Amy Froide, History, wins Folger Shakespeare Library fellowship

Amy Froide, Associate Professor of History, has won a short term fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library for 2013-14 for a project on gender and accounting in early modern Britain.

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Amy Froide, Associate Professor of History, has won a short term fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library for 2013-14 for a project on gender and accounting in early modern Britain.

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Jolla Mobile, formed by Nokia refugees, launches a phone with interchangable back panels and the Sailfish OS.

Almost one year after Nokia’s bloodletting, in which it cut 10,000 jobs and closed research and manufacturing facilities (see "Nokia Forced to Take Drastic Measures"), we’re starting to see new fruits of the startup culture that rose from the wreckage.

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Jolla Mobile, formed by Nokia refugees, launches a phone with interchangable back panels and the Sailfish OS. Almost one year after Nokia’s bloodletting, in which it cut 10,000 jobs and closed...

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The justices said that courts should defer to regulatory agencies in weighing how they carry out their mandates.

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Nohemi Voglozin, a doctoral candidate in Geography and Environmental Systems, is the recipient of Biodiversity International’s 2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship (only two are awarded annually). The award of $20,000 is to support research related to the conservation and use of genetic resources in developing countries. This is Voglozin’s second prestigious fellowship since coming to UMBC in 2007–she won the Norman Borlaug Leadership in Agricultural Program (LEAP) Fellowship in 2008.

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The Mocha Framework has simplified the testing of asynchronous methods as compared to Jasmine. In fact, Visionmedia, the makers of Mocha, promise to make "asynchronous testing simple and fun". Rob Gravelle gives it a try to see what's so fun (and not so fun) about the Mocha framework.

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The Mocha Framework has simplified the testing of asynchronous methods as compared to Jasmine. In fact, Visionmedia, the makers of Mocha, promise to make "asynchronous testing simple and fun". Rob...

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Advances in technology have transformed the methods of historians and other archival researchers, a change that carries both benefits and consequences.

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People talking at Hilltop Society reception

Hilltop Society members James and Sandy Geest ’72 pose with Dr. Hrabowski at the reception.

Members of UMBC’s Hilltop Society gathered this month in the Black Box Theatre of the new Performing Arts and Humanities Building to celebrate their commitment to UMBC.

Established in 2012, The Hilltop Society recognizes the many friends, corporations, and foundations who contribute $1,000 or more annually to UMBC. Members of The Hilltop Society have chosen to make UMBC one of their philanthropic priorities, and we are grateful for this show of support. These donors are critical to the success of the University, creating unique educational opportunities for our students and enhancing UMBC’s reputation as a research institution.

Thank you to all of our Hilltop Society Members for all you do to make UMBC amazing! Learn more about the Hilltop Society here.

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Hilltop Society members James and Sandy Geest ’72 pose with Dr. Hrabowski at the reception. Members of UMBC’s Hilltop Society gathered this month in the Black Box Theatre of the new Performing...

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In what can only be called an mass exodus from Tumblr, WordPress receives over 72,000 new imported blog posts a single hour.

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In what can only be called an mass exodus from Tumblr, WordPress receives over 72,000 new imported blog posts a single hour.

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More than 100 current and alumni members of the UMBC Rugby teams reunited this month at their annual picnic. Click the photo to enlarge.

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More than 100 current and alumni members of the UMBC Rugby teams reunited this month at their annual picnic. Click the photo to enlarge.

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Oracle ADF Mobile eases the creation and deployment of cross-platform mobile applications.

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