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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.

Erle Ellis and international researchers propose an index to measure nations’ relationship with nature.

The National Relationship Index will be the first standardized global metric that measures the quality of a nation’s relationships with nature, including plants and animals, land, rivers, oceans, mountains, forests, deserts, and grasslands.


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

Webb Telescope pictures provide astronomers, like Adi Foord, a tool for observing some of the earliest galaxies and black holes in the universe (pc:NASA)

Diane Alonso, Psychology, has been named senior fellow for generative AI pedagogy at the USM William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

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Robert Provine, Psychology, in Slate

An article published March 25 in the online magazine Slate examines the factors that cause humans to laugh. The story cites the work and research of Psychology Professor Robert Provine that helps...

Posted: March 28, 2014, 3:54 PM

Dennis Coates, Economics, on Econ Journal Watch

Economics Professor Dennis Coates was recently a guest on an Econ Journal Watch podcast discussing his research that found economists mostly frown on government subsidies for professional sports...

Posted: March 25, 2014, 2:51 PM

Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in The Baltimore Sun

Danielle Denenny and Eryn Bentley, two graduate students working as part of Schiffman’s research team, are also quoted in The Baltimore Sun article titled, “UMBC study among efforts to increase...

Posted: March 24, 2014, 7:54 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, on BBC News Website

A new Duke University study finds that contagious yawning is linked more closely to a person’s age than their ability to empathize, and it shows a stronger link to age than tiredness or energy...

Posted: March 21, 2014, 4:06 PM