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UMBC receives 1.5M to organize a new UMBC Quantum Science Institute (QSI).

According to Dr. Todd Pittman, QSI Director and Professor of Physics, “We have some heavy hitters here who are founders in the field, and the QSI is building on that foundation with a new generation of outstanding quantum-focused faculty.

Earl Brooks explores how Black musicians shape political and social discourse in his debut book

On Rhetoric and Black Music argues that the rhetorical power of music—specifically music created by Black artists—is what bridges cultural figures such as rapper Kendrick Lamar and abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and many others, together.


Ian Stockwell recently launched a project to address healthcare interventions such as healthy foods and safe housing

Quantum Photonics expertise earns UMBC a spot in the Department of Energy’s Frontiers in Energy Research Center

Susan McDonough, history, receives prestigious membership to the Institute for Advanced Studies to continue research on sex workers in medieval Mediterranean

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Robert Provine, Psychology, in Real Simple

Psychology Professor Robert Provine appeared in the July 2014 edition of Real Simple magazine in an article about the evolution and science of laughter. The magazine published a lengthy article in...

Posted: July 9, 2014, 8:10 PM

UMBC Co-Hosts NIH Regional Seminar

Tina Stanger, Deborah Waters, Dean Drake, and Tim Sparklin UMBC joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Towson University in co-hosting the 2014 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and...

Posted: July 3, 2014, 7:11 PM

Dennis Coates, Economics, on WAMU’s Metro Connection

Does it make sense to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Washington, D.C.? Economics Professor Dennis Coates recently shared his thoughts on this question on WAMU’s Metro Connection. The U.S....

Posted: July 1, 2014, 6:05 PM