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Ellicott City

Aftermath of the flood damage. Photo by Mark Baxter @SkySightVIP
June 17, 2019

Learning from Ellicott City

In the aftermath of two “1000-year” floods in three years, can experts, officials, and residents agree on a way to prevent the next big one while preserving this historic...
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EHS workers respond to the scene in Ellicott City. Permission from Baltimore Sun Media. All rights reserved.
June 17, 2019

An Ounce of Prevention

Recovery from the flooding in Ellicott City has been long and difficult, and communities have often been left with more questions than answers....

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Photo by Sun photographer Frank A. Miller.
June 17, 2019

Ellicott City: A Timeline of Resilience

Since its founding in 1772, Ellicott City “has come in for an inordinate amount of disasters from floods, fires and railroad wrecks,”

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April 15, 2014

Hearts and Minds: Katelyn Niu and Kevin Yang

In the fall of 2003, Kevin Yang ’07 computer science and financial economics and Katelyn Niu ’05, biochemistry, found themselves in the same physics study group.

But their relationship began...

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