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Zeynep Tufekci, Sociology, on Privacy & Facebook: Baltimore Sun

Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor of sociology, was quoted in a Feb. 24 Baltimore Sun story on recent controversies about the popular social networking site Facebook's privacy policies. "It...

March 4, 2009 · 12:00 PM

No More Tears: Photoshop out the Tears and Sad Faces’ Emotions Turn Uncertain

A noted expert on the neuroscience of laughter has turned his focus to tears. Or more precisely, how digitally removing tears from photos of crying people makes it tough to tell just what emotion...

February 24, 2009 · 12:00 PM

A Food Pioneer

It’s no surprise to UMBC Professor of American Studies Warren Belasco that food is entering mainstream curricula at American colleges and universities. A number of academic institutions are...

February 20, 2009 · 12:00 PM

The Future of Information Sharing

As the world embraces Web 2.0, the effects of social media are on the minds of several researchers at UMBC. Assistant Professor of Sociology Zeynep Tufekci studies the impact that technology,...

February 20, 2009 · 12:00 PM

UMBC Darwin Expert Speaks at Library of Congress

When UMBC history professor Sandra Herbert first saw the Charles Darwin Archives at Christ’s College, Cambridge as a graduate student, “It was like finding out Shakespeare had left unpublished...

February 20, 2009 · 12:00 PM

Cramming & Jamming: GAIM Students Build Video Games in a Weekend

“Raaarrggh!” If the bouncing Q-tip had heels, the humongous-eared monster would be hot on them. “He just hates his job, man,” said Micah Betts ’07, who did the 3-D animation for “Q-Tip...

February 6, 2009 · 12:00 PM

Green Skies: A Better Environment for Air Travel

Photo Caption: Hillol Kargupta’s ideas to help airlines reduce their carbon footprint were honored with an IBM Innovation Award. Hillol Kargupta logs thousands of frequent flier miles each year...

January 21, 2009 · 12:00 PM

The Joy in Discovery

A former Meyerhoff Scholar's research could help women with breast cancer. By Lila Guterman This article courtesty of UMBC Magazine Talk to Paula Whittington '01, biological sciences,...

January 14, 2009 · 12:00 PM

Swedish Biotech Firm Licenses HIV-drug Technology from UMBC

Inventions Developed in Prof. Michael Summers’ Lab Could Lead to New HIV Drugs, Targets The Swedish biotech firm Vironova has reached an agreement with UMBC to license patented technology...

December 19, 2008 · 12:00 PM

Chemistry/Biochemistry Professor's Breakthrough Provides New Ways to Design Drugs for Arthritis, Inflammation and Cancer

Photo Caption: Research by Elsa Garcin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, appeared in the Oct. 12 issue of Nature Chemical Biology. A proper balance of nitric oxide (NO) – the...

November 20, 2008 · 12:00 PM

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