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State Department Provides Update on Visa Interview Waiver Eligibility
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State issued updated guidance regarding which applicants for U.S. visas may qualify for a waiver of the in-person interview requirement. This update...
February 20, 2025 · 5:03 PM
Responding to Recent Executive Orders and Actions
Dear UMBC Community,   I want to express my thanks to the many of you who have reached out to me in recent days to voice their concerns and ask about the current and future state of the work...
February 20, 2025 · 4:16 PM
Bio-inspired ‘batteries’ will use phytoplankton to power underwater sensors
A new $7.8 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will support the development of biologically-powered underwater sensors. Right now, a vast network of underwater...
February 20, 2025 · 12:38 PM
Physicist Adi Foord sheds light on a new research project, UMBC’s supportive environment, and her favorite black hole  
Adi Foord, assistant professor of physics, loves studying black holes. She also loves sharing her enthusiasm for the sky with others, including writing popular articles about time travel and the...
February 20, 2025 · 11:50 AM
A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities
Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. cities are still adjusting to a new normal, with more...
February 20, 2025 · 11:02 AM
UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India
A six-person UMBC team built international connections at the “PIWOT – World of Technology” conference, held in late January in Mumbai, India. The conference is organized by the alumni association...
February 20, 2025 · 10:37 AM
International exchange brings opportunities to question assumptions—in science and life
Making assumptions is a habit of life, a way to speed up decisions. Sometimes these mental short-cuts, however, lead us astray. Such was the situation when Lorenz Kopp, an engineering...
February 18, 2025 · 4:07 PM
“Teaching them to think”: New course prepares students for success in proof-based mathematics
A new course in UMBC’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics is having a positive impact on student success in a notoriously difficult course for math majors everywhere. Two new papers by UMBC...
February 17, 2025 · 11:27 AM
Meet a Retriever—Rylee Kennedy ’21, Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader
Meet Rylee Kennedy ’21, geography and environmental studies. By day, Rylee works as a marketing coordinator at Vanguard Building Solutions. However, it’s when she clocks out that the real fun...
February 13, 2025 · 10:45 AM
UMBC leverages interdisciplinary expertise to launch Quantum Science Institute
UMBC has received $1.5 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to organize a new UMBC Quantum Science Institute. The funding will support graduate fellowships for students...
February 12, 2025 · 3:54 PM

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