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Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in The New York Times

With less than a year to go before Election Day 2014, three Southern Democrats in the U.S. Senate are up for re-election and Republicans are trying to capture all three seats, which would...

Posted: December 10, 2013, 4:19 PM

Simon Stacey, Honors College, on The Marc Steiner Show

The Marc Steiner Show held a special two-hour tribute to Nelson Mandela on Monday, who passed away last week at the age of 95. The program featured guests from all over the world who discussed the...

Posted: December 10, 2013, 4:16 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Baltimore Sun

Rebecca Pearce, Maryland’s health insurance exchange director, resigned on Friday after ongoing technical issues and criticism surrounding a recent Caribbean vacation she took while the state...

Posted: December 10, 2013, 4:12 PM

Student Curated Exhibition in City Paper, Bmore Art

Simple Stories: The Photography of Robert Houston, a curatorial project of the Museum Practice class (Art 427), was mentioned this week in an interview with the artist in City Paper and in the...

Posted: December 9, 2013, 3:40 PM

UMBC: Youth First

Youth First UMBC researchers collaborate to treat and prevent psychosis in young people. A teenager thinks someone is following him when no one is there. Another believes the television is...

Posted: December 9, 2013, 5:00 AM

Christopher Corbett, English, in The Wall Street Journal

Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice of English, recently reviewed a new book for The Wall Street Journal about Red Cloud, a Sioux war chief who defeated the U.S. Army and negotiated...

Posted: December 6, 2013, 4:13 PM

Justin Vélez-Hagan, Public Policy, in Forbes

Puerto Rico currently has a per capita debt load of $19,000 and its 2013 deficit was around $2.2 billion.  In the midst of a prolonged recession, there has been widespread debate on how to solve...

Posted: December 5, 2013, 7:11 PM

Faculty, PAHB in Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun’s special education supplement last month featured William D’Eugenio ’14, theatre, and Nyalls Hartman, theatre, as they discussed the features of the Black Box Theatre and the...

Posted: December 5, 2013, 4:17 PM