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Robert Provine, Psychology, in Slate
An article published March 25 in the online magazine Slate examines the factors that cause humans to laugh. The story cites the work and research of Psychology Professor Robert Provine that helps...
Posted: March 28, 2014, 3:54 PM
Dennis Coates, Economics, on Econ Journal Watch
Economics Professor Dennis Coates was recently a guest on an Econ Journal Watch podcast discussing his research that found economists mostly frown on government subsidies for professional sports...
Posted: March 25, 2014, 2:51 PM
Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in The Baltimore Sun
Danielle Denenny and Eryn Bentley, two graduate students working as part of Schiffman’s research team, are also quoted in The Baltimore Sun article titled, “UMBC study among efforts to increase...
Posted: March 24, 2014, 7:54 PM
Kate Brown, History, Wins Environmental History Book Prize
History Associate Professor Kate Brown has won the 2014 George Perkins Marsh Prize for her book, Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium...
Posted: March 21, 2014, 4:11 PM
Robert Provine, Psychology, on BBC News Website
A new Duke University study finds that contagious yawning is linked more closely to a person’s age than their ability to empathize, and it shows a stronger link to age than tiredness or energy...
Posted: March 21, 2014, 4:06 PM
UMBC Psychology Research Cited in TES Magazine
A study conducted by researchers at UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park was featured in a recent Times Educational Supplement article in TES Magazine. The article, titled “To help...
Posted: March 12, 2014, 6:35 PM
Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Monday’s winter storm forced school systems across the region to cancel school for yet another day, adding to what were already high snow day totals for many. With classroom instruction disrupted...
Posted: March 4, 2014, 6:16 PM
Anne Brodsky, Psychology, Receives SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology
Anne Brodsky, psychology professor and associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, has received the 2014 SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and...
Posted: February 24, 2014, 6:13 PM
Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, on New Books Network
New Books Network recently interviewed Carlo DiClemente, presidential research professor and professor of psychology, about his co-authored book Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change:...
Posted: February 20, 2014, 8:18 PM
Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Bloomberg Businessweek
Many school districts up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest have been forced to cancel several school days this winter, and some districts in the Northeast have already announced students...
Posted: February 19, 2014, 6:03 PM
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