January 9, 2020 by Kait McCaffrey As UMBC welcomes 2020, we celebrate the student successes, athletic achievements, research breakthroughs, and community news that made 2019 a year to...

October 21, 2019 by Sarah Hansen During the height of UMBC Homecoming festivities on October 12, the university community and supporters from across Maryland gathered to celebrate the opening...

January 15, 2019 by Kait McCaffrey It wouldn’t be a proper farewell to 2018 without reminiscing about some of the biggest UMBC stories from the year. The Retrievers made NCAA history, the...

May 31, 2018 by Kait McCaffrey Thousands of Retriever graduates, family, and friends streamed into the new UMBC Event Center last week to celebrate spring commencement, as the ceremonies...

December 20, 2017 by Kait McCaffrey  “Savor this moment.” That was the charge from President Freeman Hrabowski as he addressed more than 1,200 graduating students during the 2017 Winter...

September 20, 2017 by Sarah Hansen UMBC has begun the process of establishing an updated climate action plan, building on substantial success in decreasing the university’s carbon footprint...

For 25 years President Freeman Hrabowski has led UMBC’s growth as a teaching and research powerhouse with a reputation for inclusive excellence, in partnership with colleagues across the...

June 16, 2017 by Jenny O'Grady UMBC launched a new $150 million campaign on June 9, on the heels of a joyful 50th anniversary year, by coming together in harmony, quite literally. With...

June 14, 2017 by Megan Hanks The bwtech@UMBC research and technology park has formally received Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) Zone designation from the Maryland Department...

April 26, 2017 by  Sarah Hansen In a new article for Issues in Science and Technology, President Freeman Hrabowski and Peter Henderson, senior advisor to the president, describe the concerning...