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Professor Vikram Vakharia, Professor of Marine Biotechnology at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore, received a $100,000 grant from the Maryland Innovation...

On Friday, May 23, WYPR’s Maryland Morning aired a segment that focused on the role that visuals have played in citizens’ understanding of the military and terrorism since September 11th. Rebecca...

On Monday, May 19, WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show hosted a panel discussion remembering the life and legacy of Malcolm X. The day would have been his 89th birthday. American Studies Assistant...

Marilyn Goldberg presents Marie Spiro with a gift from the Ancient Studies Department. After five decades of collecting ancient artifacts, Dr. Marie Spiro wanted to donate her collection to an...

To: The UMBC Community From: Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert Carpenter as Special Assistant to the...

The UMBC Alumni Association is accepting nominations for this year’s Alumni Awards ceremony. Now in its 26th year, this is the premier alumni event designed to recognize and celebrate professional...

Editor’s Note: This information is posted on behalf of UMBC’s Division of Professional Studies, which offers a broad array of professionally focused master’s degrees and graduate certificates that...

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll...

Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with Benjamin Strong ’01, Emergency Health Services, ’04, M.S., Emergency Health Services,...

Jamila Ellis ’15, global studies, and Anna Kearns ’16, global studies and Asian studies, were awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship for International Study. The Boren Scholarship for...