On April 20, 2026, the Center for Women in Technology at UMBC gathered to celebrate the students and CWIT partners at the annual Spring into Leadership and Community Awards. The annual event is...
April 24, 2026
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The UMBC Graduate Experiences, Achievements, and Research Successes (GEARS) Research Symposium showcases our students’ creativity, collaboration, and scholarly excellence. The annual event brings...
April 20, 2026
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Tim Finin, research professor of computer science and electrical engineering, will receive the 2026 Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science from the Washington Academy of Sciences. Finin,...
April 17, 2026
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UMBC students and faculty recently participated in the 2026 Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) Annual Meeting at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, an event dedicated to preparing tomorrow’s...
March 15, 2026
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Forbes has announced its annual 30 Under 30 Healthcare 2026 list, and Courtney Cavin, '22, chemical engineering, M.S. '23, chemical and biochemical engineering, was named as one of the young...
March 13, 2026
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Black and Gold Rush is here! On March 4 and 5, our UMBC community will come together for 36 hours of giving. Be part of UMBC's future and show the strength of Retriever pride and generosity. Give...
March 4, 2026
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a group of likely carcinogenic chemicals, were banned in the U.S. in 1979. Yet because the chemicals were so widely used, and linger in the environment for so...
March 3, 2026
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The UMBC Faculty Development Center recently announced the fall 2025 recipients of the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation awards. This competitive funding program supports innovative approaches that...
March 3, 2026
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Each year, communities across the nation celebrate how engineers shape our world with Engineers’ Week, running February 22-28 in 2026. COEIT expands the celebration to include the vital work of...
February 23, 2026
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Ralph Semmel, Ph.D. '92, computer science, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to the NAE is among the highest levels of professional recognition...
February 23, 2026
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