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UMBC alumnus Father Leo Patalinghug ’92 finds the divine in cuisine and competition. His quest may yet make him one of America’s best-known Catholic priests. By B. Rose Huber Images courtesy...

UMBC American studies professor Warren Belasco has pioneered food studies’ explosive growth in the classroom and the larger culture. By Phoebe Connelly “You did not go into food as an academic...

Food is not only a means of individual sustenance. The act of sharing a meal helps to form and sustain communities as well. UMBC is no exception. Whether it’s a student and a professor discussing...

A Date with Darwin Forgive Sandra Herbert if she’s a bit exhausted as 2009 comes to a close. Herbert, a professor emerita of history, is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the work of...

Gael Force Catonsville’s a long, long way from Tipperary, but a local band with a strong UMBC connection is bringing Ireland and other musical ports of call a lot closer with their music. Five...

[Video] From UMBC Magazine Food Issue, Winter 2010. Video by Jenny O’Grady.

[Video] From UMBC Magazine Food Issue, Winter 2010. How to Build a Ramen Bridge, featuring Tim Topoleski. Video by Jenny O’Grady.

The Tweet Science UMBC Assistant Professor of Sociology Zeynep Tufekci is not a big fan of technology for its own sake. But if a new electronic gadget helps her get through the day more...

Christina Ralls ’07, imaging and digital arts, recently completed a public art project that allowed her to dive into her family history and tell a story about one of the most turbulent moments in...

Discovering Japan When UMBC men’s lacrosse team returned from an 11-day trip to Japan to play in the 2009 International Friendship Games, they came back with more than an undefeated record in...