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Stepping up to the plate to preserve UMBC history
When the Fort McHenry Tunnel opened, drivers could thank Richard “Rock” Soracoe ’71, economics, for helping them see as they drove under the harbor. Soracoe spent 50-plus years in the lighting...
Posted: June 20, 2024, 1:02 PM
Ph.D. candidate Emily Faber improving climate modeling with NOAA fellowship
Over the last two years, Emily Faber, Ph.D. candidate in atmospheric physics, painstakingly replicated part of a NASA climate model on UMBC computing systems. She compared the model’s predictions...
Posted: June 14, 2024, 12:00 PM
Finding Gold on the Water
Push, pull, push, pull. On goes this routine of synchronized oar movements as rowers—nestled in long, tapered boats—move through the water with precision and speed. The trim boats glide through...
Posted: June 3, 2024, 2:35 PM
A Journey of Growth
International travel offers ample opportunities to stretch yourself—one minute you may be the expert and the next, completely clueless about how something works. Retrievers currently in the...
Posted: May 29, 2024, 2:32 PM
A Journey of Growth
International travel offers ample opportunities to stretch yourself—one minute you may be the expert and the next, completely clueless about how something works. Retrievers currently in the...
Posted: May 29, 2024, 2:32 PM
Meet a Retriever–Bruce Perry Jr. ’97, UMBC Chief of Police
Meet Bruce Perry Jr. ’97, psychology. Bruce has spent 33 years at UMBC as both a student and staff member. He first joined the police department in 1994 as a student aide. After graduation, Bruce...
Posted: May 29, 2024, 7:27 AM
PEZ—The Sweetest Hobby
Beware of crushes. Especially as a 10-year-old in 1995. They might lead to a lifelong hobby, rooms of your house dedicated to your collection, a quirky and supportive community, and even a spot in...
Posted: May 22, 2024, 12:16 PM
Meet a Retriever—Amy Caballero ’22, new social worker with strong ties to UMBC-Shady Grove
Amy Caballero graduated from UMBC 2022 with her bachelor’s degree in social work. She stayed on at the Shady Grove campus to complete her master’s in social work from the University of Maryland,...
Posted: May 21, 2024, 1:13 PM
Meet a Retriever—Ron Pettie ’82, retired police officer and true Retriever Believer
Meet Ron Pettie. Ron is a retired Baltimore City police officer and a loyal Retriever alumnus, graduating with a B.A. in English in 1982. When he’s not writing postcards to incoming UMBC students,...
Posted: May 13, 2024, 8:24 AM
Meet a Retriever—Camilla Sandoval ’17, M.A. ’19, program coordinator for Maryland Humanities
Meet Camilla Sandoval ’17, history, M.A. ’19, historical studies, a first-generation student who spent part of her time on each of UMBC’s campuses before graduating and putting her studies to...
Posted: May 6, 2024, 12:33 PM
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