UMBC News & Magazine Headlines

  Ed Orser, professor of American studies, at the Cowdensville A.M.E. Church. One of Orser’s popular Community Studies Projects focused on the historic Cowdensville...

  Victoria Vargas is a Shriver Peaceworker. “A Passion for Service”   What do Idaho, Mozambique and UMBC all have in common? They all have played a vital role in the...

  Pictured left to right: Sarah Cassel (Cobweb), Sarah Painter (Moth) and Jillian Byrnes (Peablossom) from the Maryland Stage Company production of A Midsummer Night’s...

  Todd Brace is a student in UMBC’s M.A. in Instructional Systems Development Program. “Learning Success” As the Internet, distance education and eLearning change today�s...

  Nieshia Williams is headed to Oxford University. “From UMBC to Oxford University” Nieshia Williams, a Meyerhoff scholar graduating with a B.A. in...

/a> “UMBC Valedictorian Ian Stucky” Ian Stucky, a 19-year-old UMBC Humanities Scholar, began his studies at UMBC at age 16 and is graduating this year with a B.A. in Modern Languages...

  AQUA, NASA’s latest Earth observing satellite, successfully launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Atmospheric Infared Sounder (AIRS),...

  Michele McCourt, atmospheric physics Ph.D. student and GEST fellow at UMBC. “Answers in the Sky and the Classroom” Michele McCourt, atmospheric physics...

  Jenafer Herling is a dance major at UMBC. “Making Meaning Move” In UMBC�s dance department, students engage in research by developing their own...

  UMBC Ph.D. student Christina Reiner Hess helps high-risk children get a fresh start at life. “A Fresh Start for High-Risk Children” Christine Reiner Hess, a Ph.D....