AI holds great promise for identifying where and how fast diseases are spreading, writes Vandana Janeja, Professor of Information Systems.
Why do Americans say ‘bay-zle’ and the English say ‘baa-zle’?
A person’s voice is like a fingerprint. Everyone talks differently, and everyone voice is unique. How we use language is a way of showing who we are.
Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic
New disease outbreaks generate headlines and attention. Meanwhile, however, Americans face a slower but much more pervasive health crisis: obesity.
Antonio McAfee: Through the Layers, Pt. 2
Baltimore artist Antonio McAfee worked with vernacular photography to access the intimate lives of African Americans of the Civil War period.
How did I get my own unique set of fingerprints?
The details of your fingerprints are influenced by many other factors besides genes.
Real pay data show Trump’s ‘blue collar boom’ is more of a bust for US workers, in 3 charts
If you thought workers’ hourly pay was finally rising, think again.
AI could constantly scan the internet for data privacy violations, a quicker, easier way to enforce compliance
UMBC researchers are developing technologies for machines to understand data privacy laws and enforce compliance with them using artificial intelligence.
Hidden by a pleasant scent: The health consequences of flavor in e-cigarettes
Flavorings long used to make tobacco products and e-cigarettes palatable — and particularly alluring to children — may also actually harm tissue.
There’s more than one good way to teach kids how to read
Just like each child grows over time, reading methods should, too, because there is more than one good way to teach a kid how to read.
A Day in the Life of a Student Teacher
Lydia Coley ’20, American studies, has started a new adventure this semester, doing what she has been preparing for over the last three years—be a student-teacher.