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Data from NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite, which will provide insight into ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate, are now available. The Plankton, Aerosol,...

Written by Nkiru Nnawulezi, associate professor of psychology at UMBC, and Lauren Cattaneo, George Mason University About 1 in every 3 women, and 1 in 4 men, will experience domestic violence...

By Preminda Jacob, associate professor of art history and museum studies As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to June 1, 2024, political parties are...

Written by Meredith Oyen, associate professor of history, UMBC The brief closure of the Darien Gap – a perilous 66-mile jungle journey linking South American and Central America – in February...

Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC New York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan...

The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), along with several institutional partners, has been selected to develop one of the first three lunar instruments chosen for implementation and...

Kelley Bell, M.F.A. ’06, associate professor of visual arts, Corrie Francis Parks, associate professor of visual arts, and Katie Hileman ’12, theatre, and general associate in the department of...

Ramana Vinjamuri, associate professor in computer science and electrical engineering, recently received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support UMBC’s participation in a...

By Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UMBC Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...

Meet Sean McWilliams, M.S. ‘16, applied mathematics. Sean is a portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price and an active member of the UMBC Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving as one of the...