In the 1960s, a common routine for elementary school students was to practice hiding under their desks in case of a nuclear blast. Following the Bay of Pigs standoff in 1961, international...
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Written by Sarah Leupen, senior lecturer of biological sciences, UMBC Everyone has one, but you might not know much about it. Here biologist Sarah Leupen, who teaches human and comparative...
April 5, 2023
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Meet Xavier Smith, a senior computer engineering student who is heading to MIT next year to pursue his dreams of earning a Ph.D. and starting a biotech company. As a part of UMBC’s Meyerhoff...
April 3, 2023
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Written by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, UMBC When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited...
March 31, 2023
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Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC The Biden administration released its first National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2,...
March 23, 2023
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Written by Noorzehra Zaidi, assistant professor of history, UMBC For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be missing: plastics. The...
March 22, 2023
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Meet Karndeep Singh ’18, M26, biochemistry and molecular biology, a graduate student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the biochemistry and molecular biology Ph.D. program. Singh...
March 15, 2023
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Meet Anthony Rivera, a senior information systems (IS) major and a first-generation college student. When he’s not working on research related to improving equity for Medicaid recipients, you can...
March 14, 2023
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Meet Adeola Ojomo, a sophomore sociology major who started working on campus helping other students as an academic peer advocate (APA) after being inspired by another APA who helped her with some...
March 13, 2023
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Written by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, UMBC March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion...
March 8, 2023
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