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Awarding 100,000 dreams and counting—UMBC’s Class of 2025
UMBC awarded its historic 100,000th degree since UMBC’s first Commencement class in 1970, which had 241 students—a stark contrast to the 1,528 undergraduate and 700 graduate degrees awarded to the Class of 2025. To celebrate this historic moment, President Valerie Sheares Ashby rejoiced in the milestone. “What a profound impact UMBC has had on the…
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Could a robot dance partner help us de-stress? UMBC researchers explore the ‘algo-rhythmic’ possibilities
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Black hole mergers open doors for students
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New AI-supported, high-resolution Chesapeake Bay Watershed stream maps reveal additional waterways and will help prioritize restoration projects
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Gathering a humanities research tool kit to understand a fascinating world
UMBC Magazine
Spring 2025 Issue
It Takes a Symphony
Magazine
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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
Since it launched in December 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?…
Quick Posts
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On track to lead—Retriever athlete wins national Arthur Ashe award
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Research days foster collaboration and showcase research across the College of Engineering and Information Technology
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UMBC researchers partner with UMB to advance healthcare technology
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UMBC team leads research into AI tools that can assess the feasibility of scientific claims
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TowerCares Foundation makes $300,000 commitment to support UMBC cybersecurity students
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Students celebrate Engineering and Computing Week with fun and networking
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Bio-inspired ‘batteries’ will use phytoplankton to power underwater sensors
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UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India
Community
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A beautiful day to be a Retriever
Retrievers’ Ramping up to the end of the 2025 academic year, UMBC’s Office of Student Engagement and Belonging gathered students, faculty, and staff to celebrate their accomplishments and invaluable contributions with the communities closest to them. Angelina Jenkins, assistant director of UMBC’s Mosaic Center, which provides the campus community with resources and community building, was…
Policy & Society
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Erle Ellis and an international team of researchers propose a new way to motivate international action toward a better future for the living world
Imagine a world where, instead of pointing out everything nations are doing wrong to create, improve, and sustain a thriving environment, we measure what they are doing right. For nearly three years, Erle Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, has collaborated with a team of researchers across six continents, to make that vision a…
Science & Technology
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Could a robot dance partner help us de-stress? UMBC researchers explore the ‘algo-rhythmic’ possibilities
Three UMBC faculty who have joined forces to explore whether and how dancing robots might offer humans new tools to improve their mental health. The research piggybacks off established practices of human-to-human dance/movement therapy, which can be used to treat some mental health challenges, such as schizophrenia, anxiety and depression. A June performance during the Movement,…
Arts & Culture
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A beautiful day to be a Retriever
Retrievers’ Ramping up to the end of the 2025 academic year, UMBC’s Office of Student Engagement and Belonging gathered students, faculty, and staff to celebrate their accomplishments and invaluable contributions with the communities closest to them. Angelina Jenkins, assistant director of UMBC’s Mosaic Center, which provides the campus community with resources and community building, was…
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UMBC’s Koirala Lab celebrates students’ award-winning RNA research and peer mentorship
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Erle Ellis and an international team of researchers propose a new way to motivate international action toward a better future for the living world
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Diane Alonso named senior fellow for generative AI pedagogy at USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation
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From better batteries to safer surgery: Three engineering grads to tackle society’s big challenges with support from prestigious NSF research fellowships