The Meyerhoff Scholars program has been called the “gold standard” for providing a path into STEM research for underrepresented students in the field.
Duke Ellington’s Melodies Carried his Message of Social Justice
At a moment when there is a longstanding heated debate over how artists and pop culture figures should engage in social activism, the life and career of musical legend Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington offers a model of how to do it right.
Japan’s next emperor is a modern, multilingual environmentalist
For the first time in 217 years, a Japanese emperor will cede his place on the imperial throne.
A Quest to Reconstruct Baltimore’s American Indian ‘Reservation’
Lumbee are indigenous to North Carolina but have been present in Baltimore since at least as early as the 1930s.
Pitch Perfect
Every time the lefthander steps on the field, it seems like she’s either breaking another record or coming up clutch.
Q&A: Grollman ’07 to Speak at 2019 URCAD
Eric Grollman ’07, sociology and psychology, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Richmond, will serve as this year’s URCAD keynote speaker.
April 15 Is the Day Tobacco Companies Pay $9 Billion for Tobacco Illnesses, but Is It Enough?
Payments from tobacco companies help support health care for low-income people served by state Medicaid programs.
New York Gets Serious about Traffic with the First Citywide US Congestion Pricing Plan
Congestion pricing forces users to reevaluate their travel patterns.
Want to Fix Gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court Needs to Listen to Mathematicians
Defining a standard to identify partisan – and possibly illegal – gerrymandering.
Crafting Sounds for the Stars
A degree from UMBC can take you anywhere — even a galaxy far, far away. Kimberly Patrick ‘08 has a geek’s dream job, working for Lucasfilm’s Skywalker Sound.