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Retrievers are upping their research game in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort
UMBC’s 2024 – 2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program class are sharing their knowledge and building community around the world by earning a master’s degree, conducting research, or teaching English. This year is especially significant, as six of seven awards are research-focused, marking the highest number of research awards in UMBC’s Fulbright history. Continue Reading Retrievers…
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First recipients of the CAHSS Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship share rich global experiences
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Meet a Retriever—Ridwan Islam Sifat, international doctoral student in public policy
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New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain
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UMBC hosts “NASA Days” event series with Goddard Space Flight Center
UMBC Magazine
Spring 2024 Issue
Campus As a Lab
Magazine
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Baltimore-based international animation festival Sweaty Eyeballs returns with a visual feast
“Sweaty Eyeballs” was born out of a Baltimore summer. The humid words hung in the air when animator Phil Davis, M.F.A. ’07, imaging and digital arts, was putting his plans into place in…
Quick Posts
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Kaitlyn Sadtler ’11 named to TIME100 Next list for interdisciplinary biotech research
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UMBC’s 2024 Cybersecurity Leadership Exploratory Grant Program recipients announced
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GESTAR II center awarded $47 million extension on cooperative agree with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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UMBC launches new Center for Ethics and Values as a hub for students, researchers, and the broader community
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Upal Ghosh appointed to D.C. mayor’s Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River
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Hrabowski Fund for Innovation awardees announced
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Creative, scientifically accurate eclipse animation selected for screening at Iron Mule Film Festival
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Recipients of UMBC’s 2024 – 25 START, SURFF grant awards announced
Community
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First recipients of the CAHSS Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship share rich global experiences
“This is a pivotal moment for education abroad at UMBC. The CAHSS Dean’s Scholarship for Education Abroad is the most significant investment in increasing access to study abroad in UMBC’s history,” says Katherine Heird, director of education abroad and global learning at UMBC’s Center for Global Engagement. “If you are a student who wants to…
Policy & Society
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UMBC Poll, new election website, affirm UMBC commitment to civic engagement
UMBC has launched two exciting new Election 2024 resources that affirm the university’s commitment to civic engagement and benefit both our campus community and the greater Maryland region. UMBC Poll As a public university, UMBC takes pride in providing high quality research and analysis that serves the greater good. In August, UMBC launched the Institute…
Science & Technology
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Preparing students for a quantum tomorrow: Lei Zhang brings futuristic computing concepts into the classroom
Lei Zhang, an assistant professor in the department of information systems at UMBC, is working hard to prepare students for a quantum information future. Continue Reading Preparing students for a quantum tomorrow: Lei Zhang brings futuristic computing concepts into the classroom
Arts & Culture
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Meet a Retriever—Buhlebakhe Ncube, a 2024 Young African Leaders Initiative Fellow
Meet Buhlebakhe Ncube from Zimbabwe. She spent six weeks at UMBC as part of the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) hosted by UMBC’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE). The new cohort included 25 innovators from countries across Sub-Saharan Africa representing…
Previous Stories
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Justin Vélez-Hagan, School of Public Policy, Weighs in on Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis
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Amy Hurst, Information Systems, Featured on National Science Foundation Website For Assistive Tech Research
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Clifford Murphy, American Studies, Selected for National Arts Director Position
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UMBC Awarded Maryland Humanities Council Grant for “Mapping Dialogues” Project