When is a recession truly over? Technically, it’s over when the economy starts producing again. But if you think about it, the recession isn’t really a distant memory until the economy reaches...
June 4, 2012
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11:50 PM
Anyone remember Zach Wahls? The 19-year old University of Iowa student who spoke to Iowa lawmakers before their vote on banning gay marriage in the Iowa Constitution? After his eloquent speech...
June 4, 2012
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11:42 PM
[Video] Have you ever just stared at the sun? (Editor’s note: do not stare at the sun) Well NASA has. The video above is from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, which captured these intense...
June 4, 2012
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11:35 PM
We’re way into infographics here at USDemocrazy. We’re also into college. Here’s an infographic that combines the two. This infographic from College Board’s Trends in College Pricing (what a...
June 4, 2012
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11:34 PM
The vagabonding blogateers of USDemocrazy beg your pardon for our absence. You see, in addition to being providers of news, we do this thing called college. And every once in awhile, college...
June 4, 2012
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11:33 PM
The Shriver Center would like to announce that Mark Shriver will read from his book A Good Man at the Enoch Pratt Library’s Wheeler Auditorium on June 7 at 6:30 p.m. In the intimate portrait of...
June 4, 2012
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7:04 PM
One of the submissions for this year’s ProveIT campaign involves keeping Pura Vida, the library’s coffee stand, open all night so that students in the Retriever Learning Center can take advantage...
June 4, 2012
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4:43 PM
Meet our Discovery Scholars...
Where did you go to high school? Westlake High School When and why did you decide you wanted to attend UMBC? I was interested in attending a school within the University of Maryland system. UMBC...
June 4, 2012
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3:52 PM
Today more than ever, summer is a season of intense transition and opportunity at colleges and universities – an ideal time for advancing campus sustainability. While a new cohort of graduates...
June 4, 2012
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3:51 PM
Undergraduate researchers explore their interests!
How did you find out about the NIST/SURF research opportunity? I attended a seminar on Undergraduate Research opportunities presented by Janet McGlynn, where NIST was highlighted. Was the...
June 4, 2012
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