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Robots are everywhere – improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration
Written by Ramana Vinjamuri, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an...
April 13, 2023 · 1:25 PM
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Innies, outies and omphalophobia: 7 navel-gazing questions about belly buttons answered
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 · 1:34 PM
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What is the National Cybersecurity Strategy? A cybersecurity expert explains what it is and what the Biden administration has changed
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 · 2:46 PM
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Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
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 · 12:07 PM
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Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about
Co-written by Alicia Sabatino ’20, M.S. ’24, geography and environmental systems, UMBC. When you think about location data on your mobile phone, tablet or laptop, what comes to mind? Mailing...
February 21, 2023 · 12:04 PM
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Studying abroad is poised to make a post-pandemic comeback – here are 5 questions students who plan to study overseas should ask
Written by David L. Di Maria, associate vice provost for international education, UMBC Before the pandemic struck in 2020, the number of U.S. students studying abroad had been pretty much...
February 13, 2023 · 9:49 AM
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Mini creatures with mighty voices know their audience and focus on a single frequency
Written by Bernard Lohr, associate professor of biological sciences, UMBC In the cloud forests of South America, amid the constant cacophony of bird and insect noise, a deafening blare...
January 31, 2023 · 5:29 PM
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Organ-on-a-chip models allow researchers to conduct studies closer to real-life conditions – and possibly grease the drug development pipeline
Chengpeng Chen, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time...
January 10, 2023 · 11:35 AM
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FTX’s collapse mirrors an infamous 18th century British financial scandal
Amy Froide, professor of history, UMBC Enron. Bernie Madoff. FTX. In modern capitalism, it seems as if stories of companies and managers who engage in fraud and swindle their investors...
December 21, 2022 · 1:41 PM
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Americans think they know a lot about politics – and it’s bad for democracy that they’re so often wrong in their confidence
Ian Anson, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMBC As statewide primaries continue through the summer, many Americans are beginning to think about which candidates they will support in...
September 2, 2022 · 2:21 PM
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