Geographically, Silicon Valley is far away from UMBC. In fact, the Apple Campus at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California is 2,850 miles from UMBC. And Google’s headquarters is 2,846 miles...
June 6, 2012
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Before the discovery of insulin in 1922, children and adults who developed Type 1 diabetes usually died within a few months of the disease’s onset. That all changed when insulin became widely...
June 6, 2012
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Before the discovery of insulin in 1922, children and adults who developed Type 1 diabetes usually died within a few months of the disease’s onset. That all changed when insulin became widely...
June 6, 2012
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3:15 PM
With Matt Belzer, Director of Jazz Studies UMBC’s music department is known for pushing boundaries in new music – including its jazz studies program, headed up by director Matt Belzer – who’s...
June 6, 2012
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President Hrabowski will appear on NPR’s Tell Me More on June 6. He talks to host Michel Martin about the importance of higher education, how families can weigh the costs and benefits of college...
June 6, 2012
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Should computer science be a required course for today’s college students? That’s the question posed by USA TODAY reporter Sonia Su. UMBC’s Marie desJardins tell Su that, “Being a smart computer...
June 6, 2012
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From Freeman Hrabowski, President, and Philip Rous, Provost Designate & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Boehling, professor of history...
June 6, 2012
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At his San Francisco museum, UMBC alumnus Jerry Cimino ’76 makes sure the world is still hep to one of America’s greatest literary movements. By Jenny O’Grady Photos by Mirissa Neff and...
June 6, 2012
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The never-ending battle between advocates of the prescriptive and descriptive schools of language was touched off in the last few weeks, starting with a May 14 article in The New Yorker titled...
June 5, 2012
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Each year, the Alumni Association Scholarship program helps amazing students succeed at UMBC. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of their stories with you. This week, meet Melanie Dell...
June 5, 2012
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