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International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique

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International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Eric Dyer ’95 received international recognition for his film “Copenhagen Cycles,” which uses an avant-garde approach of connecting age-old film techniques with digital technology. “Copenhagen Cycles” won the 2007 Director’s Choice Award at the Thomas Edison Black Maria Film and Video Festival and was also screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and festivals in Turkey, Portugal, the Netherlands, England and Germany. An experimental animator who often uses computers to create his films, Dyer produced “Copenhagen Cycles” using a new filmmaking method that he developed, merging digital animation… Continue Reading International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique

International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique

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International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Eric Dyer ’95 received international recognition for his film “Copenhagen Cycles,” which uses an avant-garde approach of connecting age-old film techniques with digital technology. “Copenhagen Cycles” won the 2007 Director’s Choice Award at the Thomas Edison Black Maria Film and Video Festival and was also screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and festivals in Turkey, Portugal, the Netherlands, England and Germany. An experimental animator who often uses computers to create his films, Dyer produced “Copenhagen Cycles” using a new filmmaking method that he developed, merging digital animation… Continue Reading International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique

International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique

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International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Eric Dyer ’95 received international recognition for his film “Copenhagen Cycles,” which uses an avant-garde approach of connecting age-old film techniques with digital technology. “Copenhagen Cycles” won the 2007 Director’s Choice Award at the Thomas Edison Black Maria Film and Video Festival and was also screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and festivals in Turkey, Portugal, the Netherlands, England and Germany. An experimental animator who often uses computers to create his films, Dyer produced “Copenhagen Cycles” using a new filmmaking method that he developed, merging digital animation… Continue Reading International Recognition for a New Filmmaking Technique

Alumnus Ian M. Ralby Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

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Alumnus Ian M. Ralby Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship Ian M. Ralby, UMBC’s 2002 Valedictorian, will enter the M.Phil. program in International Relations at Cambridge University with funding provided by the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, considered one of the world’s most selective academic awards. “President Hrabowski and UMBC helped me to become a Gates Cambridge Scholar,” said Ralby, who graduated with a B.A. in Modern Languages and Linguistics and a M.A. in Intercultural Communication. “UMBC nurtured my intellectual curiosity. My work in modern languages and linguistics and intercultural communication helped solidify my passion for international affairs. Through study abroad in Switzerland–made… Continue Reading Alumnus Ian M. Ralby Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

UMBC Draws Top-Seeded Connecticut in NCAA Tournament

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UMBC Draws Top-Seeded Connecticut in NCAA Tournament Indianapolis-The America East champion UMBC women’s basketball (16-16) team has garnered the No. 16 seed in the Fresno Regional and will take on top-seed Connecticut (29-3) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at 9 p.m. at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Conn. The game can be seen live on ESPN2. After becoming the first team in conference history to defeat the one, two and three seeds en route to the title, the Retrievers are making their first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament. UMBC becomes the fourth America East team… Continue Reading UMBC Draws Top-Seeded Connecticut in NCAA Tournament

UMBC Entrepreneurship Profiles

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UMBC Student and Faculty Entrepreneurs Look for more information on entrepreneurship at UMBC, and faculty and student entrepreneurs, on the UMBC Web site and myUMBC portal throughout the semester. Melissa Amor Senior, Political Science Amor came to UMBC with plans for a career in law, but in her freshman year she took a class in The Practice of Management and became inspired by the idea of entrepreneurship. Now, she is a finalist in the Most Promising Campus CEO contest, founded by Randal Pinkett and is also interviewing at such prestigious graduate schools as Harvard, Notre Dame and Georgetown. Amor’s Most… Continue Reading UMBC Entrepreneurship Profiles

TV Grows Up Fast at UMBC

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TV Grows Up Fast at UMBC “Quiet on the set, please!” will soon be a familiar refrain at UMBC. Retirement Living Television (RLTV), America’s first network devoted exclusively to people age 55 and over, recently gave the University’s on-campus TV studio a $1.3 million dollar upgrade and has begun offering students hands-on experience behind the scenes of nationally broadcast programs. RLTV began as a media offshoot of Erickson Retirement Communities and has since grown to reach over 26 million U.S. households through DirecTV and Comcast. RLTV produces two of its programs – “The Voice” and a yet-to-be-named advocacy show –… Continue Reading TV Grows Up Fast at UMBC

Sari Bennett Receives Nat’l Council for the Social Studies Award

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Sari Bennett Receives National Council for the Social Studies Award “How can students be citizens of the world if they don’t have the background they need to know about its people and its places?” asks Sari Bennett, clinical associate professor of geography and environmental systems and a longtime advocate for strengthening the teaching of geography at the K-12 level. On December 2, Bennett, coordinator for the Maryland Geographic Alliance–which has worked with over 12,000 K-12 teachers since 1989–will receive the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Outstanding Service Award. It honors exceptional service in support of K-16 social studies… Continue Reading Sari Bennett Receives Nat’l Council for the Social Studies
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Monitoring the Health of Vulnerable Populations

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Monitoring the Health of Vulnerable Populations Working in the nation’s capital changed Todd Eberly ’06 , Ph.D. public policy, from a political scientist to a specialist in poverty and public health. The shift seems to be a good fit, as Eberly recently won the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration’s dissertation award for his work on how managed care affects services received by enrollees in Medicaid, the nation’s health insurance program for low income individuals. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania’s Clarion University, Eberly went to work in Washington, DC analyzing federal health policy. “I saw… Continue Reading Monitoring the Health of Vulnerable Populations

UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland

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A Presidential Honor UMBC biologist Rachel M. Brewsterstyle> recently made a short drive to Washington, D.C. that was a big leap forward for her and the University. She received the nation’s top honor for promising young scientists, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), at a White House ceremony in July. The PECASE provides up to five years of financial support to the honored scientists for research and community outreach. Awardees must be nominated by a participating federal agency or department. Brewster was one of just three U.S. biologists nominated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) who… Continue Reading UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland

UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland

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A Destination for Cultural Life: UMBC hosts world-renowned speakers UMBC will host The Maryland Forum, a new speaker series featuring Ehud Barak, former prime minister of Israel; Bob Woodward, Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist; Cal Ripken, Jr., record-breaking former Baltimore Oriole; and former Vice President Al Gore. The series is presented in partnership with the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. “UMBC’s mission as a public research university includes stimulating the intellectual and cultural life of the region,” said President Freeman Hrabowski. “We are pleased that our partnership with The Maryland Forum will continue to build the University as a… Continue Reading UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland

UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland

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Happy Birthday, UMBC style> Just 40 years ago, on September 19, 1966, UMBC officially opened its doors and began its rapid rise as one of the most diverse and dynamic universities in the nation. UMBC has gained the attention and respect of many older, well established higher education leaders. Cambridge, founded in 1209, has invited UMBC’s Darwin scholar Sandra Herbert to serve as a visiting professor this year. Harvard, founded in 1636, recently recruited three of our graduates – one to a faculty position and two to doctoral and medical programs – from the lab of Michael Summers, the only… Continue Reading UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland

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