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Rick Forno, Cybersecurity, on The World

Earlier this week, a security research company released a report providing technical documentation and near-certain proof that China is engaging in cyber-espionage activities against the US....

Posted: February 21, 2013, 8:32 PM

UMBC Chess Team Travels to Maryland State House

Earlier this month UMBC’s chess team was formally recognized on the floor of the Maryland State Senate and the House with a citation from Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones (UMBC, ’76, psychology)...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 3:53 PM

Jenkins ’97, BioSci, Named Sloan Research Fellow

Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins ’97, biological sciences, assistant professor of marine and environmental affairs at the University of Washington, is one off 126 recipients of the Sloan Research...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 3:29 PM

Podgurski ’07, Music, Profiled in City Paper

In a recent interview with Baltimore’s City Paper, Nick Podgurski ’07, music, lets readers in on his latest project, Feast of the Epiphany. Podgurski, who first made a name for himself in the...

Posted: February 21, 2013, 3:23 PM

Alumnae Named Semi-Finalists for Sondheim Art Prize

Three UMBC alumnae and one faculty member were among the list of semi-finalists for the 2013 Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize, the The Baltimore Office for Promotion and Arts announced this...

Posted: February 20, 2013, 9:46 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, In New Book

Robert Provine, psychology, has an essay in a newly published book entitled “This Explains Everything,” a collection of answers to Edge.org’s annual question for 2012. This year’s question was...

Posted: February 20, 2013, 9:18 PM

Book by Robert Provine, Psychology, Wins PROSE Award

Robert Provine, professor of psychology, has won an Association of American Publishers’ 2012 PROSE Award for “Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond.”  The book received the...

Posted: February 20, 2013, 8:58 PM