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Magaly Lizama Hernandez ’26, a burgeoning public servant, receives the inaugural Bernard L. Berkowitz Memorial Award, honoring service to Baltimore City
Growing up in Bronx, New York, almost a century ago, Bernard “Bernie” L. Berkowitz, a first-generation son of Hungarian immigrants, may not have realized then that his life would take him beyond...
Posted: June 18, 2025, 3:34 PM
Lexi Kay ’25—A therapist acting on her dream to help others
While Lexi Kay ’25, psychology, may have a flair for the dramatics when she’s acting, she’s taking her talents offstage and implementing them into what will become her life’s work as a therapist....
Posted: May 19, 2025, 11:30 AM
Oyinlola Oluka ’25, political science and philosophy, sees no limits for herself
For Oyinlola Oluka, political science and philosophy, doing the right thing is not just a mantra but a career path. A law school hopeful since middle school, Oluka, a first-generation Nigerian...
Posted: May 15, 2025, 10:43 AM
Public law for public good
On a fall Saturday morning, Mohammad Arshad, an information systems senior, greeted clients arriving at the Erickson School of Aging Studies looking for a fresh start with the help of UMBC’s first...
Posted: May 14, 2025, 2:48 PM
Meet a Retriever—Cierra K. Reeves found her perfect niche in psychology and aging services
Cierra K. Reeves knew there was a wide world of careers she could pursue with a psychology degree, but it took some prayer, a conversation with her mother, and a chat with her advisor before she...
Posted: February 27, 2025, 9:49 AM
UMBC’s Ethics Bowl team earns spot in national championship two years in a row
UMBC’s Ethics Bowl team won third place at the 2024 Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl competition in December. The team competed at UMBC against 15 teams from the Mid-Atlantic region, all vying for...
Posted: January 13, 2025, 11:29 AM
UMBC lab draws developmental psychology students from across the globe
Graduate students rely on internet research and word of mouth to hear about programs that align with their interests. For Hatice Gürsoy, word of mouth led her from the Republic of Türkiye to...
Posted: December 4, 2024, 4:11 PM
Meet a Retriever—James Atsaides ‘71, psychology, Founding Four member and planned giving donor
Meet James Atsaides ‘71, psychology. Jim is a Founding Four member, a management psychologist, a former Alumni Association Board of Directors president, a former adjunct faculty member, and a...
Posted: November 26, 2024, 10:24 AM
Tasneem Khambaty mentors a new generation of doctoral students on novel research for the prevention of type 2 diabetes
On the fourth floor of UMBC’s math/psychology building, Tasneem Khambaty, associate professor of clinical psychology and behavioral medicine, meets with doctoral students Ashley Splain and Sumaiya...
Posted: November 20, 2024, 12:08 PM
Retrievers are upping their research game in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort
At the height of COVID-19, Nicole Attram developed severe lower back pain which impeded her mobility and flexibility. While physical therapy helped mitigate the symptoms, the cause is still...
Posted: September 23, 2024, 2:32 PM
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