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a collage of artistic projects happening accross UMBC's campus, spanning all categories such as humanities and technology
a collage of artistic projects happening accross UMBC's campus, spanning all categories such as humanities and technology

Community

  • Leadership Announcement

    Dear UMBC Community, I am delighted to announce the appointment of D. Paul Monteiro, Jr., as our new vice president for government relations and community affairs. Paul is an experienced administrator and lifelong public servant who has held leadership roles in local, state, and federal government and in higher education. He served most recently as…


Policy & Society

  • Weissmann ’06, appointed secretary of Maryland Department of Budget and Management

    Weissmann ’06, appointed secretary of Maryland Department of Budget and Management

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore has appointed Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann ’06, social work and psychology, as acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Weissmann, UMBC’s vice president of government relations and community affairs since December 2023, joins an impressive group of UMBC alums serving in state and federal leadership roles. In a…


Science & Technology

  • Toy story—Engineering accessible play 

    Toy story—Engineering accessible play 

    Adam Harper, a mechanical engineering and theatre design sophomore, was voted the mechanical engineering (ENME) 204’s Most Creative Design and the Most Viable Product by UMBC faculty, ENME 204 teaching staff, and needs experts for co-designing and creating two sensory soft animals for children on the autism spectrum. Their competitors also voted them the Most…


Arts & Culture

  • Spark exhibition glows at The Peale

    Spark exhibition glows at The Peale

    UMBC’s annual collaborative art exhibition with Towson University, Spark, opened its doors this November at The Peale, Baltimore’s neighborhood museum, and has continued to delight audiences with its captivating installations. This year’s show, titled SPARK VII: Industrial Afterglow, gathers more than 20 artists working across sculpture, installation, sound, photography, video, textiles, and ecological documentation to…


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