Why are fairy tales so irresistible? Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz recently joined the Jesse Mulligan program on Radio New Zealand to explore the topic. During the segment, Spitz,...
July 22, 2016
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Kimberly Moffitt reflects on community responses and reactions to recent violence across the country
Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, joined The Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly Speaking” podcast with Dan Rodricks on July 20 to discuss reaction surrounding recent shootings...
July 21, 2016
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A new eight-part series at Towson Library aims to answer questions and inform citizens about this year’s election process. The series, which started last week, is organized by School of Public...
July 19, 2016
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The Chronicle of Higher Education has named UMBC an outstanding academic workplace for the seventh consecutive year. UMBC is one of only 80 universities to receive the “Great Colleges to Work For”...
July 19, 2016
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What happens when a scientist gets a research result that flies in the face of their expectations? More research leading to new, compelling discoveries. Yonathan Zohar’s lab at the Institute of...
July 15, 2016
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John Rennie Short argues that the South China Sea dispute could have significant global consequences
An international court ruling could escalate geopolitical tensions around the world. That’s according to School of Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short, who explains in a new op-ed how an...
July 14, 2016
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Other scientists thought it couldn’t be done. One called it “ridiculously impossible.” But Michael Levin, a biology professor at Tufts University, disagreed. Levin hired Daniel Lobo, now an...
July 13, 2016
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Why do half of U.S. doctoral students leave before earning their degrees? A new article in The Atlantic examines graduate student experiences to understand the factors that contribute to this...
July 13, 2016
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In response to the tragic events in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Texas last week, and ongoing acts of hatred and violence across the country and around the world, President Freeman Hrabowski and...
July 12, 2016
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In two new publications, Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz provides rich analysis of intersections between psychology and the arts. In a special online issue of the American...
July 12, 2016
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