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The long shot—4-time Olympian Cleopatra Borel ’02 inducted to Athletics Hall of Fame
Cleopatra Borel had no athletic aspirations when she arrived in Baltimore from Trinidad and Tobago in 1997. She enrolled at what was then Coppin State College on the advice of her high school math...
November 14, 2023 · 3:11 PM
Undefining life: UMBC’s Stephen Freeland offers fresh perspective on life’s origins
What if no single moment in time pinpoints when life began on Earth? Perhaps, rather than identifying a single point where life began, “it all traces back in a seamless ad infinitum progression,”...
April 14, 2022 · 12:20 PM
$21M Sherman Family Foundation gift supports UMBC’s bold commitment to PreK-12 research, teaching, and learning
The largest gift in the history of UMBC—a $21 million donation from the Sherman Family Foundation—will dramatically expand the reach and impact of the university’s K-12 and early childhood...
February 24, 2022 · 1:00 PM
After COVID halted global travel, UMBC’s newest Fulbright Scholars begin their journeys
Senior year ended with a surprising turn of events for Dominique Ross ‘21 and Yianni Karabatis ‘21. Both received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2021 – 2022. But, like many...
October 20, 2021 · 12:18 PM
UMBC’s 2021 grads advance research with public impact—from disaster response to assistive tech
Students from across all three UMBC colleges are graduating this week having taken advantage of the unique undergraduate research opportunities and supportive mentorship UMBC offers. They’re...
May 20, 2021 · 11:02 AM
New UMBC grads find entrepreneurial ways to positively impact communities
Six members of UMBC's Class of 2021 share how they've been able to impact issues and communities that matter to them through strong relationships and an entrepreneurial approach to their UMBC...
May 18, 2021 · 10:36 AM
UMBC’s newest computing grads, from bachelor’s to Ph.D., share stories of connection, support, opportunity
UMBC’s newest graduates in computing and data science fields include students at all stages in their education and careers. Undergraduates, master’s students seeking to access new career...
December 14, 2020 · 3:40 PM
TEDxUMBC brings community together through “Unmasking Uncertainty”
This fall, the student-organized TEDxUMBC gave ten speakers the opportunity to share their stories, experiences, and expertise with the world. Surprisingly, the theme, “Unmasking Uncertainty,” was...
December 9, 2020 · 11:47 AM
Students focus on mental health and the environment in 2020 UMBC Idea Competition
Six student groups recently vied for the top prize in UMBC’s annual Idea Competition, presenting to a panel of alumni judges their innovative solutions to everyday challenges. The competition,...
December 1, 2020 · 1:26 PM
UMBC’s Stephen Freeland receives Trotter Prize for pioneering origins-of-life research
Freeland’s research has always centered on how and why living things evolved a system of genetic coding, which has taken him from biology to astrobiology and has inevitably led him to grapple with...
August 6, 2019 · 3:59 PM

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