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The ISLB atrium offers spaces to study or just relax. The art installation and a floating staircase add a whimsical, creative feel. (photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC)
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UMBC Opens Cool Space at New Life Sciences Building

This fall, hundreds of Retrievers will set foot in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building for the first time. They may be inspired by the vibrant art installation, find a quiet nook to study, or […]

Vanessa Gonzalez ’19 teaches a math lesson with Lakeland Elementary School students. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC.
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From Dream to Drive to Degree: Five UMBC journeys

  by UMBC Earning a degree isn’t just a milestone, it’s a special kind of growth experience full of challenges and doubts, inspiration and opportunity. Depending on their path, some students face particular challenges. They […]

UMBC Students and Alumni Receive Fulbright Awards
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UMBC Students and Alumni Receive Fulbright Awards

by UMBC Kelly Wan ’18, global studies and financial economics, and Humanities Scholar is one of fourteen UMBC students and recent alumni to receive Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards — a new university record. During her junior year, […]

UMBC Softball Advances to the NCAA Tournament
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UMBC Softball Advances to the NCAA Tournament

by UMBC If there’s one thing UMBC knows, it’s that odds aren’t everything. Months ago, UMBC softball was predicted to finish last in the America East preseason poll. Apparently nobody told them that. For the […]