The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) launched MD Covid Alert, a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system using Bluetooth Low Energy technology. Students at the University…
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As students and staff prepare for Thanksgiving break, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County saw a rise in COVID-19 cases this past week. From Oct.…
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is anticipating costs related to COVID-19 expenses for fiscal year 21 to be upwards of 2.5 million dollars, including…
Every morning, University of Maryland, Baltimore County students, staff and faculty permitted to be on campus are asked to fill out the university’s online daily…
This article has been updated to reflect new information. A student athlete tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent on Oct. 31 by…
In an email sent last Friday, University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski announced that the spring 2021 semester will be held primarily…
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County marked the fourth week of its COVID-19 surveillance testing policies last week. With no new positive cases as of…
This is a developing story. In response to the pandemic’s major financial impact, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County will be implementing a temporary salary…
Article by Morgan Casey and Anjali DasSarma The University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced today that the campus positivity rate for COVID-19 is 0.7 percent…
The ‘freshman experience’ at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County usually includes the bonfire, Involvement Fest, kickbacks in dorms and D-Hall trips. But for this…
The Retriever knows that the UMBC community has a lot of questions and concerns about the upcoming semester, so we sat down with President Freeman…
As the fall semester kicks off, testing is a vital part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s preparations. According to an email shared exclusively…
This article has been updated to reflect new information and for clarity. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced via email this evening that five…

UMBC administration explain grading policy for the fall, break down pandemic’s cost on campus budget
This article has been updated to reflect new information and for clarity. University of Maryland, Baltimore County administrators and student leaders met via WebEx on…
This article has been updated to reflect new information and for clarity. On July 7, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County announced the launch of…
Fall is primed to look very different this year as the University of Maryland, Baltimore County released further information that provides insight into some of…