UMBC News and Headlines

Populations of iconic birds that spend most of the year in Australia have been declining for decades, despite conservation efforts. A new study has revealed a major hurdle far from the birds’...

The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected UMBC’s Sarah Shin, professor of education and special assistant to the provost for academic initiatives, as a fellow in its 2017-18 class....

With college admissions season kicking into high gear, we got a few on-campus alumni together last week to send personalized notes to students accepted into the College of Arts, Humanities, and...

Renetta Tull, associate vice provost for graduate student development and postdoctoral affairs, spoke at the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Just six years after its founding, the UMBC Mock Trial team is already taking the nation by storm. Having outperformed hundreds of other college and university teams since September, these...

UMBC’s Elect Her workshop offered an engaging introduction to electoral politics for dozens of young women from UMBC and local high schools this spring. Kate Drabinski, senior lecturer in gender...

The Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) hosted its inaugural symposium in February, featuring lightning talks by faculty who described their research in relation to the program’s 14 global...

As the ensemble Musica Spira, featuring UMBC affiliate artist and keyboardist Paula Maust and soprano Grace Srinivasan, steps onto the stage in Linehan Concert Hall on Wednesday, April 5, audience...

UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities and College of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) are launching a major new five-year initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the...

With art, ideas, and entertainment, UMBC will add spark to the second annual Light City Baltimore festival, running from March 31 through April 8 in the Inner Harbor and throughout the city. The...