss it as a buzzword until you see how many...

June 23, 2026 · 2:41 PM

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