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A giant among mantis shrimp: Tom Cronin’s outsized legacy of mentorship ripples outward in visual ecology and beyond
Every biological sciences graduate student at UMBC knows “the face”—Tom Cronin’s signature scowl, which, contrary to appearances, signals rapt attention rather than disapproval. At a day-long...
Posted: September 12, 2025, 12:23 PM
Meet a Retriever—Anita Das ’83, M.S. ’87, mostly-retired medical researcher and planned giving donor
Meet Anita Das ’83, M.S. ’87. Anita is a mostly-retired medical researcher specializing in infectious diseases and a UMBC planned giving donor. She still consults with biotech companies as a...
Posted: September 10, 2025, 1:17 PM
UMBC and Building STEPs partner to help Baltimore City high school students reach their potential in STEM
Boing! Bouncy balls strike the hallway floor as small groups of students measure bounce heights with a meterstick and record data. They repeat the test in a carpeted classroom, then analyze...
Posted: August 1, 2025, 12:07 PM
Meet a Retriever—Dann Malihom ’10, M.A. ’16, UMBC staff member, sociology faculty, and Alumni Association board member
Meet Dann Malihom ’10, M.A. ’16. Dann has spent most of his adult life at UMBC. He is a double alum (with plans to be a triple alum one day), earning both his degrees in sociology. He is a UMBC...
Posted: August 1, 2025, 9:23 AM
Meet a Retriever—Debora Fajer-Smith ’81, lawyer, author, and UMBC donor
Meet Debora Fajer-Smith ’81, political science. Debora is a lawyer with over 40 years of experience, who has received numerous honors for her community involvement, mentoring, and leadership. She...
Posted: July 31, 2025, 9:28 AM
Meet a Retriever—Mary Jumbelic ’79, author and former chief medical examiner
Meet Mary Jumbelic ’79, biological sciences. Mary is an author and former chief medical examiner of Onondaga County, New York. In her 25-year career, she has performed thousands of autopsies and...
Posted: July 31, 2025, 9:27 AM
More life science grad students to be prepared for interdisciplinary success following renewed NIH funding for Chemistry Biology Interface program
For over 20 years, the Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) program at UMBC has been shaping Ph.D. students into leaders who bridge chemistry and biology. Programs like CBI are critical to help meet...
Posted: July 17, 2025, 12:02 PM
New AI-supported, high-resolution Chesapeake Bay Watershed stream maps reveal additional waterways and will help prioritize restoration projects
A dataset unveiled today more than doubles the documented stream miles in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, elevating the total from approximately 100,000 to over 200,000 miles. The Hyper-Resolution...
Posted: June 26, 2025, 10:08 AM
Meet a Retriever—Arabia Morgan ’12, financial recruiter, content creator, and author
Meet Arabia Morgan ’12, media and communication studies with a minor in theatre. Arabia currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a financial recruiter with Edward Jones and...
Posted: June 25, 2025, 8:29 AM
Meet a Retriever—Jessica Floyd, Ph.D. ’17, gender and sexuality scholar and professor
Meet Jessica Floyd, Ph.D. ’17, language, literacy, and culture (LLC). She is an interdisciplinary researcher and scholar who investigates erotic worlds for what they might communicate about gender...
Posted: June 25, 2025, 8:28 AM
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