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Business—not as usual
At UMBC, entrepreneurship transcends a traditional business education: It empowers scientists, artists, and technologists to transform their expertise into real-world impact. Through business...
Posted: June 12, 2026, 11:42 AM
Inaugural “MyRCA” interdisciplinary faculty cohort empowers researchers to bring their work to life
UMBC’s new Make Your Research Come Alive (MyRCA) program is helping faculty translate their scholarship into compelling stories that resonate across disciplines, sectors, and audiences. Launched...
Posted: June 1, 2026, 3:17 PM
Meyerhoff Scholars Program celebrates 500th Ph.D.
This spring, the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC celebrates a landmark achievement: 500 program graduates have earned a Ph.D. The milestone highlights the program’s success as the nation’s...
Posted: May 4, 2026, 3:15 PM
UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture launches to boost sustainable U.S. fish farming
UMBC has secured $1.5 million in congressional funding to establish the UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture, an interdisciplinary effort aimed at revolutionizing land-based fish production...
Posted: April 30, 2026, 4:01 PM
Eight Retrievers awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eight UMBC students and alumni have been awarded the prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), a highly competitive honor that supports outstanding graduate...
Posted: April 24, 2026, 1:34 PM
Chronic illness redirected Jaime Miller’s medical career—today she advocates for people with lupus, including herself
When Jaime Miller ’06, biochemistry, was in the final stages of her M.D/Ph.D., she did not expect her 15-year educational journey to be derailed by her own medical mystery. She certainly didn’t...
Posted: February 6, 2026, 2:26 PM
New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain
Efavirenz is an important drug for treating HIV infection, but it has negative effects that can significantly impact patients’ quality of life over time. It causes neuropsychiatric disorders and...
Posted: September 16, 2024, 4:30 PM
Three decades of student mentoring earns UMBC chemist Paul Smith the Braude Award
For nearly three decades, Paul Smith has put undergraduate mentorship and the motivation of bettering human health at the forefront of his work. He’s been recognized for his efforts as the most...
Posted: July 15, 2024, 1:12 PM
STEM BUILD interns shine at UMBC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fest
At Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) on August 9, 132 students presented posters and six gave short oral presentations, called “lightning talks,” about research projects covering topics...
Posted: August 24, 2023, 3:50 PM
Discovering a passion for lab research to tackle unanswered questions
Elijah Mugabe Degree: B.S., Chemistry Hometown: Greenbelt, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D., Pharmacology, Cornell University Amongst the beakers, test tubes, and chemicals in a laboratory prep...
Posted: May 3, 2023, 12:00 PM
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