The Graduate School at UMBC

The Graduate School at UMBC An innovative, diverse, and highly recognized Graduate School at UMBC in Baltimore, MD. linktr.ee/umbcgradschool

UMBC reflects the future of research universities. Young and dynamic, the university is small enough to provide personal attention, yet large enough to provide state-of-the-art facilities and the finest of faculty. With 37 master’s degree programs, 24 doctoral degree programs, and 21 graduate certificate programs, UMBC seeks to provide students with an enriched experience drawing upon leading scholars attracted to a campus that prides itself on diversity and multiculturalism.

The application for fall 2026 graduation closes on September 15th.  You can fill out the application at the link in our ...
09/01/2026

The application for fall 2026 graduation closes on September 15th. You can fill out the application at the link in our bio.

08/28/2026

Program Spotlight 🔎 UMBC’s Intermedia+Digital Arts [IMDA] MFA program invites interdisciplinary artists seeking to expand or reinvent their practice to apply. The IMDA program is committed to art that poses unique conceptual and social challenges while offering an environment that provides artists a studio, teaching opportunities, courses in emerging methods, contemporary art and theory, engaged faculty and high-end research centers that are typical of a research university.
Learn more on our Programs & Degrees page at the link in our bio!

“We created the MyRCA program to help faculty strengthen their research communication skills and effectively convey the ...
08/26/2026

“We created the MyRCA program to help faculty strengthen their research communication skills and effectively convey the significance and real-world impact of their work beyond traditional academic audiences and funding pathways,” says Christine Mallinson, assistant vice president for research and scholarly impact. “It also encourages faculty to think strategically and creatively about visibility, partnerships, collaboration, and long-term impact,” she adds. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hGL0pb

Happy first day of classes! We hope you have a great fall semester! If you need any help, we are located on the 2nd floo...
08/24/2026

Happy first day of classes! We hope you have a great fall semester! If you need any help, we are located on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building and we are open Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

If you want help meeting a big new fitness goal, Manikanta Sirumalla may have the app for you. Manikanta came to UMBC fr...
08/19/2026

If you want help meeting a big new fitness goal, Manikanta Sirumalla may have the app for you. Manikanta came to UMBC from India as a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in data science. Since arriving, he’s tapped into the wealth of support for aspiring Retriever entrepreneurs. Several UMBC-affiliated programs and people helped Manikanta as he developed and launched his AI-powered fitness and nutrition app, RepTrack Pro. Read more: https://bit.ly/4yR3KIN

Herana Kamal Seneviratne, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received a two-year grant from the Nati...
08/13/2026

Herana Kamal Seneviratne, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to explore how two key HIV prevention drugs work inside the body. The project seeks to explain why these drugs protect some people better than others and could help make prevention tools more reliable. Read more: https://bit.ly/4yOrME9

Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for hi...
08/11/2026

Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for his centenarian grandmother, Margaret Nyarko, in his home city of Tema, on the Atlantic coast of South East Ghana. She was in charge of her essential self-care routine—bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring from sitting to standing, and continence—and more complex daily tasks necessary for independent living: medication management, meal preparation, transportation, and shopping. But even with her mobility, his grandmother lacked a social network. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fZSSkp

“My story has a lot of twists and turns. I came to Baltimore in 2018 for treatment for opioid use disorder after experie...
08/06/2026

“My story has a lot of twists and turns. I came to Baltimore in 2018 for treatment for opioid use disorder after experiencing homelessness, incarceration, hospitalizations, and treatment programs. Recovery was a process of 26 years,” says Garner, who now works in the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Overdose Response. “When I came to Baltimore, I had a clean slate. I was able to go through an expungement process of criminal records, which was a list of misdemeanors that happened during my drug and alcohol addiction. My journey to UMBC began as an adult learner, at 40 years old, after a year in recovery.” Read more: https://bit.ly/4hDvGJV

Darters are small freshwater fish common in streams. They primarily eat macroinvertebrates—little bugs—and reproduce in ...
08/04/2026

Darters are small freshwater fish common in streams. They primarily eat macroinvertebrates—little bugs—and reproduce in spring. My research evaluates how introduced darter species might affect native darter species in Maryland. We study two native species and two that were introduced in the late 1950s and 1970s, likely unintentionally by anglers using them for bait. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hAvlru

Check out new student and all grad student events at the link in our bio!
07/31/2026

Check out new student and all grad student events at the link in our bio!

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