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There’s something in the water
Sometimes it takes a fish for a student to envision their future. At UMBC’s Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, undergraduates handle market-size salmon, micro-inject DNA into zebrafish embryos, and troubleshoot the complex systems that keep the Aquaculture Research Center running. Immersive experiences like these have a knack for clarifying career paths in ways that expand on what students gain from on-campus labs and lectures.
UMBC Magazine
Spring 2026
On the Cover
Quilting is an entry point to storytelling, as UMBC CoLab students discovered. The artistic practice can make time stand still, be a window into the past, and inspire future quilters with possibilities.
