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UMBC expects over 350 presenters and 2,500 guests to attend Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day on April 25, making URCAD 2018 the largest in the event’s 22-year history. The...

“How can Baltimore neighborhoods renew themselves without forcing out local residents or homogenizing diverse populations?” Community-engaged researchers from UMBC, Morgan State University, and...

When Stephanie Milani ‘19, computer science and psychology, attended an all-girls robotics camp as a middle school student she realized that she found computer science truly fascinating. It was...

Kara Seidel B.A., Psychology Minor: American Studies Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Plans: Family trauma researcher One of the best things about UMBC is how supportive...

Morgan Chadderton B.A., Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication (French and Russian) Minor: Political Science Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Edgewood, Maryland Plans:...

Mollye Bendell M.F.A., Intermedia and Digital Arts Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland Plans: Artist residency at Wave Farm in Acra, New York UMBC provided amazing faculty who really took the time...

Sophia Lopresti B.A., Global Studies Minor: Intercultural Communication Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Sterling, Virginia Plans: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Indonesia UMBC has...

Emmanuel Mones B.F.A., Visual Arts Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Columbia, Maryland Plans: To launch a men’s streetwear brand, ALT.MASC The UMBC visual arts department gave me this great...

Marie Pessagno B.A., Social Work; B.A., Gender and Women’s Studies Cum Laude Hometown: Harwood, Maryland Plans: UMB School of Social Work UMBC has helped to prepare me for the real world...

Todd Cox B.S., Financial Economics Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Frederick, Maryland Plans: Business Management Analyst, Northrop Grumman UMBC has provided me with an outstanding education and...