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Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to Taiwan?
Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, UMBC U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t confirmed when – or even if – she is to visit Taiwan. Yet such is the sensitivity...
Posted: July 26, 2022, 4:35 PM
Lost in the Art: English major guards and curates paintings at Baltimore Museum of Art
A massive painting dwarfed Rob Kempton ’12, English, as he stood in a Baltimore Museum of Art gallery. In his security guard uniform, Kempton gestured to the swoop of orange oil paint on the...
Posted: July 25, 2022, 11:16 AM
Political crowdfunding does more than raise money – it can also rile up opponents
Sanorita Dey, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, UMBC The success of politicians in the U.S. largely depends on the amount of funding they receive from...
Posted: July 18, 2022, 9:27 AM
Turning the Tides
For Christopher Tong, discovering clues hidden in texts documenting history’s most devastating floods isn’t just about the promise of making social, cultural, and political change. It’s also a...
Posted: July 14, 2022, 10:53 AM
See the Challenge, Be the Change
UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program prepares students to collaborate across disciplines and address real-world issues. Illustrations by Kimberly Salt When Chelsea Okeh ’22, M30,...
Posted: July 11, 2022, 8:45 AM
From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component
Noorzehra Zaidi, Assistant Professor of History, UMBC In early June 2022, Saudi Arabia announced a hajj “lottery” for Western pilgrims that made it mandatory for people from Europe, the...
Posted: July 7, 2022, 8:38 AM
Anti-abortion pregnancy centers will likely outlast the age of Roe – here’s how they’re funded and the services they provide
Laura Antkowiak, Professor of Political Science, UMBC Experts predict increased economic hardship now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Posted: June 28, 2022, 1:31 PM
Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Danyelle Ireland, Associate Director of the Center for Women in Technology, and Research Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Computing Education Program, UMBC CC BY-ND Despite...
Posted: June 23, 2022, 11:24 AM
Trump-endorsed candidates would generally win even without his support – and that’s usually the case with all political endorsements
Ian Anson, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMBC. Over the past few months, many journalists and pundits have credited the power of Donald Trump’s endorsements with determining the...
Posted: June 17, 2022, 2:40 PM
A Season of Change for the CADVC
For more than 30 years, Symmes Gardner has worked with the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC) at UMBC, and in that time helped transform the gallery into an...
Posted: June 15, 2022, 2:21 PM
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