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We are proud of our alums and their constant achievements. Three of UMBC’s alums, in particular, have made it in the news and we thought you should know! Read about Sean Scheidt, Zofie Lang, Terry...

The Daily Record recently named President Hrabowski and Alum Diane Bell-McKoy ’73, sociology, in their 2014 list of Influential Marylanders. Influential Marylanders celebrates people who have...

Many school districts up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest have been forced to cancel several school days this winter, and some districts in the Northeast have already announced students...

Political Science Professor Thomas Schaller writes in his latest op-ed published in The Baltimore Sun that while polls show Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown with a commanding lead in the Democratic...

In an op-ed published February 17 in Fox News Latino, Justin Vélez-Hagan, Public Policy Ph.D. student and Executive Director of The National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, argues recent...

The Daily Iowan’s editorial board recently published a column arguing that the Iowa Senate should reject a $9 million tax break for a motor racing track in Newton, Iowa purchased by NASCAR. The...

UMBC alumni, professors and students find new spaces and places for innovation. Photography by Marlayna Demond ’11 * * * * Much of the journey of creation takes place in the space of the...

Professors Amy Hurst and Shaun Kane have created a community that helps open up the world for people with disabilities through assistive technology. By Kathryn Masterson Every Monday morning...

Finding Love at UMBC By Elizabeth Heubeck ’91 * * * * Maybe it was a first date at Quadmania. A coffee at the Commuter Cafe. A pizza at Sorrento’s. Ask those who’ve studied and worked at...

Check out some great web extras to accompany stories in our Winter 2014 issue, including interviews, videos and more… Phone Home – Curious about the students calling you for UMBC Phonathon?...