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Awarding 100,000 dreams and counting—UMBC’s Class of 2025
UMBC awarded its historic 100,000th degree since UMBC’s first Commencement class in 1970, which had 241 students—a stark contrast to the 1,528 undergraduate and 700 graduate degrees awarded to the Class of 2025. To celebrate this historic moment, President Valerie Sheares Ashby rejoiced in the milestone. “What a profound impact UMBC has had on the…
UMBC Magazine
Spring 2025 Issue
It Takes a Symphony
Magazine
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Office Hours—Q&A with President Sheares Ashby and UMBC-Shady Grove student Jimmy Seavey
On a windy April day, President Valerie Sheares Ashby arrived at UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) for her regular student office hours on the Rockville, Maryland, campus. Established in 2000,…
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On track to lead—Retriever athlete wins national Arthur Ashe award
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Research days foster collaboration and showcase research across the College of Engineering and Information Technology
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UMBC researchers partner with UMB to advance healthcare technology
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UMBC team leads research into AI tools that can assess the feasibility of scientific claims
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TowerCares Foundation makes $300,000 commitment to support UMBC cybersecurity students
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Students celebrate Engineering and Computing Week with fun and networking
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Bio-inspired ‘batteries’ will use phytoplankton to power underwater sensors
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UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India
Community
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A beautiful day to be a Retriever
Retrievers’ Ramping up to the end of the 2025 academic year, UMBC’s Office of Student Engagement and Belonging gathered students, faculty, and staff to celebrate their accomplishments and invaluable contributions with the communities closest to them. Angelina Jenkins, assistant director of UMBC’s Mosaic Center, which provides the campus community with resources and community building, was…
Policy & Society
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ICARE Day celebrates 5 years of environmental research, community partnerships
ICARE began with a handful of faculty members from all three colleges at UMBC who wanted to collaborate more closely. Over time, it grew into an NSF-funded training program that today includes more than 100 people and 36 organizations. Today, trainnes are “combining the skills, knowledge, and perspectives you gained here in ICARE with your already…
Science & Technology
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Multiplying community connections: UMBC math and stat and the Ingenuity Project at a Baltimore high school forge thriving STEM partnership
On Wednesday, May 21, more than 300 high school students from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly) and other guests participated in the Ingenuity Project’s 2025 STEM Student Research Symposium. The symposium capped a semester of interaction between UMBC and the Ingenuity Project, building on two years of collaboration. Continue Reading Multiplying community connections: UMBC math…
Arts & Culture
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A beautiful day to be a Retriever
Retrievers’ Ramping up to the end of the 2025 academic year, UMBC’s Office of Student Engagement and Belonging gathered students, faculty, and staff to celebrate their accomplishments and invaluable contributions with the communities closest to them. Angelina Jenkins, assistant director of UMBC’s Mosaic Center, which provides the campus community with resources and community building, was…
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UMBC teams up with disability advocacy organization on Kinetic Sculpture Race—and wins best art award
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Multiplying community connections: UMBC math and stat and the Ingenuity Project at a Baltimore high school forge thriving STEM partnership
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Dust aerosol research earns Jianyu Zheng, Ph.D. ’23, outstanding early-career award
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Awarding 100,000 dreams and counting—UMBC’s Class of 2025