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Incoming Athletics Director Tiffany Tucker brings student-centric leadership to the role
She may be new to Retriever Nation, but it seems like Tiffany D. Tucker won’t have any problem as UMBC’s leader of the pack. Addressing a crowd of student-athletes, administrators, coaches, and staff, at a press conference on Monday, Tucker, UMBC’s newly-appointed director of athletics, physical education, and recreation, made a promise to uphold the…
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Three decades of student mentoring earns UMBC chemist Paul Smith the Braude Award
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Sandra Barrueco, psychology, and colleagues receive nearly $1M to train graduate students in culturally competent behavioral health services for underserved Maryland youth
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UMBC’s new provost—an expert in young adult psychology—shares his vision for student, faculty, and staff success
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Kelley Bell named Baker Artist Awardee, Corrie Francis Parks and Katie Hileman are finalists
UMBC Magazine
Spring 2024 Issue
Campus As a Lab
Magazine
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New experimental archeology course connects students with premodern craft traditions
ARCH 365: Experimental Archeology includes a mix of hands-on activities and historical research into craft traditions of the past, teaching students about the daily life of premodern individuals from a range of cultures.…
Quick Posts
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Susan McDonough, history, receives prestigious membership to the Institute for Advanced Studies to continue research on sex workers in medieval Mediterranean
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UMBC-designed STEM study abroad program in Spain launches in 2025
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Watch: A recap of UMBC-led NASA Dissipation sounding rocket launch
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Molly Mollica wins American Heart Association Career Development Award
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UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology aligns with UBalt’s Merrick School of Business to deliver enhanced degrees
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CNMS Awards and Recognition Day honors students, faculty, and staff
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Lee Blaney awarded funding to develop new ways to remove “forever chemicals” from water
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COEIT convenes inaugural research day to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations
Community
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Incoming Athletics Director Tiffany Tucker brings student-centric leadership to the role
She may be new to Retriever Nation, but it seems like Tiffany D. Tucker won’t have any problem as UMBC’s leader of the pack. Addressing a crowd of student-athletes, administrators, coaches, and staff, at a press conference on Monday, Tucker, UMBC’s newly-appointed director of athletics, physical education, and recreation, made a promise to uphold the…
Policy & Society
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Christopher K. Tong, MLLI, returns from a research award in Mongolia to inform his work in Asian studies
“Historically, the Mongolian empire stretched from Asia to Europe, so there is intrinsic value to studying Mongolia from a humanistic perspective. It was also interesting to see how present-day Mongolians understand and represent this history, for example, the life and legacy of Genghis Khan,” says Christopher K. Tong, associate professor of modern languages, linguistics, and…
Science & Technology
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Karen Chen wins NSF CAREER award to build tools to empower students with data
UMBC’s Karen Chen has won an NSF CAREER award to advance data science and student-centered learning analytics. Continue Reading Karen Chen wins NSF CAREER award to build tools to empower students with data
Arts & Culture
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UMBC’s exploratory artist in residence Levester Williams examines history of Cockeysville marble in film project
Since 2014, multimedia artist Levester Williams has developed a personal connection and exploration with a natural material that is a historic staple of Baltimore life—Cockeysville, Maryland, marble. Go down specific streets in neighborhoods like Highlandtown, Charles Village, Cherry Hill, or Mount Vernon and you’ll see the ubiquitous, three-to-four tiered steps made of marble outfitting the…
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Seven new UMBC grads to pursue Fulbright fellowships around the globe
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Carole McCann, feminist theory and population politics expert, named 2017 – 18 Lipitz Professor
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Legends of Excellence Awards celebrate UMBC faculty and staff who inspire black and Latino students
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UMBC’s Tamás Várnai helps identify surprising source of light flashes from Earth’s surface