A new initiative, which organizers hope to expand, matched students from Baltimore City Community College w/ UMBC researchers. This summer teams worked on projects advancing biodegradable plastics & harnessing AI to bring Bmore’s hidden stories to light.
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Congratulations to our own Yvette Mozie-Ross '88, senior adviser to the president for strategic priorities and initiatives, one of the Baltimore Sun's "25 Women to Watch for 2026." #UMBCproud

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UMBC has secured $1.5 million in congressional funding to establish the UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture, an interdisciplinary effort aimed at revolutionizing land-based fish production through real-time monitoring and smart technology.

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Retrievers, please note there will be no classes on Monday (10/12) and Tuesday (10/13) for UMBC's Fall Recess.

Large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Chesapeake Bay is successfully creating three-dimensional habitats that support larger, more diverse fish communities, according to new research from scientists at UMBC and others.

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Congratulations to Holly Jean Buck '02, English, recipient of a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship! #UMBCproud

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We're baaaack! Welcome home to all of our new and returning Retrievers and thank you to everyone who helped make the start of an amazing year possible! Here are just a few of our favorite moments from the first few weeks!

Please join us in wishing President Valerie Sheares Ashby the happiest of birthdays!

UMBC will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 7. Take some cues from our friends in Student Affairs and use this time to relax, rest, and recharge!

Join us this Thursday evening, 9/3, from 6 to 8 pm for the Opening Reception and Artist Panel for Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly, at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture! umbc.edu/event/somewher… @UMBC

Wednesday in Baltimore. Details and tickets at events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsa… . @Baltimoremag @baltfishbowl @BaltimoreBanner @baltbeat @BaltBizOnline @wjz @wbaltv11 @baltsunlife @UMBC @UMBCalumni

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the fall semester is officially underway! We can't wait to see what this year brings for our entire Retriever community.

In 1988, @UMBC launched the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, a pioneering model for expanding excellence & opportunity in STEM. Replicated at universities nationwide, it has helped thousands of students pursue research & scientific careers. #America250 bit.ly/4pUEhKC

In Silvia Escanilla Huerta’s history classroom, music is not background noise but a historical text carrying centuries of migration, colonialism, resistance, and cultural exchange. bit.ly/4hxvE6w

It's almost time to welcome our new Retrievers to campus and we're going BIG! Visit welcomeretrievers.umbc.edu for the full schedule and start getting excited for a paw-some few days!

Congratulations to our own President Valerie Sheares Ashby on being named as one of Maryland Daily Record's MD500! #UMBCproud

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The Best of Baltimore Grant, a UMBC initiative started in '25, is changing how students from Baltimore City imagine college: not as a distant possibility overshadowed by debt, but as a tangible, financially supported path forward & right in their backyard. umbc.edu/stories/baltim…

This summer, four UMBC students are getting hands-on experience contributing to efforts to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River, which collapsed in March 2024 after a cargo ship collided with one of its supports. umbc.edu/stories/key-br…

Performing well in their first two competitions in May and June, UMBC's Baja SAE racing team is speeding toward their final competition of the year in late September in Nashport, Ohio. bit.ly/3RyXhS4