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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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Why are fairy tales so fascinating, and what can we learn from them?

Why are fairy tales so irresistible? Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz recently joined the Jesse Mulligan program on Radio New Zealand to explore the topic. During the segment, Spitz,...

Posted: July 22, 2016, 2:37 PM

Kimberly Moffitt reflects on community responses and reactions to recent violence across the country

Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, joined The Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly Speaking” podcast with Dan Rodricks on July 20 to discuss reaction surrounding recent shootings...

Posted: July 21, 2016, 7:45 PM

Lauren Edwards helps bring clarity and understanding to questions surrounding this year’s election

A new eight-part series at Towson Library aims to answer questions and inform citizens about this year’s election process. The series, which started last week, is organized by School of Public...

Posted: July 19, 2016, 3:35 PM

John Rennie Short argues that the South China Sea dispute could have significant global consequences

An international court ruling could escalate geopolitical tensions around the world. That’s according to School of Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short, who explains in a new op-ed how an...

Posted: July 14, 2016, 3:14 PM

Ellen Handler Spitz examines the relationship between psychoanalysis and the arts in new publications

In two new publications, Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz provides rich analysis of intersections between psychology and the arts. In a special online issue of the American...

Posted: July 12, 2016, 5:16 PM

UMB-UMBC Partnership Symposium celebrates research collaborations with impact

UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) celebrated new and recent recipients of UMB-UMBC Research and Innovation Partnership Grants at a symposium held last month on UMB’s downtown...

Posted: July 8, 2016, 4:22 PM

Tim Brennan reflects on economic implications of federal court decision to uphold the FCC’s net neutrality rules

Last month, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) net neutrality rules, the idea that Internet service providers should allow access to...

Posted: July 8, 2016, 4:18 PM

John Rennie Short explains what Brexit vote reveals about economic and social inequality in the U.K.

There has been widespread analysis and commentary in recent weeks about what the Brexit vote will mean for the global economy, but School of Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short wrote in a...

Posted: July 8, 2016, 3:11 PM

Ecologist Chris Swan to analyze big data on biodiversity in new major study

Scientists and the public have long known that ecosystems like coral reefs and rainforests harbor an impressive array of species, from algae to armadillos. How biodiversity changes over time,...

Posted: July 5, 2016, 4:49 PM

In groundbreaking move, NEH extends tour of acclaimed exhibit “For All the World to See”

For the past five years, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, an exhibition organized by UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC) in...

Posted: July 2, 2016, 3:39 PM

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