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Devin Wilkins wearing black jeans and a grey sweatshirt sitting on top of a pile of the Black Baltimore Renaissance Coloring Books

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Meet a Retriever—Devin Wilkins, civil servant turned student in community leadership with a mission for Baltimore’s renaissance

Sep 21, 2026

A black and white ink drawing of two people sitting in a room with

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Small publishers, big ideas

Sep 21, 2026

Thousands of students walk around tables set up on a side walk looking at information about student clubs at iFest

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A club for every student

Sep 17, 2026

Rebekah Hounsell stands next to an informational placard that reads "Apollo Program," with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that would carry the Roman telescope into space visible in the background at a distance.

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UMBC researcher is helping unlock the mystery of dark energy with NASA’s Roman Telescope

Sep 16, 2026

Liliana Bowman and Rob Aguilar on a boat looking at a computer screen

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Long-term oyster reef restoration shows clear success in murky waters

Sep 16, 2026

one large air force aircraft in formation with seven smaller aircraft, viewed from below, with bright blue sky and puffy white clouds in the background

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New mathematical tools on the horizon for modeling robots, aircraft, and beyond

Sep 11, 2026

Two people stand in an art gallery looking at artworks hung on white walls.

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Finding home: How Baltimore artists are reimagining our city’s landscape

Sep 9, 2026

A group of students stands together on stairs outside a campus building.

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UMBC students are powering Maryland’s workforce through local internships

Sep 8, 2026

Kerri Evans, a professor of macro social work, stands with three students inside a lobby with a picture of Frederick Douglass in the background.

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Faculty Fulbright funds research in Australia to draw students to macro social work

Sep 8, 2026

A person stands in front of a film projected onto a wall.

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Extraordinary Animations: Corrie Francis Parks joins the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Sep 8, 2026

Morgan Robbins, wearing a UMBC sweatshirt, stands on barren rolling hills, five observatories visible in the background

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UMBC interns spend summer in Hawai‘i chasing black holes and imagining new paths

Sep 4, 2026

Diane Zeenny Ghorayeb, a presenter stands in front of a college classroom next to a projection screen displaying a black and gold presentation slide to lead an international immigration training on visas

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Beyond the visa: UMBC supports its global community through trainings and human connections

Sep 3, 2026

Rishav Gupta and ASM Mobarak Hossain receiving the COEIT Computing for Social Good Award from Jeanne M. van Briesen, dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology.

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Calling our better angels: Computing for Social Good Award launched by alumnus Akshay Java at Google honors work prioritizing people’s well-being

Sep 1, 2026

a group of people in safety vests stands in a warehouse full of crates

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Record-setting group of UMBC students explores global careers through Albrecht Fellowship

Aug 27, 2026

a large yellow and brown striped spider in its web

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With great scientific powers comes great responsibility: Mercedes Burns, arachnid researcher, reviews “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”

Aug 27, 2026

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