UMBC in U.S. News & World Report
UMBC was ranked number one in the list of “Up-and-Coming” campuses in the latest U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges Guide. In addition, UMBC also received recognition for being the number one public national university in undergraduate teaching, tied with Standford at fourth place among all national universities. UMBC also joined Cal Tech, Duke University, Williams College, MIT and others in an unranked list of schools that give students outstanding opportunities for undergraduate research and creative projects.
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David Clurman, Residential Education, in Washington Post
It’s that time of year again – move-in, where students across the nation are unpacking boxes and settling in to their new homes. But what does that mean for area residents who’ve had the quiet summer streets to themselves, especially in metropolitan areas such as D.C. or Baltimore? University officials want to “stick up for the rights of their students” but also keep the peace with area residents, said David Clurman, assistant director of residential education and president of the Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers. “Sometimes it’s just people being hyper-sensitive, and sometimes it’s the students being out of control. You just have to find a balance,” said Clurman. The article, “Rules Trail Raucous Students Off-Campus,” ran Monday, August 17.
Erle Ellis, Geography and Environmental Systems, on CNN.com
A new study by researchers at UMBC and the University of Virginia (UVA) found that ancient man may have started global warming through massive deforestation and burning that could have permanently altered the Earth’s climate. The study was published in Quaternary Science Review and reported on UVA’s Web site. The lead study author was William Ruddiman, professor emeritus of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia and a climate scientist, and the study co-author was Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems Erle Ellis. Ellis acknowledges that “some models of past land use show it’s only been in the past 150 years — with a huge population explosion, the onset of the Industrial Age and the rise of fossil-fuel burning — that global warming has accelerated.” The article, “Study: Global warming sparked by ancient farming methods,” ran on CNN.com Wednesday, August 19.
Manil Suri, Mathematics, on BBC’s “The Forum”
Professor of Mathematics Manil Suri was a guest speaker on “The Forum,” a BBC World Service program which crosses scientific, creative and geographic boundaries. He discussed “how the discovery of basis functions have allowed mathematicians to deal with the infinite.” The program was presented by Bridget Kendall.
See the program here.
Zeynep Tufekci, Sociology, in Baltimore City Paper
The world’s newfound love of Twitter and its short messages have already impacted culture. It seems that most people just don’t understand yet how and why communicating through the internet is different than other ways. “So many people are using [social-networking sites] and they are acting like it is a private space. But it actually is a public space,” said Assistant Professor of Sociology Zeynep Tufekci. She sees this as a “collapsing of boundaries.” The article, “#Everything,” ran in the Baltimore City Paper Wednesday, August 19.
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