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Bringing the Peace Corps Home One lesson Katie Long brought home from volunteering in Honduras for the Peace Corps in 2005-07 is that fun and games can have a positive social and health impact...

Catch the Fever! The 2009 Homecoming Weekend, “Retriever Fever,” is sure to start with a fire – literally. On Thursday, October 15, the lawn of Erickson field will be filled with students...

Celebrating Student Research & Creativity Bringing Jane Austen’s writing to life through dance. The ethics of Wall Street’s shadow markets. Turning algae into green energy. The history of...

Celluloid Deities Can street paintings and advertisements be studied as art? And can examining other cultures inform our answer to that question? Preminda Jacob, an associate professor of...

Chemistry Discovery Center Serves as Model for Physics, Math Watch a video on UMBC’s Chemistry Discovery Center: Created by Professors Ralph Pollack and William LaCourse, the...

Chess Champions The UMBC Chess Team captured first place at the Pan American Intercollegiate Championships held in South Padre Island, Texas, December 27-30, beating rivals University of Texas...

Connecting Students to Video Game Pros It seems like a college student’s dream come true: get paid to immerse yourself in video games.  But a gaming career requires more than having logged the...

Crazy for Politics Do you find news and current events dull, boring and confusing? Too many young people answer yes to that question, says political cartoonist Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher, who...

Diving into the Dark Theatrical stories are often told through a series of dialogue between actors. But what if they were told only through sound and physical action?  This idea is captured...

Erickson School Comes of Age For a U.S. population that is living longer and healthier, the Erickson School at UMBC is “the right school with the right topic in the right location,” said...