COEIT News Archive

A movie released last month tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.  “Twelve Years a Slave” powerfully depicts that...

Radishes: They’re not just for salad anymore. In fact, they may be useful for controlling runoff into the Chesapeake. Stuart Schwartz, senior scientist with UMBC’s Center for Urban Environmental...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of medicine,” says Psychology Associate Professor Jason Schiffman when describing treatment of psychosis. Schiffman is a staff member at the...

Professor of Psychology Robert Provine is one of more than sixty speakers who will participate in next month’s “City of Ideas” festival in Puebla, Mexico. The event brings together scientists and...

Psychology Associate Professor Jason Schiffman is in the news again for his role in Maryland’s new Center for Excellence on Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness. The center aims to...

The Gonzales Maryland Poll for October was released Thursday, and the results showed approval ratings dropping for Governor Martin O’Malley and President Barack Obama. The poll surveyed 819...

In his latest op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, Political Science Professor Thomas Schaller writes about how Republicans’ attempt to prevent full implementation of the Affordable Care Act was misguided...

Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) is in the process of preparing for a new hospital payment system. An advisory group has been created to provide input and expertise...

Maryland Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor Douglas Gansler named Del. Jolene Ivey (D-Prince George’s) as his running mate for the gubernatorial campaign Monday. In The...

In a recent article published in the London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, Political Science Assistant Professor Laura Hussey argues public antipathy toward undocumented...