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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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UMBC’s Hilltop Institute in The Baltimore Sun

An article published January 19 in The Baltimore Sun examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act as Marylanders gain health insurance coverage, but points to how many are switching from...

Posted: January 22, 2014, 5:38 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, to be Featured in New Book

Psychology professor Robert Provine participated in this year’s annual question on Edge.org, which features a collection of online essays that is later published as part of a high-profile and...

Posted: January 22, 2014, 3:57 PM

Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

What’s the Absurd Creature of the Week in WIRED science? Why it’s none other than one of biologist Tom Cronin’s favorite sea critters, the mantis shrimp. And the eyes of these creatures are...

Posted: January 13, 2014, 8:11 PM

UMBC Study on Maryland Dream Act in the Gazette

An article published January 8th in The Gazette examines the impact of the Maryland Dream Act after its first year. The law allows undocumented immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools...

Posted: January 9, 2014, 6:05 PM