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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.

Mark Benesch catalyzes UMBC’s partnership with drug maker AstraZeneca

UMBC Alum, Mark Benesch, has worked with UMBC to launch new collaborations with AstraZeneca such as on-campus information sessions and recruiting events. As a result, students applying to AstraZeneca internships has increased by 31% this past year.


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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John Rennie Short, Public Policy, in World Future Review

In the March 2014 issue of World Future Review (WFR), Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short was interviewed about his book Stress Testing the USA. WFR is a quarterly publication that explores...

Posted: April 25, 2014, 5:25 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, in The New Yorker

An article published April 15 in The New Yorker explores the surprising science behind yawning and what makes it so unique. Psychology Professor Robert Provine, author of Curious Behavior:...

Posted: April 15, 2014, 5:46 PM