UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

The term “birth control” was first coined almost 100 years ago, and several laws and practices have changed over the last several years.  ABC 2 News recently published an article about the history...

Kate Brown, Associate Professor of History, presented the Social Sciences Forum “Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters,” to a large...

Carlo DiClemente, presidential research professor and professor of psychology, was selected as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Addictive Behaviors Special Interest Group...

Joan Shin, Education Professor of Practice, has launched a book series with National Geographic Learning designed to give learners the skills and knowledge they need to learn English and...

Catonsville resident Gus Russo, a documentary filmmaker and author, has written a book and filmed a documentary chronicling the stories of American citizens and where they were when President John...

The artwork of Vin Grabill, associate professor and chair of visual arts, was included in the October 2013 issue of The Faculty Voice. Read about his video pieces and digital prints in the article...

Baltimore is updating its comprehensive zoning plan for the first time since 1971. The goal is to make the city more pedestrian friendly and to increase use of public transportation. Public...

Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz has been invited to speak on a panel at McNally Jackson Bookstore in New York City. The New York Review of Books has been republishing...

Now in its second year, The Shriver Center’s SUCCESS Program was featured in a recent Southern Maryland Online article and Capital News Service video. SUCCESS (Students United for...

Congratulations to the UMBC men’s cross country team on winning their first America East championship since 2005! From the news release: Following a third place finish at last year’s America...