One Halloween evening, a young Amanda Belunis watched her dad arrange dry ice in the kitchen sink. Belunis and her brother thought the chilling fog spilling from the countertop was awesome. Now a...
August 9, 2021
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By Amy Froide, professor of history, UMBC There’s growing awareness – and concern – about declining birthrates in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Falling birth rates are...
August 9, 2021
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As a trifecta of crises upended life in 2020, the need for a diverse scientific and medical community grew ever more clear. George Floyd’s murder elicited worldwide protests against racial...
August 6, 2021
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Soon, Steve Guimond and his students will begin exploring a new angle of his hurricane research. They want to better understand the fundamental physics that drives hurricanes. Specifically, they...
August 6, 2021
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Governor Larry Hogan yesterday announced the launch of the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing (MIIC) at UMBC during a cybersecurity summit in Annapolis. The MIIC will address...
July 30, 2021
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UMBC’s Heather Quach ‘23, financial economics, and Victor Li ‘23, financial economics and computer science, have won the 2021 iOme (I Owe Me) Challenge, a national competition that invites...
July 30, 2021
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I tried sending an email to isss@umbc.edu last week regarding an I20 issue but did not get a response. I sent a follow up email two days ago as well. Has anyone tried this email and got a...
July 28, 2021
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Jill Vasbinder, Senior Lecturer in Dance, UMBC In January 2020, 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created what would become one of the biggest viral dance sensations on TikTok. But few users...
July 23, 2021
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Compared to the tropical midsummer heat outside the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, Maryland, UMBC visual arts professor Corrie Francis Parks’ latest show “Uncanny Bodies” provides cool respite....
July 16, 2021
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Olumide Fagboyegun ’21, M29, biochemistry, is a recent UMBC graduate and a Meyerhoff Scholar. He will soon begin his Ph.D. in neuroscience at Harvard. Since graduating, he’s reflected on the...
July 16, 2021
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