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Essence Fredericks B.S., Financial Economics Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Plans: Audit position at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC [UMBC] has provided all the tools to help better equip me for...

Cheyenne Smith B.A., Psychology; B.S., Biological Sciences Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Ellerslie, Maryland Plans: AmeriCorps Community Service Learning Fellow, The Choice Program at UMBC I...

Anthony Jankoski B.A., English Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland Plans: J.D., Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law My professors and faculty mentors have helped...

Alexis “Ally” Kocerhan B.A., Theatre; B.A., Gender and Women’s Studies Cum Laude Hometown: Pasadena, Maryland Plans: M.A. in Aesthetics & Politics at California Institute of the Arts...

More than 1,000 speakers representing 50 countries gathered in Baltimore for the TESOL 2016 International Convention from April 5-8, 2016. The gathering celebrated the 50th anniversary of the...

Funding for individual artists is often scarce and always highly competitive, but the Baltimore-Washington region is fortunate to have both state and private organizations awarding funds directly...

Cybersecurity concerns continue to make headlines, including the recent attacks at MedStar Health and fraudulent tax returns being filed for Baltimore City employees. In response to this, many...

“We hope you will leave inspired and with new views about what is possible,” said Karl V. Steiner, vice president for research, as he welcomed the audience of  “Seeing Science: Photography,...

Kate Brown, a professor of history, has received a prestigious research fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is one of just 33 scholars nationwide recognized for their...

Robert Provine, psychology research professor and professor emeritus, has spoken with several major national and international news outlets over the last few weeks about his research on crying,...