<?xml version="1.0"?>
<News hasArchived="false" page="1" pageCount="1" pageSize="10" timestamp="Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:42:02 -0400" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/dps/posts.xml?tag=cartography">
<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="76289" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/dps/posts/76289">
<Title>An Interesting Study on Laughter</Title>
<Tagline>UMBC Industry Roundup</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content">UMBC Professor and neuroscientist, Dr. Robert Provine, has studied laughter for the past two decades. In this week’s roundup, we take a peek into how laughter can actually boost workplace team dynamics and creativity. <br><br>We also take a look at topics such as how satellites help ward off 
    floods, tech support scams, social justice cartography, and 
    responsibility for data security.<br><br><a href="http://gritinaction.umbc.edu/laughter/?utm_campaign=industry%20news%20laughter&amp;utm_source=my.umbc.edu&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=blog" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Check it out...</a><br></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>UMBC Professor and neuroscientist, Dr. Robert Provine, has studied laughter for the past two decades. In this week’s roundup, we take a peek into how laughter can actually boost workplace team...</Summary>
<Website>http://gritinaction.umbc.edu/laughter/?utm_campaign=industry%20news%20laughter&amp;utm_source=my.umbc.edu&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=blog</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76289/guest@my.umbc.edu/b782ae7c8eb796a34b939f2b0bc55f54/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>cartography</Tag>
<Tag>creativity</Tag>
<Tag>data</Tag>
<Tag>laughter</Tag>
<Tag>satellites</Tag>
<Tag>security</Tag>
<Group token="dps">UMBC Professional Programs</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/dps</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/xsmall.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/original.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/xxlarge.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/xlarge.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/large.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/medium.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/small.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/xsmall.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/513/2e72ed76b7b3b9ce2f15fce64178dfaf/xxsmall.png?1642086701</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>UMBC Professional Programs</Sponsor>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/xxlarge.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xlarge">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/xlarge.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/large.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/medium.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/small.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xsmall">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/xsmall.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/076/289/61b9ed6ae978430b49cd44bd6d69f9ca/xxsmall.jpg?1525367876</ThumbnailUrl>
<PawCount>5</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Thu, 03 May 2018 13:19:27 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

</News>
