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How to make a (really) strong magnet
Magnets often attract curious minds. Einstein told of his profound sense of hidden order after witnessing the invisible forces of the Earth’s magnetic field guide the needle of a compass. For...
Posted: June 15, 2026, 2:54 PM
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
Darter detective: Ph.D. student Payton Barry on ecosystems, outreach, and grant hunting
Payton Barry, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences, is diving into the world of Maryland’s streams. Under Tamra Mendelson’s mentorship, he studies how introduced species of...
Posted: June 5, 2026, 2:10 PM
Chinonso Ezeobi, Ph.D. ’26, channels his own challenges to become a better teacher and mentor
When Chinonso Ezeobi decided to pack up his life and come to the United States to pursue his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UMBC, he was thrilled at the prospect of finding a program that...
Posted: May 11, 2026, 3:12 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
Unlocking motivation: Grad student leads discovery of how two hippocampus regions team up to fuel goal-driven behavior
New UMBC research reveals how two different parts of the hippocampus—the brain’s memory center—team up in a key reward region to help mice, and likely humans, combine memories of places and...
Posted: April 9, 2026, 3:18 PM