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06/24/2026

Lights, camera, action! UMBC's Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB) brings everything our students need to put on world class dance, music, and theater performances right to our doorstep. Take a peek behind the curtain and see what makes the PAHB a premiere entertainment destination.

06/24/2026

At UMBC, restorative practices have grown from a promising idea into a campus-wide movement—one shaped by dedicated staff and reaching far beyond the university itself. https://bit.ly/4oMeF1F

At UMBC, restorative practices have grown from a promising idea into a campus-wide movement—one shaped by dedicated staff and reaching far beyond the university itself.

06/22/2026

“Bartleby NEEDS YOU!” This was the handwritten call to arms in 1979, for writers and poets to submit their work to Bartleby, UMBC’s creative arts journal. The sentiment of this flyer is not that different from its first publication in 1972 and from today’s social media posts alerting students to upcoming submission deadlines.

This unwavering spirit brought Howard Quinn ’80, English, back to campus in spring 2026 for the Bartleby 50+ celebration. He shared his memories as one of six editors of the 1979 – 1980 edition and reveled at the Bartleby covers and works, displayed in showcases at the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery.

https://umbc.edu/stories/bartleby-is-more-than-golden-50-years-with-umbcs-creative-arts-journal/

06/18/2026

UMBC will be closed tomorrow (6/19) in observance of Juneteenth.

06/17/2026

They say a rising tide lifts all ships—the idea that when an ecosystem prospers, everyone within it is propelled upward by the same powerful current. The same can be said for UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program. At least that was the experience of Alycia Marshall ’95, mathematics. The Meyerhoff tide eventually lifted her higher than she imagined: president of the Community College of Philadelphia. https://bit.ly/43LeGtc

“Even though I wasn't a Meyerhoff, I was sucked into this culture of high achievement,” says Marshall. “I call it the 'Meyerhoff Effect.'”

06/16/2026

A beautiful day on a beautiful campus 😎

06/15/2026

Manil Suri moved to the United States after spending the first 20 years of his life living in a 400-square-foot room in Bombay, India, with his father, Ram, and mother, Prem, to whom he dedicated his latest book, A Room in Bombay. The rest of the apartment was shared between three other families. In his new book, Suri shares his life growing up in this room in Bombay and his life in the United States, drawing on more than 2,700 letters he wrote to his mother, which she saved in bundles organized by year, beginning with his time as a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University.

https://bit.ly/4uCP0Ka

06/12/2026

Payton Barry, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences, is diving into the world of Maryland’s streams. Under Tamra Mendelson’s mentorship, he studies how introduced species of darters, a family of freshwater fish, are affecting native ones. Equal parts dedicated researcher and enthusiastic science communicator, Payton has creatively pieced together funding from organizations like The Explorers Club while sharing his work with the public. https://bit.ly/4e5eKKj

Payton Barry, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences, is diving into the world of Maryland’s streams. Under Tamra Mendelson’s mentorship,...

06/10/2026

Are you an incoming first-year or transfer for Fall 2026? Undergraduate orientation is kicking off this week, and we can't wait to see you on campus! We know you've got questions, so swipe through some of our most frequently asked questions about orientation here. See you soon, Retrievers!

06/10/2026

New UMBC research reveals how two different parts of the hippocampus—the brain’s memory center—team up in a key reward region to help mice, and likely humans, combine memories of places and contexts with the drive to pursue rewards.

https://bit.ly/4okr9xv

New research from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) reveals how two different parts of the hippocampus—the brain’s memory...