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UMBC launching M.S. in AI program this fall
AI is poised to reshape nearly every sector of the economy in the coming years and UMBC is adapting its curricular offerings in a variety of ways. One specific change: The university is launching...
Posted: July 10, 2026, 2:41 PM
UMBC supports promising internal research and creative endeavors with 2026 – 27 START, SURFF awards
UMBC’s Division of Research and Creative Achievement recently announced the recipients of the 2027 Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) and the 2026 Summer Research Faculty Fellowship...
Posted: July 6, 2026, 3:17 PM
Baltimore City hometown recruits shine bright
The Best of Baltimore Grant, a UMBC initiative started in fall 2025, is changing how students from Baltimore City imagine college: not as a distant possibility overshadowed by debt, but as a...
Posted: June 23, 2026, 4:18 PM
The Class of 2026 found communities to help tackle big challenges
If you surveyed UMBC’s Class of 2026 and generated a word cloud, the word “community” would instantly dominate the screen. You might be tempted to dismiss it as a buzzword until you see how many...
Posted: June 23, 2026, 2:41 PM
Office Hours—President Sheares Ashby talks with a graduating senior about rootedness and change
Manav Narendra’s story has been shaped by constant motion. A math and computer science double major, who graduated from UMBC this spring, Narendra grew up moving frequently between India and the...
Posted: June 17, 2026, 2:49 PM
Meet a Retriever—Michael Cook ’20, senior business intelligence analyst and author
Meet Michael Cook ’20. While at UMBC, Michael majored in information systems with a minor in statistics. Outside of the classroom, he was a member of UMBC’s improv troupe, Dog-Collar Comedy,...
Posted: June 16, 2026, 12:09 PM
How to make a (really) strong magnet
Magnets often attract curious minds. Einstein told of his profound sense of hidden order after witnessing the invisible forces of the Earth’s magnetic field guide the needle of a compass. For...
Posted: June 15, 2026, 2:54 PM
Business—not as usual
At UMBC, entrepreneurship transcends a traditional business education: It empowers scientists, artists, and technologists to transform their expertise into real-world impact. Through business...
Posted: June 12, 2026, 11:42 AM
Inaugural “MyRCA” interdisciplinary faculty cohort empowers researchers to bring their work to life
UMBC’s new Make Your Research Come Alive (MyRCA) program is helping faculty translate their scholarship into compelling stories that resonate across disciplines, sectors, and audiences. Launched...
Posted: June 1, 2026, 3:17 PM
Meet a Retriever—Hailey Turney, M.A. ’21, a COEIT academic advisor who’s found a trusted team to rely on
Hailey Turney, M.A. ’21, first came to UMBC as a student pursuing an academic passion in the text, technologies, and literature program. She connected right away with faculty and other community...
Posted: May 29, 2026, 2:22 PM
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