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Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

In his latest Baltimore Sun column, UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller explores how the 2010 and 2012 elections put Maryland on “a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of...

Posted: April 3, 2013, 7:17 PM

Career Week Highlights Alumni, Helps Students Succeed

In keeping with the zombie-fied theme of this year’s Career Week (April 1-4), dozens of alumni are coming back to their alma mater to help current students understand that finding a job doesn’t...

Posted: April 3, 2013, 6:32 PM

Alumni Win NSF Graduate Fellowships

Congratulations to the following alumni for receiving National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Anissa Alexander ’11, biochemistry and molecular biology (M19*) Geoffrey...

Posted: April 3, 2013, 4:58 PM

Ekey ’11, PoliSci and MLL, Named Rangel Fellow

Vivian Ekey ’11, political science and modern languages and linguistics, was recently chosen to be a Rangel Fellow. The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare...

Posted: April 2, 2013, 7:48 PM

Vivian Ekey ’11 Chosen as Rangel Fellow

Vivian Ekey ’11, political science and modern languages and linguistics, was recently chosen to be a Rangel Fellow. The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare...

Posted: April 2, 2013, 7:19 PM

Judah Ronch, Erickson School, in McKnight’s

In a new guest column for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, Erickson School Dean Judah Ronch explores how technology can enhance relationships between older adults with dementia and their...

Posted: April 2, 2013, 3:03 PM

Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Tampa Bay Times

“How much do the Tampa Bay Rays boost their local economy?” asks the Tampa Bay Times. In arguments for building a new stadium, St. Petersburg mayor Bill Foster estimates the team’s local economic...

Posted: April 2, 2013, 2:50 PM

Khaki ’10, Vis Arts, Explores Impact of War in Film

A native of Iran, Sara Khaki ’10, visual arts, has seen the after-effects of war first-hand. Now she’s combining her passion for film making and the love of her home country into a documentary...

Posted: April 2, 2013, 9:32 AM