UMBC News & Magazine Headlines

Transforming the Teaching of Science Changes in the way UMBC faculty are teaching introductory chemistry is not only increasing pass rates but creating more interest in chemistry....

Two UMBC Alumni Receive Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarships Matthew Loftus ’07, chemistry, and Hadi Gharabaghi, ’06, visual arts, have received the prestigious Jack Kent...

UMBC Announces New Undergraduate and Graduate Programs UMBC has recently added several new degree and program track opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. With these...

UMBC Awarded $2 Million to Fund Entrepreneurship Education *Learn about Entrepreneurship Week Events (Feb. 24-Mar. 3) *Read about UMBC student and faculty entrepreneurs *Visit the Alex....

UMBC Music Department Building Global Reputation UMBC’s music department continues to distinguish itself as an academically and musically talented department, and the world is listening....

UMBC Presents Roundtable on Environmental Issues, Hosts Former VP Al Gore This year’s Mosaic Roundtable –“If now what then, if then what now?”– is a timely opportunity to showcase UMBC’s...

UMBC Student Named Top U.S. Scholar-Athlete Meyerhoff Scholar Isaac Matthews, a senior mechanical engineering major and a four-year track and field letterman, was recently named the 2007...

Men’s Lacrosse Heads to NCAA Tournament For the second consecutive year, the UMBC men’s lacrosse team will compete in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament. The Retrievers received an at-large...

International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Eric Dyer ’95 received international recognition for his film “Copenhagen Cycles,” which uses...

International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Eric Dyer ’95 received international recognition for his film “Copenhagen Cycles,” which uses...