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Making Leadership History Three women students now hold leadership positions on campus, but none of them care � about being women, that is. While Yasmin Karimian (SGA president), Jen Kent (SGA...

Medieval Text Goes Digital Thomas Field, professor of linguistics and french, is making inaccessible language more available. He and his research assistants spend hours in front of computers...

Men�s Lacrosse Team Travels to Japan The UMBC men’s lacrosse team just returned from an 11-day trip to Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, where they participated in the 2009 International Friendship...

Men�s Swimming and Diving Win Championship for Sixth Consecutive Season The UMBC men’s swimming and diving team has won the America East Championship for the sixth consecutive season and 12th...

New Spin on Wind Power What do you get when you combine geography, visual arts and a splash of humor? “The Mills Family Gets a Wind Turbine,” a Web site created by students in both the...

New Year�s Resolutions for the World The year 2009 promises to be historic in many ways, as world leaders face intertwined challenges for the global economy, sustainability and security....

Off-Road Engineers Excel Safety goggles are required gear in many campus labs. Mechanical engineering graduate student Sam Markkula and his teammates just prefer one that also requires a...

Passionate Promoting Not many people discover their life’s passion at 14. But after doing “street team work” (passing out flyers and promoting bands online) Baltimore native Christine Osazuwa...

Preview UMBC�s Homepage �Refresh� On Friday, August 28, UMBC will launch a “refreshed” version of its homepage in order to provide a better user experience for the variety of visitors that...

Prove It! The 2008-09 UMBC Prove It! Campaign, a UMBC Student Government Association (SGA) initiative, provided $50,000 for a new Green Space, located near the entrance of the Center for Art,...