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UMBC Goes Medieval As a child, Lauren Bucca loved reading fictional books about medieval times.  As she got older, she devoured historical books on the period, exploring a world populated by...

Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, editorial cartoonist for The Economist and UMBC artist-in-residence, was featured on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show last week (interview begins 19 minutes in). KAL discussed his...

When asked to chronicle her life since college, illustrator Monica Gallagher did so in the way that meant most to her: in comic book form. Check out her essay from the Winter 2012 issue of UMBC...

When asked to chronicle her life since college, illustrator Monica Gallagher did so in the way that meant most to her: in comic book form. Check out her essay from the Winter 2012 issue of UMBC...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slni3GRhM0Q] Before the first note sounds, the dance studio—with its heavy black tape stripes lining the floor—s like an enormous blank page of sheet...

Ellen Handler Spitz, honors college professor of visual arts, will visit Belgrade, Serbia over spring break to give a talk on her book “Art and Psyche.”  The book was recently translated to...

How the 1969 battle over UMBC’s literary magazine licked off an era of discontent at the university. “Literary Magazine to Determine True University Status of UMBC” The headline in the February...

How the 1969 battle over UMBC’s literary magazine kicked off an era of discontent at the university. “Literary Magazine to Determine True University Status of UMBC” The headline in the...

In Science Studio: “Carbohydrates – Keith & Russ talk to C. Allen Bush, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Bush studies carbohydrates, and in this program...

On March 9, NPR’s On Point delved into the science of laughter. Robert Provine, professor of psychology, was on hand to discuss the topic. “Laughter is so powerful that Plato and Aristotle spent...