After a record-setting championship tournament, UMBC Swimming & Diving Coach Chad Cradock reflects, “From the minute the events started, we all rallied around each other to compete at our best.” Continue Reading UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving shatter records, capture America East titles
It wouldn’t be a proper farewell to 2018 without reminiscing about some of the biggest UMBC stories from the year. Here are ten highlights from a year we won’t soon forget. Continue Reading UMBC’s Top 10 Highlights of 2018
Each UMBC student has a unique journey, including challenges to tackle with tenacity, courage, and grit. For many of UMBC’s newest grads, a culture of community support has made all the difference, enabling them to both claim their future and help others along the way. Continue Reading Grit and community support help UMBC grads envision—and claim—their futures
After a 1-0 victory against No. 1 Stony Brook, UMBC men’s soccer travels to New Hampshire to play for the America East Championship. Continue Reading UMBC men’s soccer advances to the America East Championship
Baltimore Magazine recognizes men’s basketball as “Best Upset” and Lisa Moren’s NONUMENT app as “Best Public Art” in this year’s Best of Baltimore edition. Continue Reading Baltimore Magazine’s “Best of Baltimore” highlights UMBC arts and athletics
In the wake of March Madness, UMBC men’s basketball is now on the edge of another monumental achievement. UMBC’s bracket-busting win over University of Virginia at the NCAA tournament has been nominated for an ESPY Award as the “Best Moment” in sports this year. Fan votes through ESPN’s website will decide the winner, and members of #RetrieverNation are voting daily to help UMBC claim victory. The 26th annual awards show will be on Wednesday, July 18 at 8 p.m. EST, airing on ABC and WatchESPN. Retriever fans tuning in will see familiar faces. Coach Ryan Odom and members of the squad… Continue Reading UMBC men’s basketball nominated for “Best Moment” at ESPY Awards
UMBC’s Kelechi Nwanaga ’21 finished fourth in javelin at NCAA Track and Field Championships. Continue Reading Retrievers go the distance at NCAA Track and Field Championships
Through the Wisdom Institute, emeritus faculty and staff will have the opportunity to continue to impact UMBC’s mission and future students by attending workshops, serving as guest lecturers, and offering mentorship. Continue Reading UMBC launches Wisdom Institute to expand role of faculty and staff emeritus in the university’s future
“Greg is one of the most mature and dedicated undergraduate students that I have met,” says Sebastian Deffner, Huxtable’s mentor. “Visiting scientists frequently mistake him for an advanced graduate student.” Continue Reading Greg Huxtable to begin Ph.D. at UC Irvine, building on high-level research in quantum computing
UMBC made history and Retriever fandom exploded. As New York Times reporter Erica Green wrote, the world came to see how “the U.M.B.C. Cinderella story transcends athletics, and has been decades in the making.” Continue Reading NCAA journey spotlights UMBC’s national excellence, from court to classroom
Decked out in black and gold, Retriever fans cheered ecstatically on Tuesday afternoon as the UMBC men’s basketball team set off for game one of the NCAA tournament—the team’s first in a decade. The team now heads to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the University of Virginia (UVA) on Friday, March 16 at 9:20 p.m. EST. Continue Reading UMBC men’s basketball heads to NCAA tournament as America East Champions
