UMBC recently completed its first round of pilot COVID-19 testing, in preparation for the Retriever community’s gradual return to campus in the coming weeks and months. The pilot invited...
July 24, 2020
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By Katherine Seley-Radtke, professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC The big idea A paper came out in Nature on July 22 that further underscores earlier studies that show that neither...
July 23, 2020
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UMBC historian Constantine Vaporis brings samurai scholarship to the public through TED-Ed animation
UMBC’s Constantine Vaporis, professor of history, has partnered with TED-Ed Animations to produce A Day In The Life of A Teenage Samurai. This original video draws from over thirty years of...
July 23, 2020
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Gloria Chuku, chair andprofessor of Africana studies, has been named UMBC’s Lipitz Professor of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) for 2020 – 21. This distinguished...
July 23, 2020
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Dipanjan Pan, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering, has received two new grants from the National Institutes of Health to support research poised to improve COVID-19...
July 23, 2020
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The cost to attend UMBC will decrease 22 percent compared to last fall for in-state undergraduate students registered for courses offered by the main campus. UMBC’s Student Business Services...
July 22, 2020
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This fall, Kimani Reed will enter UMBC as a new student in the pre-nursing program, but she’s already a member of the UMBC community. Through a partnership between UMBC and Cristo Rey Jesuit High...
July 20, 2020
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By William Blake, assistant professor, Political Science, UMBC States can force members of the Electoral College to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state’s presidential...
July 20, 2020
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Mantis shrimps have earned wide acclaim in popular culture for their punching limbs, bright colors, and, perhaps most of all, their unusual eyes. “Everybody knows about them now,” says Tom Cronin,...
July 17, 2020
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President Freeman Hrabowski’s powerful personal story is well known in the UMBC community. At the age of 12, seeking equal access to a quality education, he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King,...
July 15, 2020
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