Looking East UMBC’s new Asian studies program will give students the opportunity to learn about Asian languages, cultures and the significant impacts that the region is having on the world. The...
May 12, 2011
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Scott Rifkin ’81, biological sciences, a physician and long-term care executive, was interviewed by the Baltimore Sun about his company’s acquisition of a retirement community in Pikesville. The...
May 9, 2011
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A Meeting of the Minds While cleaning out his closet on a recent visit home, Phillip Fitzgerald found a box of old awards. Flipping through certificates and plaques for various achievements, he...
May 6, 2011
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Freelance journalist Matthew Van Dyke ’02, political science, is still missing in Libya. A recent story in The Atlantic magazine about another missing journalist mentions Van Dyke, who was...
April 26, 2011
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Boundless curiosity Can you get high school students to ignore their cellphones during class? Could wind power off the East Coast greatly reduce fossil fuel consumption? What can dance...
April 26, 2011
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The Rev. Leo Patalinghug ’92, political science, has taken his passion for cooking to the next level, with the publication of a cookbook inspired by his family and his faith. His book, “Grace...
April 25, 2011
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Kevin Cepelak ’05, political science, has a job that comes with a pass that gets him into any Major League Baseball (MLB) park. And when he gets to his office near New York City’s Grand Central...
April 21, 2011
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Former professional mountain biker Marla Streb, who earned her M.S. in Marine Estuary Environmental Science from UMBC in 1991, is featured in the Baltimore City Paper’s “bike issue” this week....
April 20, 2011
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Former professional mountain biker Marla Streb, who earned her M.S. in Marine Estuary Environmental Science from UMBC in 1991, is featured in the Baltimore City Paper’s “bike issue” this week. To...
April 20, 2011
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Hands-on History Marie Spiro had been collecting artifacts to use in her classroom at the University of Maryland, College Park for over 50 years. So when the archaeologist decided that it was...
April 15, 2011
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