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Picture the most advanced technology and certain qualities probably spring to mind: maybe metallic and sleek, with glowing lights and big digital screens. The researchers at the Center for...
Written by Richard Forno, teaching professor in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most of the daily operations...
Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed...
The Conversation Weekly Podcast Interview with Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, UMBC. With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world...
Written by Fred L. Pincus, emeritus professor of Sociology, UMBC. Two big assumptions underlie President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. The first is...
Written by Adi Foord, assistant professor of physics, UMBC This article is part of The Conversation‘s “Curious Kids” series. How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and...
Written by James Foulds, associate professor of information systems, UMBC; Phil Feldman, adjunct research assistant professor of information systems, UMBC; and Shimei Pan, associate professor of...
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...
Written by Tania Lizarazo, associate professor of Latin American studies and global studies, UMBC It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one...
Tanya Olson, associate professor of English, UMBC. On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with...
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