This year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. And as November approaches, thousands of college students, including Retrievers, are taking the challenge to shape the...
October 28, 2026
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Dear UMBC Community, Recently, I attended our 10th anniversary GRIT-X celebration—an extraordinary showcase of research, innovation, and creative achievement by UMBC faculty and alumni. I left...
October 26, 2026
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This fall, UMBC’s Division of Student Affairs launched the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Pluralism (CRSP), expanding the work of The Gathering Space under the leadership of center...
October 23, 2026
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Dear UMBC Community, Last week, we celebrated 20 years of the Sherman Scholars Program and the 345 teachers it has prepared to serve children in and around Baltimore. It was a wonderful...
October 19, 2026
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UMBC is contributing to a multi-institution research project, funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) with up to $51.7 million, that aims to predict how disease-causing...
October 13, 2026
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common culprit in hospital-acquired bacterial infections and is growing more resistant to antibiotics. New findings from Aaron Smith, professor of chemistry and...
October 6, 2026
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On the last Saturday in September, the basketball courts in the RAC were filled with teams of a different sort than usual. Hundreds of students from UMBC and other universities huddled around...
October 6, 2026
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Dear UMBC Community, Last Thursday, I had the honor of representing higher education on the opening plenary panel of the Maryland Innovation Summit, convened by Governor Wes Moore. Alongside Dr....
October 5, 2026
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Grounded in the voices of thousands of Retrievers, UMBC’s new Bold Moves strategic plan was shaped by listening sessions, surveys, and conversations that kept returning to one central...
October 1, 2026
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Dear UMBC Community, We write to you today to share our first update of the 2026 – 2027 academic year. The Federal Orders and Actions Core Team continues to closely monitor and respond to orders...
September 30, 2026
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