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In the corner of the Performing Arts building, a haunting melody rises up in goosebump-inducing refrain and is suddenly interrupted by a quick stamping foot and an insistent correction. In a gruff...

It’s a cozy space decorated in lively yellows, blues, and reds, a perfect representation of the dynamic individuals present and the discussions taking place here, coloring the UMBC campus. The...

By Mariano R. Sto. Domingo, Department of Psychology Faculty, UMBC, and Viji Sathy, Teaching Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jerome Adams is the 20th surgeon...

Business First has named UMBC one of the best U.S. public colleges and universities in a national report issued this month. The publication notes that their study “pinpoints the public...

When UMBC’s 23rd annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) was briefly paused to respond to a fire drill, Howard Nicholson ’21, chemical engineering, did not skip a beat....

UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has been lauded as a national model for supporting diverse students in STEM fields. Other institutions across the United States have begun to ask if UMBC’s...

Earlier this month, UMBC officially launched a new icon and homepage as the culmination of a two-year, community-driven brand message and logo development process—the first University-wide...

by Michelle R. Scott, Associate Professor of History, UMBC and Earl Brooks, Assistant Professor of English, UMBC At a moment when there is a longstanding heated debate over how artists and pop...

by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis, Professor of History, UMBC For the first time in 217 years, a Japanese emperor will cede his place on the imperial throne. On April 30, Japan’s ailing...

JEROME ADAMS ’97 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Notable Achievement: U.S. Surgeon General Back in the ’90s, Jerome Adams was just a kid watching UMBC basketball games and making sure he...