Although it’s been 15 years and he now works in Silicon Valley, Rahul Razdan ’05, information systems, still abides by his UMBC database management instructor’s lessons.
Homecoming 2019 — A Wild Ride
Dogs...carnival rides...dogs...ribbon cutting ceremonies...dogs...Alumni Awards...did we mention dogs? All that means Homecoming season at...
A Doctor’s Dilemma
Decentering whiteness while working as a doctor abroad has made alumnus Matthew Loftus examine his medical methods and motivations again and again.
Part-Time Novelist Wins New York Times Praise
Zack Smedley ’18 spent the first half of his senior year working on the manuscript that eventually became his debut young adult novel, Deposing Nathan.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
While most mothers and daughters share some things in common, it’s a special bond to carry on the Retriever legacy.
Ellen Hemmerly Retires from UMBC after Leading bwtech for over 24 Years
For more than two decades, Hemmerly has led UMBC’s technology park—the first-university-affiliated research park in Maryland—as it has grown and expanded.
From Real Estate to Covert Agent
In May, real estate appraiser and UMBC alum Steven O’Farrell released his first YA novel, Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers’ Ball.
Dreams Realized: Celebrating 30 Years of UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program
Hundreds of Meyerhoff Scholars Program alumni gathered to celebrate the program’s 30th anniversary, and to thank Robert E. Meyerhoff for his bold vision.
It’s Not a Goodbye, It’s a “See You Later”
Commencement 2019—around 2,000 brilliant graduates destined to change the world, droves of mentors whose support made everything possible, and one tornado warning that tried to rain on our...
How Will You Distinguish Yourself?
“If I really want to stay in this country I would have to do two or three things,” Raphael remembers thinking early on. “One, distinguish myself in every possible way.”