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Real People Profiles: ThuyVy Duong

I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...

Posted: February 7, 2012, 10:15 AM

Hidden Talents

There's just no non-creepy way to call a stranger by name and explain, "I recognize you from photos you've been tagged in on Facebook." I make this mistake once in a while (most recently last week...

Posted: February 6, 2012, 1:23 PM

Real People Profiles: Yiannis Balanos

I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...

Posted: February 5, 2012, 5:29 PM

SLEEP! It’s like “my precious” (~ @drwestmoreland)

I laughed so hard when I read this line on the Dissertation House blog from Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, Nikki Westmoreland: “Sleep, it’s like my precious.” She said (wrote) it so...

Posted: February 3, 2012, 9:52 AM

SLEEP! It’s like “my precious” (~ @drwestmoreland)

I laughed so hard when I read this line on the Dissertation House blog from Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, Nikki Westmoreland: “Sleep, it’s like my precious.” She said (wrote) it so...

Posted: February 3, 2012, 9:52 AM

Scenes from Involvement Fest

With 181 participating departments and organizations, this was the largest Involvement Fest ever. Main Street was bustling. The Stilettos brought doo-wop to the Sports Zone. Megan Everett...

Posted: February 1, 2012, 8:14 PM