From UMBC News and Magazine
Off the Beaten Path: Creating a Legacy for Students in the Arts
Todd Carton ’77, interdisciplinary studies, has never been one to follow a conventional route. As an undergraduate, his degree program (then called Option II) combined theatre criticism,...
Posted: January 7, 2016, 4:10 PM
IMDA Alumnae in the News: Cheon, Ferrera
UMBC’s master of fine arts program in intermedia and digital arts (formerly imaging and digital arts) has stood out for over twenty years as one of the only ones like it in the country. Here’s...
Posted: January 6, 2016, 5:15 PM
UMBC economic policy researcher examines the impact of Puerto Rico’s debt crisis
Justin Vélez-Hagan, a Ph.D. student in UMBC’s School of Public Policy and executive director of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, has been in the news recently after Puerto Rico...
Posted: January 6, 2016, 4:37 PM
UMBC researchers develop affordable incubator for vulnerable newborns in low-resource areas
In low- and middle-income countries, gaps in healthcare infrastructure and high costs for medical supplies and services can mean high numbers of babies dying in their first week of life. Often,...
Posted: January 6, 2016, 2:35 PM
UMBC professor’s book selected as one of six best books of poetry in 2015
Piotr Gwiazda, an associate professor of English, has been selected for a prestigious list “Best Books of Poetry in English 2015.” The list was compiled by Adam Zdrodowski, a poet and translator...
Posted: January 5, 2016, 3:13 PM
UMBC expert emphasizes the importance of minority voices in 2016 election
Black Girls Vote, a nonprofit organization designed to boost voter turnout in Baltimore, was recently featured in the Baltimore Sun. In the article, Kate Drabinski, a lecturer of gender and...
Posted: January 4, 2016, 7:41 PM
Rapid, affordable STI test designed by UMBC chemistry professor reaches clinical trial stage
Current common tests for sexually-transmitted infections (STI) require sending samples off to a lab to be grown and analyzed, which means that patients must wait a few days to receive the results...
Posted: January 4, 2016, 7:00 PM
Ellen Handler Spitz explains the recent surge of interest in classic folk stories
The last five years have witnessed a wave of significant new fairy tale books. In a recent article published in the New Republic, Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz explains why the...
Posted: January 4, 2016, 6:30 PM
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences reflects on tremendous growth and establishes vision for future success
As UMBC is in the midst of its 50th anniversary year, the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is reaffirming its commitment to inclusive excellence, teaching and research...
Posted: January 1, 2016, 12:00 AM
Groundbreaking Exhibition Revolution of the Eye Opens at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
Hailed as “groundbreaking” by The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik, Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television, the first exhibition to explore how avant-garde art...
Posted: January 1, 2016, 12:00 AM
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