Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian studies program, has been invited to attend “India’s Past and the Making of the Present,” a National Endowment for the...
April 3, 2013
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Vivian Ekey ’11, political science and modern languages and linguistics, was recently chosen to be a Rangel Fellow. The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare...
April 2, 2013
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In a new guest column for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, Erickson School Dean Judah Ronch explores how technology can enhance relationships between older adults with dementia and their...
April 2, 2013
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“How much do the Tampa Bay Rays boost their local economy?” asks the Tampa Bay Times. In arguments for building a new stadium, St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster estimates the team’s local economic...
April 2, 2013
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An excerpt from Piotr Gwiazda’s translation of Grzegorz Wroblewski’s book of prose poems, Kopenhaga, scheduled for publication by Zephyr Press, is scheduled to appear in the April 1, 2013 issue of...
March 29, 2013
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“Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters” by Kate Brown, associates professor of history, was recently reviewed by Nature. “A multitude...
March 29, 2013
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Amy Froide, associate professor of history, has been elected President of the Middle Atlantic Conference on British Studies (MACBS). The MACBS is the Mid-Atlantic regional affiliate of the North...
March 28, 2013
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Sigma Phi Omega (SPO) is the national academic honor society in gerontology, for professionals who work with or on behalf of older persons. The UMBC chapter of SPO, Delta Lambda, has been...
March 28, 2013
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Several faculty members and alumni were awarded Individual Artist Awards by the Maryland State Arts Council this month. The Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards are monetary prizes...
March 27, 2013
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Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, was a guest on the Marc Steiner show on March 14 to discuss his new book “The City of Devi.” Steiner asked Suri how he reconciles his background in...
March 27, 2013
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