This is a developing story. As needed, updates will be posted on The Retriever’s website and in future print issues. All claims regarding the termination…
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On March 5th, 2024, UMBC’s Student Government Association (SGA) voted in favor of passing a joint resolution, J.R. 01-2324, which asks SGA to request UMBC to…
This is a developing story. As needed, updates will be posted on The Retriever website and in future print issues. On March 18th, the Department…
The Graduate Labor Union (GLU) at University of Maryland, College Park led a coalition of academic laborers and labor organizers at a rally on Wednesday,…
In the 1970s, there began a push for more space in academia for Black people, particularly in America, which was surviving out of the “turbulent…
Before Eric Shaner biked across America with the Journey of Hope, he had not traveled more than 50 miles at one time. But by the…
Last summer, astronomers around the globe took a sudden interest in an intriguing blast that appeared in the sky. Referred to as the Cow, after…
In early September, UMBC was faced with a lawsuit alleging that the campus and county police, along with higher-authority officials, mishandled sexual assault allegations. Almost…
Kognito, a virtual simulation designed to help students in distress, is available free of charge in Maryland institutions of higher education until 2019. The subscription is…
The UMBC sign that once greeted students when entering the campus has recently been removed as a part of UMBC’s new project to revamp the…
Helena Mentis, assistant professor of information systems at UMBC, was recently awarded the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for her research in surgical…
The Cyber Defense Team, a UMBC club focusing on computer and network security, recently competed in and won the 2015 Maryland Cyber Defense Challenge, or…
Student Support Services is undergoing a lot of change lately, with the most publicized shift being a change in name. Student Support Services is now…
On Jan. 21, 2016 UMBC’s Maryland Quitting Use and Initiation of Tobacco program held its 10th Annual Best Practices Conference. The event focused on tobacco cessation…
Erin Lavik, chemical, biochemical and environmental engineering professor at UMBC, along with members of the Lavik Lab, a lab which collaborates with UMBC, have developed…
UMBC has announced that beginning in early February, the university will begin constructing the Retriever Event Center, an advanced athletics venue and multi-use facility. The…