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Dennis Coates, Economics, in the Washington Post

The Washington Post this weekend featured a reflection on the turbulent development of Nationals Park, home to the Washington Nationals. The article concluded with a comment by UMBC economics...

Posted: April 2, 2012, 5:03 PM

Bill Shewbridge, New Media Studio, in Urbanite

Bill Shewbridge, director of UMBC’s New Media Studio, spoke to Urbanite about the role technology plays on campus and in the lives of students. “There is a tendency to think that students are...

Posted: April 2, 2012, 1:29 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in Patch

Patch reports that nearly 60,000 people turned out for early voting in Maryland, March 24-29, but that accounts for just 1.88% of eligible voters statewide. UMBC public policy professor and chair...

Posted: March 30, 2012, 3:15 PM

Tyson King-Meadows named APSA Congressional Fellow

The American Political Science Association has selected Tyson King-Meadows, associate professor of political science, for the 2012-2013 class of Congressional Fellows. The APSA Congressional...

Posted: March 29, 2012, 6:18 PM

UMBC Shriver Center on WYPR

UMBC’s Shriver Center has partnered with College Gardens for 15 years to offer children in Southwest Baltimore tutoring, mentorship and supervised activities after school. This week, WYPR...

Posted: March 29, 2012, 4:51 PM

Kate Brown, History, on Lecture Tour

Kate Brown, associate professor of history, is giving a series of talks that are taking her across the country.  Brown studies and teaches Russian and Eastern European history, and is an expert on...

Posted: March 28, 2012, 3:11 PM

Meredith Oyen, History, to Talk at Temple University

Meredith Oyen, assistant professor of history, will give a talk at the Center for Force and Diplomacy at Temple University on Thursday, March 29. Oyen’s talk is entitled “Crossing Borders in...

Posted: March 28, 2012, 2:59 PM