English professor Jessica Berman recently presented a guest lecture at the Maharani’s Arts and Commerce College for Women, the University of Mysore, India. Berman was in Mysore as part of an...
November 20, 2013
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Cleaning up polluted sediments isn’t an easy task. Standard remediation methods include dredging contaminated sediments or capping with clean sand. Both procedures are costly and disruptive to the...
November 13, 2013
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Joan Shin, Education Professor of Practice, has launched a book series with National Geographic Learning designed to give learners the skills and knowledge they need to learn English and...
November 7, 2013
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A movie released last month tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. “Twelve Years a Slave” powerfully depicts that...
November 1, 2013
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Radishes: They’re not just for salad anymore. In fact, they may be useful for controlling runoff into the Chesapeake. Stuart Schwartz, senior scientist with UMBC’s Center for Urban Environmental...
October 31, 2013
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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of medicine,” says Psychology Associate Professor Jason Schiffman when describing treatment of psychosis. Schiffman is a staff member at the new “Center...
October 28, 2013
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Professor of Psychology Robert Provine is one of more than sixty speakers who will participate in next month’s “City of Ideas” festival in Puebla, Mexico. The event brings together scientists and...
October 25, 2013
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Psychology Associate Professor Jason Schiffman is in the news again for his role in Maryland’s new Center for Excellence on Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness. The center aims to...
October 21, 2013
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The Gonzales Maryland Poll for October was released Thursday, and the results showed approval ratings dropping for Governor Martin O’Malley and President Barack Obama. The poll surveyed 819...
October 18, 2013
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In his latest op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, Political Science Professor Thomas Schaller writes about how Republicans’ attempt to prevent full implementation of the Affordable Care Act was misguided...
October 16, 2013
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