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Dear Campus Community, I am writing to update you on UMBC’s approach to responding to international incidents, specifically in light of any ongoing international conflicts. I understand that...

GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals spotlights the quirky, often-misunderstood inhabitants of our backyards and beyond. It hits bookstores this week, and...

Zhibo Zhang, professor of physics, has been named director of the Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute (GPHI), UMBC’s arm of the Partnership for Heliophysics and Space Environment Research...

Dear UMBC Community, On behalf of the UMBC Strategic Plan Steering Committee, I am writing with an update on our progress developing the strategic plan and to outline next steps for...

Two student-led UMBC start-ups have been selected to receive 2026 Pava LePere Innovation Awards, granting them $50,000 each from the state of Maryland to support their business, as well as access...

Dear UMBC Community, Printed federal immigration enforcement information cards are available at the following campus locations: Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery  Center for Global...

This past weekend, the Retrievers cracked open the record books to ink two more milestones in the history of UMBC Athletics. For the first time in university history, the women’s track and field...

Dear UMBC Community, The UMBC Core Team, a team composed of senior leadership that meets weekly to discuss updates related to all facets of federal policy changes, is writing about two items...

Piles of snow and bitter cold didn’t deter U.S. congressional representative Don Beyer from meeting with UMBC’s Carlos Romero Talamás in late January to discuss the hot topic of fusion energy....

Two Retriever-led video game design teams were selected to present their games at Super MAGFest (short for “Music And Gaming Festival”), one of the largest and most prominent fan-driven festivals...