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Christopher Swan, an associate professor of geography and environmental systems, was quoted in a recent New York Times article about an urban ecology study that found millions of tiny insects are...

“Although our laughter may be as distinctive as our speech, laughter is not infinitely variable. If we all laughed differently, we could not identify a vocalization as laughter,” said Psychology...

History Professor Kate Brown has been named to the Physics World 2014 Books of the Year list for her book Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium...

Three films by Vin Grabill, associate professor and chair of Visual Arts, will be featured this month at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Produced in 1982, 1986, and 2010, the films — Otto...

From: Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Antonio Moreira, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Joyce...

Robert Deluty, associate dean of the Graduate School, has published six poems in the Fall 2014 issue of The Faculty Voice. The poems may be found here. The first poem, “Abnormal Psychology,”...

Policy Pioneer – Renato (“Renny”) DiPentima ’84 , policy sciences Vox Popular – Christie Finn ’07, music Hire Calling – Elliot Lasson ’87, psychology The Virtue of Small – Michael Tully ’97,...

Check out some great web extras to accompany stories in our Fall 2014 issue, including interviews, videos and more… Honor Roll — Read more about this year’s Alumni of the Year award winners here...

We, the Hearts, have something to say. So we might as well sing it. We have voices. Are you surprised? — From “The Hearts’ Manifesto” by Christie Finn On stage in the concert hall of UMBC’s...

UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III takes your questions. Q. UMBC has made immense strides as an academic institution under your leadership, and students and alumni take great pride in...