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Robert Provine, Psychology, in the News

Research by Robert Provine, professor of psychology, has recently been cited in a variety of news outlets. On December 1, the Wall Street Journal published a story on “The Unsolved Mystery of...

Posted: December 6, 2012, 6:20 PM

Roy T. Meyers, Political Science, in the Gazette

Political science professor Roy T. Meyers was quoted in a Gazette article about Governor Martin O’ Malley’s third attempt to pass an offshore wind farm funding bill. Gov. O’Malley has encouraged...

Posted: December 5, 2012, 8:35 PM

Student Scholarship Q&A: Micaela A. Perez Ferrero ’13

Name: Micaela A. Perez Ferrero ’13 Major:  Political Science Scholarships: Alumni Association Scholarship, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program, The Shattuck Family Entrepreneurial Scholars...

Posted: December 5, 2012, 3:13 PM

Alums Help Current Students “Sweeten Up” Their Networks

Nearly 90 current students and UMBC alumni talked life after college at the annual “Sweeten Up Your Network” speed networking event on November 28. Sponsored by the Student Alumni Association, the...

Posted: December 5, 2012, 2:57 PM

Kate Brown, History, in Aeon

The online journal Aeon has published an excerpt from associate professor of history Kate Brown’s forthcoming book Plutopia, which is due out in 2013. “For the past seven years, I have spent a...

Posted: December 4, 2012, 10:01 PM

Caringi Nominated For Soccer News Net College Boot Award

UMBC junior forward Pete Caringi III is among a group of thirty-four of the nation’s top men’s college soccer players who have been named finalists for the 2012 Soccer News Net College Boot award,...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 11:22 PM

Manil Suri, Mathematics, in the Washington Post Magazine

“Hugging Laxmi to his chest, Mr. Garg climbed the ladder propped against the wall of his house. The Devi weighed more than he’d expected,” begins a short story by Manil Suri, professor of...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 10:49 AM