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How China uses second world war history in its bid to reshape the global order – podcast
The Conversation Weekly Podcast Interview with Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, UMBC. With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world...
Posted: September 9, 2025, 2:08 PM
Reverse discrimination? In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
Written by Fred L. Pincus, emeritus professor of Sociology, UMBC. Two big assumptions underlie President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. The first is...
Posted: September 9, 2025, 1:21 PM
How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
Written by Adi Foord, assistant professor of physics, UMBC This article is part of The Conversation‘s “Curious Kids” series. How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and...
Posted: June 30, 2025, 10:51 AM
Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized
Written by James Foulds, associate professor of information systems, UMBC; Phil Feldman, adjunct research assistant professor of information systems, UMBC; and Shimei Pan, associate professor of...
Posted: June 20, 2025, 11:40 AM
Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea
John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a...
Posted: June 18, 2025, 10:39 AM
Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it closer each day
Written by Tania Lizarazo, associate professor of Latin American studies and global studies, UMBC It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one...
Posted: June 6, 2025, 11:30 AM
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
Tanya Olson, associate professor of English, UMBC. On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with...
Posted: May 30, 2025, 11:43 AM
James Smalls’ efforts to restore Féral Benga’s place in 20th-century performing arts just might preserve his grave site as well
Art historian James Smalls, a professor of visual arts, researches the intersections of race, gender, and queer sexuality in both 19th-century art and the broader visual culture of the Black...
Posted: May 22, 2025, 5:34 PM
Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communications
Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC Reports that prominent American national security officials used a freely available encrypted...
Posted: May 16, 2025, 10:09 AM
Finding the harmony within art and science
At UMBC, undergraduate students are redefining the boundaries of scientific and artistic pursuits. From a chemical engineer who graces the stage with his cello to a bioinformatician who paints and...
Posted: May 13, 2025, 9:16 AM
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