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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by: Megan Hanks Mastrola. Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace. …

Posted: July 11, 2022

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Douglas Lamdin, Economics, in Pew Research Center News

An article published December 16 by the Pew Research Center examines the relationship between lower gas prices and consumer confidence in the economy. The article cites research by Douglas Lamdin,...

Posted: December 22, 2014, 7:44 PM

Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, on CBC Radio

On December 19, Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz participated in a discussion on CBC Radio on “The Secret Lives of Children.” The segment centered around the idea that advances in...

Posted: December 19, 2014, 7:53 PM

Roy Meyers, Political Science, on MarylandReporter.com

In a December 15 column published on MarylandReporter.com, Political Science Professor Roy Meyers shared his thoughts on why there are no easy budget fixes in Maryland. He responded to an earlier...

Posted: December 19, 2014, 7:03 PM

John Rennie Short, Public Policy, in New York Observer

On December 10, New York Observer published an article on the “Second Gilded Age” in New York City, in which it describes recent increases in spending among the wealthiest New Yorkers. Research by...

Posted: December 12, 2014, 4:13 PM

Anne Rubin, History, on Journal of American History Podcast

The Journal of American History (JAH) produces a monthly podcast interview with an author of a JAH article or author of a book on a historical topic. Anne Rubin, an associate professor of history...

Posted: December 12, 2014, 4:11 PM

Jeffrey Davis, Political Science, in the New York Times

In the wake of the release of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report on C.I.A treatment of detainees in secret prisons following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Political Science Associate...

Posted: December 11, 2014, 7:20 PM

UMBC Humanities Faculty Discuss Serial in The Guardian

Serial, a spin-off show from NPR’s “This American Life,” is a podcast in which reporter Sarah Koenig reinvestigates the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a Baltimore County high school student. In the...

Posted: December 11, 2014, 7:19 PM