UMBC News & Magazine Headlines

  English Department Chair Jim McKusick’s new anthology Literature and Nature: Four Centuries of Nature Writing, combines his passion for nature with his love of...

  UMBC student Andy Lufburrow, founder and CEO of Digimo, runs his company from UMBC’s Technology Center. “Growing a Company on Campus”  ...

  The crew of Aquarius, the nation’s equivalent of an underwater space shuttle, studied how mantis shrimp communicate and see. Research findings were published in the journal...

  Karin Readel’s course “Water: an Interdisciplinary Study” introduces students of all majors to science and field research. “An Interdisciplinary...

  Matthew Levy ’00, was part of an emergency response team that spent 10 days in NY, assisting in the relief efforts following 9/11. “A Rescue...

  UMBC students, faculty and staff from the BCURE project participated in the October 13 Race for the Cure in support of breast cancer education and research ....

  Tasch’s patented invention may save the dairy and horse industries hundreds of millions of dollars each year.  “Early Detection in the Field”   ...

  Anne Rubin was the first-ever recipient of the e-Lincoln Prize, honoring scholarly work in new media. “UMBC Historian Wins First-Ever e-Lincoln Prize”...

  UMBC students pitch in to clean up Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Baltimore City. “Working Together to Preserve a Landmark”    Nearly 100 UMBC...

  The new “True Grit” was introduced to the UMBC community after Convocation on August 28. “New Look, Same Winning Ways”    UMBC’s athletic teams...