One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Kimberly Moffitt, American studies, appeared on Dan Rodricks’ podcast to analyze Tuesday night’s Republican debate.
• Tanya Olson, English, will do a reading for the Broadkill Review on Wednesday, November 18, at Irish Eyes in Milton, Delaware.
• Manil Suri, mathematics, talked to the Washington Blade about his childhood in India, his varied career in math and literature, and LGBT visibility in STEM fields.
• Women’s basketball guard Taylor McCarley talked to the Capital Gazette about the season so far.
• Men’s soccer ended New Hampshire’s season with a 1-0 win on Saturday before falling to Vermont in the America East Semifinals.

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One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Marie desJardins, computer science, works to attract more women and minorities to the field
• Manil Suri, mathematics, and Michele Osherow, English, discuss their collaboration on “The Mathematics of Being Human.”
• Kate Brown, history, writes Plutopia: Nuclear Families in Atomic Cities and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters
• UMBC Training Centers a leader in Open Source technology training
• Mehdi Benna, Center for Space Science and Technology, talks about the importance of the New Horizons trip to Pluto to collect images and data.  
• Chris Steele Appointed Interim Vice Provost for Division of Professional Studies
• Hilltop Publishes New Issue Brief on Hospital Community Benefit Policy
• Women’s Team, 11 Tennis Student-Athletes Earn ITA Academic Honors
• Leadership Transition in Student Support Services
• UMBC Basketball Teams Make Trip to Higher Achievement Center at Lakeland Elementary-Middle School

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One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Joan Shin, Education, Writes about the International Children’s Song Approach in The Conversation
• Manil Suri, Mathematics, Writes New York Times Op-ed on The Politics of Yoga in India
• Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, on Midday with Dan Rodricks and WBAL-TV
• Rebecca Adelman, Media and Communication Studies, Questions Assumptions Surrounding Shark Attacks in Discovery
• Robert Provine, Psychology, Explains Why We Yawn in Wired Magazine
• Manil Suri, Mathematics, Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage on Public Radio International
• Maurice Berger, CADVC, Latest “Race Story” in The New York Times
• Govind Rao, CBEE, Describes Medicines on Demand Research to Bioprocess Online
• UMBC Women’s Swimming and Diving Earns CSCAA Scholar All-America Status
• Fiske Guide to Colleges Names UMBC a 2016 “Best Buy”

Read more at UMBC Insights!

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Manil Suri, Mathematics, Named Contributing Opinion Writer for the New York Times
• Amy Bhatt, Gender and Women’s Studies, in The Wall Street Journal
• Robert Provine, Psychology, in the Globe and Mail and New York Magazine
• UMBC Participates in National Engineering Education Initiative Announced at White House
• Dr. Larry Wilt, Director of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, is Retiring

Read more at UMBC Insights!

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Tim Gindling, Economics, Interviewed in World Bank Jobs and Development Blog
• Robert Provine, Psychology, in Time
• Anne Rubin, History, to Appear on WYPR’s Humanities Connection, Receives Wall Street Journal Book Review
• Performing Arts and Humanities Building Reviewed in Baltimore Business Journal
• Manil Suri, Mathematics, Writes New York Times Op-Ed

Read more at UMBC Insights!

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• UMBC featured in The Baltimore Sun’s February Education Supplement
• Manil Suri, Mathematics, in The Wall Street Journal
• Stephen Freeland, INDS, in WIRED
• Michele Osherow, English, in Folger Theatre Production Diary
• Judah Ronch, Erickson School, on WYPR’s Maryland Morning
• Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in The Daily Beast

Check out all the other great campus news on Insights Weekly.