Lisa K. Van Riper Lisa K. Van Riper has been appointed as UMBC’s vice president for communications and marketing. She comes to UMBC from Goucher College in Baltimore, where she serves...
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Dear UMBC Community, It is my great pleasure to share the news that Lisa K. Van Riper has been appointed as UMBC’s vice president for communications and marketing. She comes to UMBC from...
July 1, 2025
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Written by Adi Foord, assistant professor of physics, UMBC This article is part of The Conversation‘s “Curious Kids” series. How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and...
June 30, 2025
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Imagine a world where, instead of pointing out everything nations are doing wrong to the living world based on how they create, improve, and sustain a thriving environment, we measure what they...
June 27, 2025
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A dataset unveiled today more than doubles the documented stream miles in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, elevating the total from approximately 100,000 to over 200,000 miles. The Hyper-Resolution...
June 26, 2025
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Diane Alonso, a teaching professor and director of UMBC’s psychology program at the Universities at Shady Grove, has been named one of two senior fellows for generative AI pedagogy at the William...
June 25, 2025
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Dear UMBC Community, I am delighted to share the news that David M. Fields, who has been serving since late January as acting chief of police at UMBC, has been named to the permanent role. He...
June 25, 2025
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Meet Arabia Morgan ’12, media and communication studies with a minor in theatre. Arabia currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a financial recruiter with Edward Jones and...
June 25, 2025
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Meet Jessica Floyd, Ph.D. ’17, language, literacy, and culture (LLC). She is an interdisciplinary researcher and scholar who investigates erotic worlds for what they might communicate about gender...
June 25, 2025
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Meet Troy Suesse ’92, computer science. Troy was born the day that man first set foot on the moon’s surface—July 20, 1969—one small step for man, and one giant glimpse into Troy’s future. His...
June 25, 2025
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