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Celebrating the misunderstood: Mercedes Burns featured in new book on North America’s overlooked critters

GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals spotlights the quirky, often-misunderstood inhabitants of our backyards and beyond. It hits bookstores this week, and...

March 4, 2026 · 12:07 PM

Connecting NASA to the classroom: UMBC physicist Zhibo Zhang to lead Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute

Zhibo Zhang, professor of physics, has been named director of the Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute (GPHI), UMBC’s arm of the Partnership for Heliophysics and Space Environment Research...

March 4, 2026 · 9:28 AM

Strategic Plan Update and Campus Communications and Engagement

Dear UMBC Community, On behalf of the UMBC Strategic Plan Steering Committee, I am writing with an update on our progress developing the strategic plan and to outline next steps for...

March 3, 2026 · 9:49 PM

UMBC student entrepreneurs win funding from the 2026 Pava LePere Innovation Awards

Two student-led UMBC start-ups have been selected to receive 2026 Pava LePere Innovation Awards, granting them $50,000 each from the state of Maryland to support their business, as well as access...

March 3, 2026 · 1:09 PM

Where to Find Federal Immigration Enforcement Information Cards on Campus

Dear UMBC Community, Printed federal immigration enforcement information cards are available at the following campus locations: Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery Center for Global...

February 26, 2026 · 8:55 PM

On the track and in the pool, UMBC nabs America East titles

This past weekend, the Retrievers cracked open the record books to ink two more milestones in the history of UMBC Athletics. For the first time in university history, the women’s track and field...

February 25, 2026 · 4:01 PM

Update from the UMBC Core Team – Federal Immigration Enforcement General Information Card and FAQs

Dear UMBC Community, The UMBC Core Team, a team composed of senior leadership that meets weekly to discuss updates related to all facets of federal policy changes, is writing about two items...

February 18, 2026 · 9:05 PM

Is fusion the future? Carlos Romero Talamás’ lab gets congressional attention

Piles of snow and bitter cold didn’t deter U.S. congressional representative Don Beyer from meeting with UMBC’s Carlos Romero Talamás in late January to discuss the hot topic of fusion energy....

February 18, 2026 · 1:10 PM

Retriever-led video game design teams showcase their creations to thousands at MAGFest

Two Retriever-led video game design teams were selected to present their games at Super MAGFest (short for “Music And Gaming Festival”), one of the largest and most prominent fan-driven festivals...

February 17, 2026 · 8:19 AM

Electrical, biomedical, and computer science researchers team up to develop a ‘cybergut’

Mehdi Kiani (Brad Ziegler/UMBC) Personalized and precise treatments will improve patients’ quality of life in a fast-approaching future driven by AI, wearable tech, and other innovations. UMBC...

February 9, 2026 · 4:22 PM

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