“My goal is to establish a winning culture and support our student athletes so that they perform at their best, on and off the court,” says Odom, in campus press conference. Continue Reading UMBC welcomes Ryan Odom as new head coach of men’s basketball UMBC is one of just five leading U.S. universities to make the 2016 list—a list that reveals how “visionary young universities can break through.” Continue Reading Times Higher Education names UMBC one of the world’s top young universities for 5th year Pres. Hrabowski shared an important point at the 2016 Graduate Research Conference: it’s not just about the research. It’s about showing why the research matters. Continue Reading UMBC grad students give memorable snapshots of research with impact The Baltimore Sun notes, “UMBC has substantially increased the number of students receiving Pell Grants, and those students are completing their degrees.” Continue Reading U.S. Dept. of Ed recognizes UMBC as a leader in supporting low-income students Baltimore’s history as the first U.S. city to be illuminated by gas lamps has inspired Light City Baltimore, a new festival in the Inner Harbor, March 28-April 3, with 1.5 miles of glowing public artworks, free music, a free UMBC hospitality space, and a six-day innovation conference, Light City U. Continue Reading UMBC heads to Light City Baltimore: festival of light, music, innovation Speaking with Swimming World Magazine before the 200m breaststroke final, Escobedo credited her strong performance at the meet to her supportive team and the UMBC community cheering her on. Continue Reading Escobedo earns bronze at NCAA, becoming UMBC swimming and diving’s first All-American Faculty speak about UMBC’s well-rounded research portfolio and focus in on research strengths in physics, geosciences, space science, and bioengineering; students share career goals and experiences working with local communities. Continue Reading Congressman Elijah Cummings discusses UMBC’s research leadership and commitment to Baltimore during campus visit The Retrievers next head to Ohio to compete against Youngstown State in the WBI Tournament quarterfinals. Continue Reading UMBC women’s basketball defeats Fairfield to win first postseason game UMBC will head to a women’s basketball postseason tournament for the third time in program history, hosting Fairfield on March 17 at the RAC. Continue Reading Retrievers host first round of Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament “While so many universities struggle to attract underrepresented minorities into the sciences and engineering,” notes Duke Today, “[UMBC’s] record of success is astonishing.” Continue Reading Duke and MIT presidents highlight UMBC as a national model of inclusive excellence The talented scholar-athletes of UMBC’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have earned back-to-back conference championship titles, setting dozens of school and league records on their paths to victory. Continue Reading UMBC swimming and diving teams win back-to-back championships Baltimore Business Journal reports that UMBC is one of three Maryland institutions to appear in the list of top 100 four-year public colleges in the U.S. Continue Reading UMBC named one of nation’s top public universities in Business First ranking
UMBC welcomes Ryan Odom as new head coach of men’s basketball
Times Higher Education names UMBC one of the world’s top young universities for 5th year
UMBC grad students give memorable snapshots of research with impact
U.S. Dept. of Ed recognizes UMBC as a leader in supporting low-income students
UMBC heads to Light City Baltimore: festival of light, music, innovation
Escobedo earns bronze at NCAA, becoming UMBC swimming and diving’s first All-American
Congressman Elijah Cummings discusses UMBC’s research leadership and commitment to Baltimore during campus visit
UMBC women’s basketball defeats Fairfield to win first postseason game
Retrievers host first round of Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament
Duke and MIT presidents highlight UMBC as a national model of inclusive excellence
UMBC swimming and diving teams win back-to-back championships
UMBC named one of nation’s top public universities in Business First ranking
