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UMBC’s Center for Aging Studies has received a grant for well over one million dollars from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to research Adult Day Services (ADS). The research project, “Adult...

On October 9, Talking Points Memo (TPM) published a story analyzing the recent controversial College Board decision to release a revised framework on the way AP U.S. history is taught. Since the...

On Friday, September 26, WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington, D.C., aired a discussion on the history of gentrification and political representation in the nation’s capital. The segment ran...

Ahead of Tuesday’s Maryland gubernatorial debate, Public Policy Professor and Chair Donald Norris analyzed what was at stake in the debate and what each candidate needed to accomplish. In an...

An article published October 9 in the Washington Post examined several gubernatorial races in the Northeast where voter unrest has put a number of contests in play in states where Democrats...

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll...

Name: Drew Ballantine ‘14, information systems Employer: Berkshire Associates Inc. submitted by Drew Ballantine Q: Where are you from originally? Glen Burnie, MD Q: What’s your favorite UMBC...

Name: Drew Ballantine ‘14, information systems Employer: Berkshire Associates Inc. submitted by Drew Ballantine Q: Where are you from originally? Glen Burnie, MD Q: What’s your favorite UMBC...

Actor, writer, and social activist Ian Ruskin has released a new two-hour documentary on the life of Barbara Dane. Titled, “A Wild Woman Sings the Blues: the Life and Music of Barbara Dane,” the...

From: Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in UMBC’s winter 2014 Commencement Ceremonies. We will have two...