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public policy

The infamous Makoko slum in Lagos, Nigeria.Stefan Magdalinski/Wikimedia Commons
September 16, 2019

What Nigerian cities can learn from the rest of the world

In the footsteps of rapid urban population growth, governments must enact better policies that focus on the improvement of existing communities rather than on their eradication.

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Addict addiction ashtray cigarettes
April 15, 2019

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.

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June 15, 2018

School safety commission misses the mark by ignoring guns

F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

A federal school safety commission that formed after the Parkland, Florida,...

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April 30, 2018

Local governments’ cybersecurity crisis in 8 charts

Experts from UMBC’s School of Public Policy and Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering work together to understand how local governments practice cybersecurity.

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January 29, 2016

Link Roundup: UMBC in the News

Here's who (and how much snow) made the news this week:

  • In case you hadn’t heard, it snowed a lot in Baltimore this past weekend, and UMBC was...
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October 1, 2015

Roundup: UMBC in the News

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week,...

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September 24, 2015

Roundup: UMBC in the News

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week,...

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September 18, 2015

Roundup: UMBC in the News

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week,...

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September 10, 2015

Roundup: UMBC in the News

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week,...

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September 3, 2015

Round Up: UMBC in the News

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week,...

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