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Laura Hussey, Political Science, on WYPR

Laura Hussey, an associate professor of political science, recently discussed on WYPR the police accountability bills that died in committees on the last day of the 2015 Maryland General Assembly...

Posted: April 23, 2015, 7:42 PM

Erle Ellis, GES, in The New Yorker

In response to recent research published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution that argued scientists should spend more time studying apes’ behavior in places where humans are...

Posted: April 23, 2015, 7:41 PM

Norman Augustine, USM Board of Regents, Visits UMBC

On April 9, Norman Augustine, member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents and former chair and CEO of Lockheed-Martin , visited UMBC to learn more about engineering education and...

Posted: April 23, 2015, 6:18 PM

Alumni Perk: Spring Driving Tips

Editor’s Note: This is a message from our partner, Meyer and Associates. It can happen to anyone. You’re driving along the road, when something happens unexpectedly and your car breaks down. It...

Posted: April 23, 2015, 3:00 PM

Up on the Roof – Spring 2015

UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III takes your questions. UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), have a longstanding relationship that dates back to the founding of UMBC in...

Posted: April 22, 2015, 7:31 PM

Top Gear – Marla Streb '91

If there were such a thing as extreme sports fairy tales, Marla Streb ’91, M.S., marine estuarine science, would be fairy godmother of that daredevil realm. Once upon a time, at the relatively...

Posted: April 22, 2015, 7:29 PM

Top Gear – Marla Streb ’91

If there were such a thing as extreme sports fairy tales, Marla Streb ’91, M.S., marine estuarine science, would be fairy godmother of that daredevil realm. Once upon a time, at the relatively...

Posted: April 22, 2015, 7:29 PM

To You – Spring 2015

As the university and our alumni begin to plan for UMBC’s 50th anniversary in 2016, those of us who put together UMBC Magazine have been thinking hard about the history of the institution and how...

Posted: April 22, 2015, 7:28 PM

The News – Spring 2015

Walking the Walk A February 18 visit to UMBC by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was a chance to shine a national spotlight on the university’s leadership in innovative teaching and K-12...

Posted: April 22, 2015, 7:26 PM