From UMBC News and Magazine
Updates on Leadership Searches
Dear UMBC Community, I am pleased to share with you that our national searches for two key leadership roles at UMBC are moving forward: We have now named the full search committees for both. My...
Posted: August 20, 2024, 4:49 PM
Inspired by evolutionary biology ‘aha’ moment, Nhi Nguyen ’25 takes action to help children grasp their own worth
On a warm and humid day in January, about 40 children, five teachers, and 10 volunteers spill out of a school bus at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam—one big bundle...
Posted: August 19, 2024, 12:05 PM
Growing from the unexpected—nonlinear internships surprise Retrievers with success
Anil Shaji was pretty content going to UMBC for classes and returning to his home in Elkridge, Maryland, as soon as his academic obligations were over. Until one day, a notice on myUMBC caught his...
Posted: August 16, 2024, 4:22 PM
UMBC chemical engineering student intern finds purpose giving patients hope
A few weeks into her summer internship with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, rising senior Ortisemoyowa “Moyo” Ikomi, chemical engineering, attended an event celebrating a milestone in the...
Posted: August 16, 2024, 3:41 PM
Luna Siesko ’25 builds career skills at the Baltimore County Arts Guild
With plans to become a professional photographer, Luna Siesko, a rising senior in visual arts, has already generated an impressive portfolio of work, ranging from portraiture to landscapes to...
Posted: August 16, 2024, 11:57 AM
27th Summer Undergraduate Research Fest prepares students for scholarly next steps
In early August, 124 students from seven states and the District of Columbia participated in UMBC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF), sponsored by the College of Natural and Mathematical...
Posted: August 14, 2024, 3:22 PM
Liz Willman ’25 uses internships to make childhood vet dreams a reality
“What did you say?” is the phrase most likely to be heard when you’re walking the halls at Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) and the answer is most likely drowned out by a cacophony...
Posted: August 14, 2024, 3:14 PM
Peter Wilschke ’24, political science and economics, celebrates national research accomplishments
Peter Wilschke ’24, economics and political science, hit the ground running after graduation in May, beginning a two-year research assistant position at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in...
Posted: August 13, 2024, 4:36 PM
Meet a Retriever—Patty Hathaway ’97, M.S. ’03, lifetime Retriever and advocate for veterans
Meet Patty Hathaway ’97, M.S. ’03, who earned her B.A. in economics and M.S. in information systems while working at UMBC. After 23 years of service to UMBC, Patty went on to work at three other...
Posted: August 9, 2024, 4:18 PM
Leah Narat ’24 lands elite NASA internship in business intelligence
NASA holds a special place in the public’s imagination. The federal space agency has delivered astronauts to the moon, collected breathtaking images of the cosmos with space telescopes, explored...
Posted: August 8, 2024, 3:29 PM
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