As the fall 2025 semester takes off at UMBC, the campus hums with the energy of our largest-ever incoming class, reflecting a Retriever spirit that draws talent from near and far. With total...
September 4, 2025
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Dear UMBC Community, Welcome to the first day of the fall semester! Please enjoy this video greeting on what is one of my most favorite days of the year. Sincerely, President Valerie...
August 27, 2025
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Dear UMBC Community, Thank you to all who attended last week’s Fall Opening Meeting, whether in person or virtually. It was a terrific gathering of staff, faculty, students—and even some UMBC...
August 25, 2025
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In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives worldwide,Greema Regmibegan her Ph.D. in UMBC’s atmospheric physics program. Studying remotely from her home in Nepal, she navigated a grueling...
August 25, 2025
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Robert Barry spent his undergraduate years thinking about the past, not the recent past, but the Minoan Bronze Age civilization of ancient Greece, which existed approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. This...
August 25, 2025
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Workers demolish parts of the old Key Bridge in preparation for building a new one. (Brad Ziegler/UMBC) In the early morning of March 26, 2024, the massive cargo ship Dali lost power as it...
August 22, 2025
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Used to working in beautiful sunny weather, Giovanna Orfali, a visual arts senior from São Paulo, Brazil, spent this summer behind the camera as a digital content intern at the Maryland Center for...
August 21, 2025
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In the heart of the BioHealth Capital Region—spanning Maryland, Virginia, and D.C.—more than 2,300 life science companies, 78 federal laboratories, and 35 million square feet of laboratory space...
August 18, 2025
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We wish to inform you of new updates to the Immigration Policy Updates page on our website. The new updates summarize the various changes that have occurred throughout the summer. You can find...
August 18, 2025
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Gabriel Farmer outside the T. Rowe Price headquarters in Baltimore. (Brad Ziegler/UMBC) When students think of working in technology, they may dream of moving to Silicon Valley and landing...
August 14, 2025
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