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GRIT-X 2026: Ice cream, oysters, and AI on parade
UMBC’s TED-style research and creative achievement series marks its 10th year running on Saturday, October 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall. GRIT-X (Global....
Posted: October 9, 2026, 4:27 PM
From bagging sugar to modeling floods, Retriever interns deploy their technical chops to make modern life smoother in Maryland and beyond
Pelumni Enilolobo outside the Domino factory. (Photo courtesy of Enilolobo) On a typical day this summer, you may have started the morning stirring sugar into your coffee. After checking the...
Posted: August 17, 2026, 4:03 PM
Baja team speeds into racing season with strong early showings
As the spring semester wound down at UMBC, a group of dedicated students was gearing up for their latest adventure. The week before finals, 12 students from the Society of Automotive Engineering’s...
Posted: July 16, 2026, 1:36 PM
Meet a Retriever—Manikanta Sirumalla, international data science graduate student and entrepreneur
If you want help meeting a big new fitness goal, Manikanta Sirumalla may have the app for you. Manikanta came to UMBC from India as a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in data science....
Posted: June 26, 2026, 10:00 AM