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Julie Rosenthal, Asian Studies, in Washington Post

Seniors in need often receive excessive donations near the holidays. Julie Rosenthal, program management specialist for Asian studies, makes sure that they are fed the rest of the year, too....

Posted: November 22, 2011, 5:24 PM

Dwight Polk, Emergency Health Services, on EMS Squadcast

This week EMS World features an EMS Squadcast interview with Dwight Polk, UMBC’s paramedic program director. Polk was interviewed by Tim Perkins, a UMBC alumnus who now works for the Virginia...

Posted: November 22, 2011, 4:46 PM

Asian Studies Program in the News

Our everyday lives are increasingly affected by events and issues beyond our nation’s borders, and many colleges are responding by creating specific programs that address the need to understand...

Posted: November 22, 2011, 4:40 PM

Joe Gribbin, Erickson School, on MarylandReporter.com

MarylandReporter today noted that unless the U.S. Congress acts by January 1, physicians will face a Medicare reimbursement rate cut of 30%. Expense concerns have motivated some doctors to close...

Posted: November 21, 2011, 9:48 PM

UMBC Students’ Research Makes the Grade

Saturday, October 22, over 350 students, faculty members, and guests gathered at UMBC for the 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Fourteen UMBC...

Posted: November 18, 2011, 9:19 PM

Tom Beck, Library, on “Midday with Dan Rodricks”

As a photographer for the Baltimore Sun, A. Aubrey Bodine’s photography captured Maryland life. On Saturday, November 19, the Baltimore Sun will auction of over 7,000 of his prints. Tom Beck,...

Posted: November 18, 2011, 5:08 PM

Michelle Scott, History, to Teach in South Africa

Michelle Scott, associate professor of history, will head to South Africa this winter to work with students on issues of diversity. Scott is a Resource Faculty in the Mellon Mays Undergraduate...

Posted: November 18, 2011, 3:52 PM

Chosen Foods

Kugel. Challah. Blintz. Lox. For many students, these words aren’t even part of their vocabulary, much less their diet. They certainly weren’t for the fellows at the Imaging Research Center....

Posted: November 18, 2011, 5:00 AM