By John Rennie Short, professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC Traffic is so ubiquitous in U.S. cities that until recently, imagining urban life without it meant looking to other nations for...
June 21, 2021
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Although we may still be limited in terms of opportunities to physically visit campus, there are still many ways UMBC alumni can engage with the community. In a recent chat with UMBC President...
June 10, 2021
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At 43-years-old Renny DiPentima had two decades of experience at the Social Security Administration (SSA) when he enrolled in UMBC’s new public policy doctoral program in the late 1970s. He had...
March 10, 2021
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By John Rennie Short, professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC and Michael J. Orlando, lecturer, Finance and Politics, Global Energy Management Program, University of Colorado Denver...
January 25, 2021
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By Zoë McLaren, associate professor, Public Policy UMBC Soon, people in the U.S. will be able to pick up a rapid antigen test for COVID-19 from their local drugstore without a prescription,...
December 17, 2020
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By Susan M. Sterett, professor, Public Policy UMBC President Donald Trump has so far appointed fewer women as federal judges than any president since Ronald Reagan. In the Senate confirmation...
October 15, 2020
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Sitting together, side-by-side in a video call, it’s easy to see the familial resemblance between Susan Sonnenschein, professor, Applied Developmental Psychology, and Elyse Grossman, M.P.P. ’08,...
September 4, 2020
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By Zoë McLaren, associate professor, Public Policy, UMBC On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 called...
September 1, 2020
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By Zoë McLaren, associate professor, Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Broad access to testing is one of the most powerful tools to keep the COVID-19 pandemic under...
August 14, 2020
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By David Salkever, professor emeritus of Public Policy, UMBC Americans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic had been getting a US$600 bump on top of state benefits in their weekly...
August 4, 2020
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