We're baaaack! Welcome home to all of our new and returning Retrievers and thank you to everyone who helped make the start of an amazing year possible! Here are just a few of our favorite moments from the first few weeks!
UMBC will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 7. Take some cues from our friends in Student Affairs and use this time to relax, rest, and recharge!
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Join us this Thursday evening, 9/3, from 6 to 8 pm for the Opening Reception and Artist Panel for Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly, at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture! umbc.edu/event/somewhere-ove…@UMBC
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the fall semester is officially underway! We can't wait to see what this year brings for our entire Retriever community.
In 1988, @UMBC launched the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, a pioneering model for expanding excellence & opportunity in STEM. Replicated at universities nationwide, it has helped thousands of students pursue research & scientific careers. #America250bit.ly/4pUEhKC
In Silvia Escanilla Huerta’s history classroom, music is not background noise but a historical text carrying centuries of migration, colonialism, resistance, and cultural exchange. bit.ly/4hxvE6w
It's almost time to welcome our new Retrievers to campus and we're going BIG! Visit welcomeretrievers.umbc.edu for the full schedule and start getting excited for a paw-some few days!
The Best of Baltimore Grant, a UMBC initiative started in '25, is changing how students from Baltimore City imagine college: not as a distant possibility overshadowed by debt, but as a tangible, financially supported path forward & right in their backyard. umbc.edu/stories/baltimore-c…
This summer, four UMBC students are getting hands-on experience contributing to efforts to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River, which collapsed in March 2024 after a cargo ship collided with one of its supports. umbc.edu/stories/key-bridge-…
Performing well in their first two competitions in May and June, UMBC's Baja SAE racing team is speeding toward their final competition of the year in late September in Nashport, Ohio. bit.ly/3RyXhS4
Congratulations to UMBC's Corrie Francis Parks, professor of visual arts, on her election to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences! #UMBCproudpress.oscars.org/news/academ…
ALT A person stands smiling in front of a screen displaying a close-up image. A yellow banner at the bottom features the UMBC logo, and text that mentions their election to the Academy of Motion Pictures. A hashtag "#UMBCproud" appears in the top right corner.
ALT A magnifying glass focuses on a pile of small pebbles and sand, revealing the eye of the pyramid from the United States one-dollar bill beneath.
ALT A dimly lit room features a shadowy figure seated on an ornate chair. The walls and ceiling display a large, detailed projection of a spider web and tree bark texture, creating an immersive atmosphere.
ALT A vibrant, abstract painting characterized by swirling layers of colorful paint creating a marbled effect with hues of yellow, green, blue, red, and purple.
UMBC announced the recipients of the 2027 Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) & the 2026 Summer Research Faculty Fellowship (SURFF) awards. #UMBCproudumbc.edu/stories/umbc-2026-2…
UMBC will be closed tomorrow, July 3, for the long holiday weekend! Have fun and be safe, Retrievers!
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At UMBC, restorative practices have grown from a promising idea into a campus-wide movement—one shaped by dedicated staff and reaching far beyond the university itself. bit.ly/4oMeF1F
New UMBC research reveals how two different parts of the hippocampus—the brain’s memory center—team up in a key reward region to help mice, and likely humans, combine memories of places and contexts with the drive to pursue rewards.
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