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“Parenting in Privilege or Peril,” a new book by UMBC’s Pamela R. Bennett, explores barriers to the “American dream”
The notion of the “American dream”—that hard work can lead to social and economic mobility—has existed in the United States for centuries, and it has been disputed for almost as long. Pamela...
April 26, 2022 · 9:10 AM
Smithsonian features Erle Ellis’s research on how humans have shaped ecology over millennia as a top discovery of 2021
“Our work shows that most areas depicted as ‘untouched,’ ‘wild,’ and ‘natural’ are actually areas with long histories of human inhabitation and use,” Ellis previously shared with UMBC News. They...
January 13, 2022 · 12:54 PM
After COVID halted global travel, UMBC’s newest Fulbright Scholars begin their journeys
Senior year ended with a surprising turn of events for Dominique Ross ‘21 and Yianni Karabatis ‘21. Both received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2021 – 2022. But, like many...
October 20, 2021 · 12:18 PM
International labor economist Tim Gindling is named UMBC’s 2021 – 2022 Liptz Professor
“This professorship will help Tim continue his research in wages, work, poverty, and income distribution in Latin America and East Asia,” says UMBC’s David Mitch, chair and professor of economics....
September 14, 2021 · 12:04 PM
UMBC’s Faith Davis is named a 2021 Newman Civic Fellow for work on healthcare, food, and housing insecurity
Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic has named Faith Davis a 2021 Newman Civic Fellow. “My greatest hope for this fellowship is to connect with a large network of change-makers who I can learn from and be...
May 11, 2021 · 5:52 PM
UMBC’s first virtual conference on inclusive language engages hundreds of education professionals from around the world
“To acknowledge that Black lives matter, that abuse of power must be stopped is paramount," shared DàVida Plummer, keynote speaker at UMBC's Inclusive Language Conference. “And for journalists the...
August 25, 2020 · 10:06 PM
UMBC’s Jason Schiffman and his YouthFIRST lab advance early identification and treatment of psychosis
“On average, life expectancy for someone with schizophrenia is twenty years less than someone without schizophrenia,” says Schiffman. “We are changing the paradigm by moving away from...
December 17, 2019 · 12:10 PM
UMBC welcomes European Union ambassadors to the U.S.
Ambassadors from the European countries of Slovenia, Estonia, and the Czech Republic convened at UMBC this month as part of the first joint European Union State outreach trip outside of...
December 12, 2019 · 4:34 PM
UMBC convenes research forum on immigration and mobility in higher education
“The research results showed that for each undocumented student that graduates from a four-year college, who would not have gone otherwise, the net benefits to the state were $350,000," explains...
June 25, 2019 · 11:07 AM
CS3 leads research summit on community-based violence prevention in Baltimore
“We wanted to purposefully use this summit to convene as many researchers as possible to examine, discuss, and share expertise and data,” Mallinson says. “Our intent is increasing collaboration...
December 14, 2018 · 1:56 PM

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