Body of Work
It was at UMBC that Arteche decided to delve into other ways of exploring their identity and visibility through art and culture.
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URCAD 2021 showcases creativity, resilience of UMBC student researchers
Due to the constraints of COVID, student researchers have become even more creative in using technology not just to display their research, but to pursue their research at a time when in-person interviews, fieldwork, and traditional performances aren’t possible. Students learned to do interviews online and navigated lab research within physical distancing guidelines. They also responded to the pandemic by examining the changes in society and in themselves.
UMBC historian Constantine Vaporis brings samurai scholarship to the public through TED-Ed animation
UMBC’s Constantine Vaporis, professor of history, has partnered with TED-Ed Animations to produce “A Day In The Life of A Teenage Samurai.” This original video draws from over thirty years of scholarship Vaporis has completed on Japanese history and culture, and it’s already received over 550,000 views.
UMBC celebrates student achievement in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
“CAHSS’s amazing students do it all: think and learn across boundaries and borders, develop their identities as scholars and citizens, and contribute their imagination and expertise to local and global communities,” says Scott Casper, dean of CAHSS. “Given all they’ve already accomplished, it’s exciting to envision what they’ll do next.”
Japan’s next emperor is a modern, multilingual environmentalist
For the first time in 217 years, a Japanese emperor will cede his place on the imperial throne.
URCAD 2019 features diversity-focused student research, with Baltimore, LGBTQ+, and international focus areas
These presentations affirm a core goal of URCAD. As Katharine H. Cole, vice provost and dean of undergraduate academic affairs, has shared, “UMBC encourages students of all disciplines to engage in mentored projects and through creative thought and focused inquiry, to discover in themselves their passion.”
From lab to museum, new UMBC grads show the powerful impact of original research
Student passion guided by faculty support is part of the fabric of UMBC. Four students’ stories, from Asian studies to biological sciences, shed light on how this winning combination makes possible big breakthroughs.
Amy Bhatt shines light on gender and immigration policy in new book High-Tech Housewives
“Now more than ever, Professor Bhatt’s research is crucial in helping all of us understand the everyday impact of high-skilled immigration,” shares Jessica Berman, director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities. “Thriving academic research communities are enriched by the knowledge and expertise highly-skilled international faculty, staff, and students bring and share.”
Danielle Allison advocates for student veterans on campus
“During orientation, all incoming students were encouraged to be involved…in civic agency as students who could have an impact on the direction of UMBC’s culture and policies,” says Allison. “This all sounded too good to be true at the time. Yet my experiences at UMBC proved it to be true.”
Daniela Mujica-Martorell, undergraduate researcher and polyglot, studies design across cultures
“I am convinced that UMBC has given me unique opportunities no other university would have, and for that I am incredibly grateful,” says Mujica-Martorell.
Exhibition and lecture explore the artwork and changing society of Myanmar
Opening on January 30 and continuing until March 26, the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery will present Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition, an exhibition of paintings by 36 contemporary artists from Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma.
UMBC historian says President Obama’s visit to Japan could have a lasting impact on his legacy
As President Obama prepared for his historic trip to Japan and Vietnam, Constantine Vaporis wrote a powerful op-ed for The Conversation, calling the trip “a key opportunity to showcase the power of remembrance and reconciliation.”