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I’m a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I’ve learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths
By Loren Henderson, associate professor, Sociology, UMBC I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild,...
Posted: April 29, 2022, 4:59 PM
Diaper Need Emerges as Health Indicator During Pandemic
By Lauren A. Clay, associate professor, Emergency Health Services, UMBC and Emily Belarmino, University of Vermont The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The...
Posted: April 28, 2022, 2:44 PM
Incoming President Surprises an Excited Campus
Earlier in the month, on the day when news rolled out about the appointment of UMBC’s next president, the woman who will take over for retiring president Freeman Hrabowski hopped a plane and made...
Posted: April 20, 2022, 8:42 PM
UMBC Responds to Putin’s War in Ukraine
On February 24, just one day after a Russian holiday celebrating the “defenders of the Fatherland,” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military forces to invade Ukraine. The ensuing...
Posted: April 12, 2022, 8:12 PM
5 Tips to Help Preschoolers with Special Needs During the Pandemic
By Michele L. Stites, associate professor, Early Childhood Education, UMBC, and Susan Sonnenschein, professor, Applied Developmental Psychology, UMBC Four months in reading. Five months in...
Posted: January 28, 2022, 7:04 PM
UMBC Softball: Full Steam Toward the ‘Three-peat’
As two-time reigning America East champions, the UMBC women’s softball team is eagerly awaiting the spring season. Following a promising preseason, teammates and coaches are confident and feel...
Posted: January 18, 2022, 8:39 PM
Jules Rosskam’s Desire Lines awarded a 2021 Creative Capital prize
Filmmaker Jules Rosskam, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Arts at UMBC, was awarded a prestigious Creative Capital Award in 2021 to support production of his new feature film,...
Posted: January 10, 2022, 5:15 PM