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From UMBC News and Magazine

Black and Gold, Through and Through

For a university only in its 55th year, there are a surprising number of personnel who’ve been around for a good percentage of that time. So while Anthony Adams’ 25 years as assistant and then...

Posted: April 6, 2022, 7:45 PM

We are RetriEVER Grateful

With the conclusion of the Grit & Greatness campaign and three decades of leadership from retiring President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, UMBC has many reasons to feel grateful. Alumni from all...

Posted: March 30, 2022, 12:24 PM

Charting His Own Map for Success

Donovin Acaro Smith ’21, geography and environmental studies, was 11 years old when he did something bold, but not out of the ordinary for him. It was a sunny day. His school was taking a class...

Posted: March 7, 2022, 8:00 PM

The Spirit of Giving

With the newly surging pandemic in 2020, UMBC’s Stay Black and Gold Emergency Fund quickly became a strong source of financial assistance for students and families in need. Poulomi Banerjee ’16,...

Posted: February 14, 2022, 9:48 PM

Paving the Way in Python-Tracking

Jennifer Hewitt ’18, physics, didn’t know that her casual interest in reptiles would lead to a one-of-a-kind study that helps snake hunters track down Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades....

Posted: December 2, 2021, 9:55 PM

Retriever Nation Meets Bachelor Nation

At first glance, Justin Glaze ’16 seems like the quintessential UMBC alum—a graduate in business technology administration but a minor in fine arts, a track & field athlete who went on to work...

Posted: November 22, 2021, 8:15 PM

Body of Work

Artist, educator, community and cultural worker, and curator: Kimberley Acebo Arteche identifies themself with all of these labels. But their path as an artist was a considerable diversion from...

Posted: November 10, 2021, 6:36 PM