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Spectrum Storms

What is science telling us about autism? By Joel N. Shurkin Few medical disorders engender as much controversy as autism, or as it is now known, autism spectrum disorder or ASD. The term...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:47 PM

Soldiering On – Michael Graham ’84, M.P.S.

Last year, Michael Graham ’84, M.P.S., was thinking about retirement as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Naval Reserves. After more than two decades in the reserves, Graham had risen to the...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:46 PM

Over Coffee – Winter 2009

For two decades, the Honors College at UMBC has offered select students an intensive and interdisciplinary approach to undergraduate education. As the college celebrated its 20th anniversary last...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:44 PM

KAL on Campus

When renowned political cartoonist Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher came to UMBC, he wanted to push his craft into the digital age. He did that – and much more – by spurring innovative research and prodding...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:13 PM

How to Build a Championship Basketball Team

With Randy Monroe, Head Coach, UMBC Men’s Basketball Randy Monroe describes being a head basketball coach as “being a Tootsie Roll pop: he’s all good things rolled up into one. He’s the mentor;...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:11 PM

Herstory Lessons

The near success of Sen. Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in the electoral battles of 2008 made it an important year for women involved in politics. However, even before the 2008...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:08 PM

Discovery – Winter 2009

“Smog Blog” Tracks Air Quality When fires blaze across the Western United States, it’s just a matter of time until the resulting haze and dirty air plumes travel downwind to neighboring states –...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 7:06 PM

Ballot Boxers

Four UMBC alumnae who have made careers in politics and government look back at an electoral cycle that held landmarks and heartbreaks for women candidates. By Richard Byrne ’86 The year...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 6:59 PM

At Play – Winter 2009

Sound & Strength Imagine a few sounds: a squeaky door, the shredding of paper, a bowling ball falling down a staircase, and a persistent buzz. Then: a drum beat, some notes from a piano and...

Posted: January 19, 2009, 6:55 PM