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The parallel evolution of Milt Halem and the third pillar of science
For almost 70 years, Milt Halem, now a research professor at UMBC after a career at NASA, has deployed the latest computing technology—from vacuum tubes in the ’50s to artificial intelligence...
Posted: December 3, 2024, 2:13 PM
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
Written by Farah Nibbs, assistant professor of emergency and disaster health systems at UMBC Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and...
Posted: October 22, 2024, 11:12 AM
Rachel Brewster’s lab advances understanding of how organisms adapt to oxygen deprivation—with an eye toward new medical treatments
Some organisms are better than others at surviving without oxygen. “Humans don’t do very well without oxygen, but even humans have adaptive mechanisms,” says Rachel Brewster, professor of...
Posted: October 7, 2024, 3:30 PM
Pagers and walkie-talkies over cellphones—a security expert explains why Hezbollah went low-tech for communications
Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC Electronic pagers across Lebanon exploded simultaneously on Sept. 17, 2024, killing 12 and...
Posted: September 19, 2024, 11:58 AM
Putin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy
Written by Christopher K. Tong, associate professor of Asian studies at UMBC and Charles Krusekopf, professor of business Royal Roads University Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on Sept. 2,...
Posted: September 3, 2024, 11:12 AM
The specter of China has edged into US election rhetoric − for Republicans much more than Democrats
Written by Fan Yang, professor of media and communication studies, UMBC Speaking at the Republican National Convention in July 2024, Donald Trump invoked China 14 times. In the course of a...
Posted: August 29, 2024, 4:34 PM
Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations...
Posted: July 19, 2024, 3:46 PM
Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle
Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, added more fuel to an already...
Posted: July 16, 2024, 3:25 PM
Infrastructure of support after Key Bridge collapse
In 1987, Paul Flinton, then a 23-year-old senior studying at UMBC, decided to make a short documentary focused on the tollbooth workers on the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The six-minute...
Posted: June 13, 2024, 1:40 PM
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary
Written by Christopher K. Tong, associate professor of Asian studies at UMBC Every year ahead of the June 4 commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government tightens...
Posted: June 7, 2024, 1:05 PM
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