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Retrievers buck ‘traditional’ timelines and redefine success
Evangeline Kirigua—mother, grandmother, immigrant, community college transfer student, civic entrepreneur—might have felt like the epitome of a “non-traditional” college student, but as she got...
Posted: May 12, 2021, 8:39 PM
UMBC’s Faith Davis is named a 2021 Newman Civic Fellow for work on healthcare, food, and housing insecurity
Faith Davis ‘22, M30, sociology and biological sciences, grew up in Mechanicsville, a small town in Maryland. Her family regularly welcomed people in need of temporary housing into their home....
Posted: May 11, 2021, 9:52 PM
UMBC’s Jordan Troutman to continue algorithmic fairness research as Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford
Jordan Troutman ’21, M29, computer science and mathematics, first discovered algorithmic fairness during a summer research program at Rutgers University after his first year at UMBC. The field...
Posted: May 6, 2021, 3:29 PM
Times Higher Ed names UMBC top-10 U.S. leader and top-200 global leader in social and economic impact
UMBC has recently been named a global leader in two prominent international university rankings—one focused on economic and social impact and the other on research influence, academic distinction,...
Posted: April 26, 2021, 6:19 PM
UMBC’s Anthony Johnson, pulse laser innovator, elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Anthony Johnson, professor of physics and computer science and electrical engineering, and director of UMBC’s Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research (CASPR), has received the...
Posted: April 22, 2021, 5:07 PM
UMBC Mock Trial defeats Yale to win first national championship
Looking out her window at the blue sky on Sunday, UMBC Mock Trial President Sydney Gaskins ‘21, political science, remembers thinking, “What a beautiful day to win a national championship.” But...
Posted: April 20, 2021, 3:50 PM
UMBC Event Center partnership launches new chapter in Retriever history with a new name
The UMBC Event Center has become synonymous with high-level athletic play, premier entertainment, and university milestones since opening in 2018. This spring, UMBC has officially announced the...
Posted: April 19, 2021, 12:43 PM
UMBC welcomes Jim Ferry as new men’s basketball head coach
The UMBC community is excited to welcome Jim Ferry as the Retrievers’ new head coach of men’s basketball. Ferry is the tenth head coach in UMBC’s history, taking the place of Ryan Odom, who...
Posted: April 15, 2021, 6:54 PM
URCAD 2021 showcases creativity, resilience of UMBC student researchers
UMBC’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) has burst out of the ballroom and onto computer screens around the world. For the second year in a row, the popular undergraduate...
Posted: April 12, 2021, 3:46 AM
UMBC volleyball makes program history, returns to NCAA tournament for the first time since ‘98
“History-making” is a term that’s become synonymous with UMBC athletics over the last few years, and UMBC women’s volleyball has exemplified that spirit this spring. For the first time in program...
Posted: April 7, 2021, 2:40 PM
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