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UMBC returns to NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018
Cinderella better find her slippers because UMBC is going dancing again! With a 74-59 win over no. 2 University of Vermont on Saturday, UMBC men’s basketball will return to NCAA Tournament play for the first time since 2018. They also clinched another America East title before a packed home court at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.…
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A place where kindness grows
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From modern languages to modern dance—Xavier Mack ’16 performs around the world
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Sisters in science: How one UMBC lab kindled a family tradition of discovery
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U.S. News affirms UMBC’s status as a leading public university with strong student support, especially for veterans
UMBC Magazine
Fall 2025 Issue
ARTS+YOU
Magazine
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UMBC opens a new chapter with inaugural BookFest
UMBC’s inaugural BookFest brought together students, faculty, and staff to celebrate reading, books, and more.
Quick Posts
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UMBC to honor faculty and staff at presidential awards ceremony
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Anupam Joshi named 2025 AAAS Fellow
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Senior Caly Ferguson recognized with National Society of Black Engineers’ ‘25 Under 25’ award
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Celebrating the misunderstood: Mercedes Burns featured in new book on North America’s overlooked critters
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UMBC physicist wins Amazon award to build AI-orchestrated scientific assistant
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UMBC’s Steven Caruso honored for leading authentic undergrad research in the classroom
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UMBC hosts 2025 IEEE Baltimore Technical Colloquium
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Chemical engineering professor Tyler Josephson chosen as Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow
Community
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Meyerhoff Scholars Program celebrates 500th Ph.D.
UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program is celebrating its 500th graduate to earn a Ph.D. For more than 30 years, the program has been transforming STEM through high-achieving scholars who champion diversity.
Policy & Society
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Finley Bandy ’26 finds a future in history
Finley Bandy spent last summer in the cool temperatures and dim light of UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery Special Collections—the perfect environment to preserve rare books, photographs, manuscripts, archives, and artifacts. After graduating this spring with a bachelor’s in history, Bandy is looking forward to continuing her time at UMBC pursuing a master’s…
Science & Technology
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Simone Kruse ’26, business technology administration, drawn to UMBC by her career goals and the welcoming community
Simone Kruse had a circuitous route to UMBC. She studied fashion design in her native country, Germany, and later, came to the U.S. as an au pair and began studying at Howard Community College. The community at UMBC and her ideal degree program—business technology administration with a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation and an honors…
Arts & Culture
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Six April arts events not to be missed at UMBC
This academic year, UMBC launched a bold new initiative, Arts+, designed to celebrate our academic excellence in the arts, to elevate the visibility of our arts public programs, and to deepen audience engagement. We marked the 30th anniversary of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program, invited internationally known artists to campus, and have seen a robust…
