The Conversation U.S. launched its new book club with a bang – talking to mathematician Manil Suri about his nonfiction work “The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math.”...
September 18, 2023
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As waves of students swarmed the Retriever Activity Center last week, senior Micah Polsky of the UMBC Crafting Club quietly stood knitting a pale blue merino wool sock with three tiny needles....
September 12, 2023
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The feel of a pen as it clicks open and closed, pointed for note taking (or probably more likely the feel of an electronic stylus). The sound of pages rustling in a notebook during the first class...
August 31, 2023
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Written by Tara S. Carpenter, principal lecturer of chemistry and biochemistry, UMBC If you have curly hair, you know that every day is a new adventure. What will my hair do today? Why does...
August 11, 2023
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Written by Jeffrey Gardner, associate professor of biological sciences, UMBC One of the scariest things you can be told when at a doctor’s office is “You have an antimicrobial-resistant...
May 3, 2023
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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...
April 7, 2023
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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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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 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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The biotech industry—or technology-based business that harnesses the power of biology—is booming in Maryland. And with more than 3,000 biotech companies currently operating in the state (with more...
March 2, 2023
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