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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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Nardos Amanuel Kebede, second Retriever to receive the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
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Astronomers observe real-time formation of black hole jets for the first time
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Political science students conduct 2024 UMBC Battleground Exit Poll, gauging attitudes of 1,119 Baltimore County voters
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5 ways UMBC partnered with NASA in 2024
UMBC Magazine
Fall 2024 Issue
Everyone Is Watching Women’s Sports
Magazine
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Embarking on a new journey for the Class of 2024
Over 1,100 students crossed the stage at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena this week at Commencement to take their place as the newest members of UMBC’s alumni community. The Class of 2024 inspired and…
Quick Posts
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UMBC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partner to create pathways for a more diverse and inclusive workforce
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UMBC’s Ethics Bowl team earns spot in national championship two years in a row
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UMBC increases rank in latest HERD survey, among top 10 universities in the nation in NASA funding
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Mohamed Younis honored for contributions to modern communication technologies
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UMBC students excel at annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Mechanical engineering professor Weidong Zhu honored for pioneering work analyzing sound and vibration
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Biologist Tom Cronin co-authors ‘Color in Nature,’ a beautiful and accessible tour of color’s role in our world
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For 15 consecutive years, UMBC‘s faculty and staff shine in the Great Colleges to Work For survey
Community
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UMBC receives major recognition by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
UMBC has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) for innovative planning and efforts to encourage nonpartisan voter engagement in the 2024 election. In December, the university received the ALL IN Highly Established Action Plan Seal with a perfect score, and last month was named an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus…
Policy & Society
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Nardos Amanuel Kebede, second Retriever to receive the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
Nardos Amanuel Kebede has dreamed of receiving the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship since high school. The fellowship provides up to $42,000 annually to complete a two-year master’s degree in international affairs. Upon completion, fellows have a five-year appointment as a Foreign Service Officer in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of…
Science & Technology
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Astronomers observe real-time formation of black hole jets for the first time
UMBC astronomers have observed black hole jets forming in real time for the first time. Their data clearly shows the jets forming over the course of a year and the black hole getting many times brighter over just a few months. Continue Reading Astronomers observe real-time formation of black hole jets for the first time
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…
