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We’re halfway through our unofficial Valentine’s Extension Week! We’ve shared so many great stories with you already, and we have plenty more to go. We hope you’re feeling the love as much as we...

UMBC women’s swimming and diving defended their America East Championship on Sunday, February 14, 2016, with high-energy, record-setting performances. Emily Escobedo ’17, psychology,...

So many of you have found lasting love at UMBC that we decided to extend Valentine’s Day to tell your stories! Here are four more. Michael Glassman ’12, geography and environmental systems, met...

Dedicated staff members are a key element in UMBC’s rise to prominence. Every December, the UMBC community gathers together for the university’s annual Service Awards. It’s an event so large and...

Melanie D. Harrison-Okoro ’11, Ph.D. environmental science, was raised outside Tuskegee, Alabama, where her family taught her to catch bass and catfish on Lake Martin. “My twin sister and I were...