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Four Retrievers selected for this summer’s Key Bridge rebuilding internship

Jul 27, 2026 • By Catherine Meyers

This summer, four UMBC students are getting hands-on experience contributing to efforts to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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Policy & Society

ICARE Day celebrates 5 years of environmental research, community partnerships

May 19, 2025

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Community

Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more

Apr 25, 2025

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Community

UMBC’s Virtual Tandem Conversation project with German universities is changing the way students see Germany and the U.S.

Apr 1, 2025

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Intercultural conversations: Exploring politics in a global context, even at home

Dec 5, 2024

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Policy & Society

Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns

Oct 30, 2024

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Alumna introduces horseshoe crabs to K-12 classrooms to raise these scientifically useful arthropods

Oct 28, 2024

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Putting UMBC Research on the Map

May 30, 2024

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Month of Earth Day events culminates with 8th Annual Earth Day Symposium

May 3, 2024

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6 Earth Day events that will ground you to our planet

Apr 5, 2024

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‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees

Mar 14, 2024

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The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway

Mar 7, 2024

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Need a fun activity? UMBC iFest delivers with 200+ student organizations and tons to explore

Sep 12, 2023

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