It’s rare to meet a mathematician who is also a bestselling novelist, but UMBC’s Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, is happy to be unique. Suri is the author of a famed trilogy named for Hindu...
January 6, 2023
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On a recent Tuesday in December, UMBC’s Carlos Romero-Talamás escorted a TV crew from Baltimore into one of his labs. The reporters were there to talk about a just announced fusion power milestone...
January 6, 2023
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Longstanding food insecurity problems in the U.S. and around the world, exacerbated by the pandemic, are projected to increase over the coming decades, as food, water, and energy demands increase...
January 6, 2023
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Just like the people that are part of our community, UMBC experienced a year of change, growth, and opportunity in 2022. Exciting achievements, transformative leadership, and groundbreaking...
January 6, 2023
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Temperatures may have been cold, but the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena was warmed by the cheers of congratulations for this year’s graduates. More than 800 undergraduate and graduate...
December 22, 2022
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Amy Froide, professor of history, UMBC Enron. Bernie Madoff. FTX. In modern capitalism, it seems as if stories of companies and managers who engage in fraud and swindle their investors...
December 21, 2022
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On a sunny fall day in October, a handful of student and faculty researchers are scuttling around outside the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery. High-tech instruments sprawl across folding tables,...
December 21, 2022
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On a Tuesday evening in early November, Main Street in The Commons was uncommonly crowded. Hundreds of democratically-minded students eagerly—and perhaps, anxiously—milled around watching the 2022...
December 14, 2022
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When UMBC’s volleyball team headed to the University of Southern California (USC) for a tournament, Athletics reached out and invited West Coast Retrievers to an LA happy hour before the game....
December 14, 2022
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President Valerie Sheares Ashby is a people person. You can see her eyes light up while she talks with folks. On her very first day as president of UMBC, Sheares Ashby made it clear that she...
December 13, 2022
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