Growing up in Bronx, New York, almost a century ago, Bernard “Bernie” L. Berkowitz, a first-generation son of Hungarian immigrants, may not have realized then that his life would take him beyond...
June 18, 2025
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John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a...
June 18, 2025
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From June 5 – 8, UMBC hosted leading scientific researchers for a series of meetings on the science of the brain—often said to be the least understood organ in the human body. The proceedings...
June 17, 2025
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Anupam Joshi, Ph.D., has been named vice provost and chief AI officer for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) beginning July 1. Joshi brings almost three decades of experience at...
June 16, 2025
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Before 1960, the United States didn’t have a shock trauma center. That was until the construction of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, which marked a turning...
June 16, 2025
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Dear Campus Community, I am writing to update you on recent travel restrictions that affect certain members of our campus community. The information contained in this communication is...
June 13, 2025
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The other morning at breakfast, I told my son I could draw an infinite line on two sides of a single piece of paper. He, of course, scoffed. So, I found a scrap sheet, made a half twist of the...
June 12, 2025
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On a windy April day, President Valerie Sheares Ashby arrived at UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) for her regular student office hours on the Rockville, Maryland, campus. Established...
June 12, 2025
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“You’re listening to WMBC, UMBC’s freeform student radio station. And you’re in the 2000s right now, thanks to the radio time machine.” Four years ago, hearing those words would have been...
June 12, 2025
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We wish to inform you of recent staffing changes within the Center for Global Engagement’s Office of International Students and Scholars. Staff Departures Dave Anguish, Director of the...
June 12, 2025
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