Ellen Handler Spitz examines the relationship between psychoanalysis and the arts in new publications

Jul 12, 2016 / 1 minute of reading

In a special online issue of the American Psychological Association journal, “Psychoanalytic Psychology” devoted to the humanities, Spitz has the lead article, linking the humanities with psychoanalysis by building on an expanded lecture presented initially at the Austen Riggs Center’s Erikson Institute. Continue Reading Ellen Handler Spitz examines the relationship between psychoanalysis and the arts in new publications

UMB-UMBC Partnership Symposium celebrates research collaborations with impact

Jul 8, 2016 / 5 minutes of reading

“This is another brick in the pavement as we’re building a road between our two campuses,” shared Karl Steiner, vice president for research at UMBC. Continue Reading UMB-UMBC Partnership Symposium celebrates research collaborations with impact

Tim Brennan reflects on economic implications of federal court decision to uphold the FCC’s net neutrality rules

Jul 8, 2016 / 2 minutes of reading

Is the FCC’s Open Internet Order an “economics-free zone”? Economics and Public Policy Professor and Former FCC Chief Economist Tim Brennan explains. Continue Reading Tim Brennan reflects on economic implications of federal court decision to uphold the FCC’s net neutrality rules

John Rennie Short explains what Brexit vote reveals about economic and social inequality in the U.K.

Jul 8, 2016 / 2 minutes of reading

“The Brexit vote reveals and embodies the deep divide in the U.K. between the different regions of England and Wales and especially between the affluent London and the South East. This division is unlikely to heal soon,” writes UMBC’s John Rennie Short. Continue Reading John Rennie Short explains what Brexit vote reveals about economic and social inequality in the U.K.

Ecologist Chris Swan to analyze big data on biodiversity in new major study

Jul 5, 2016 / 3 minutes of reading

Swan hopes “to elevate people’s understanding of the importance of biodiversity” through a project that aims to answer big questions about how biodiversity responds to environmental disturbances like drought or hurricanes. Continue Reading Ecologist Chris Swan to analyze big data on biodiversity in new major study

In groundbreaking move, NEH extends tour of acclaimed exhibit “For All the World to See”

Jul 2, 2016 / 3 minutes of reading

Through a host of media, the project explores the historic role of visual culture in shaping, influencing, and transforming the fight for racial equality and justice in the United States from the late-1940s to the mid-1970s. Continue Reading In groundbreaking move, NEH extends tour of acclaimed exhibit “For All the World to See”

UMBC’s 2016 Fulbright Scholars to serve as teachers and researchers around the world, from Moldova to Malaysia

Jul 1, 2016 / 4 minutes of reading

“What I loved about this year’s class is that they threw themselves into the process early,” says Brian Souders. “They really got into the spirit of Fulbright, which is all about cultural exchange.” Continue Reading UMBC’s 2016 Fulbright Scholars to serve as teachers and researchers around the world, from Moldova to Malaysia

Baltimore Museum of Art features Christos Palios in Sondheim finalist exhibition

Jul 1, 2016 / 3 minutes of reading

Palios ’02, visual arts, is one of seven talented finalists vying for the $25,000 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. The BMA has included his work in a Sondheim Prize finalist exhibition on view now through July 31. Continue Reading Baltimore Museum of Art features Christos Palios in Sondheim finalist exhibition

Dawn Biehler brings fresh perspective to pest control on WYPR

Jun 24, 2016 / 2 minutes of reading

“Studying unwanted animals like rats and mosquitoes might seem more a topic for the natural or health sciences than for the humanities,” said Biehler. “But humanities disciplines can open up important ways of understanding humans’ relationships with the creatures we call pests.” Continue Reading Dawn Biehler brings fresh perspective to pest control on WYPR

Nancy Rankie Shelton publishes thought-provoking memoir about love, loss, and survival

Jun 24, 2016 / 2 minutes of reading

Shelton, a professor of education, is author of a powerful new book that is already receiving significant praise for its contributions to the growing body of literature on living and dying well. The book, titled “5-13: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Survival,” was published earlier this month by Garn Press. Continue Reading Nancy Rankie Shelton publishes thought-provoking memoir about love, loss, and survival

Kimberly Moffitt weighs in on the presidential election and Gov. Hogan’s stance on Trump

Jun 23, 2016 / 2 minutes of reading

Moffitt joined analyst Richard Cross on The Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly Speaking” podcast with Dan Rodricks to discuss the state of the 2016 presidential campaign and Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement that he will not endorse Donald Trump. Continue Reading Kimberly Moffitt weighs in on the presidential election and Gov. Hogan’s stance on Trump

Fan Yang’s “Faked in China” tackles competing visions of the Chinese economy in a globalized world

Jun 17, 2016 / 3 minutes of reading

“There is a need to think about what China really means not just for China, but for the world. Looking at the interactions between culture and economy in China is a way for us to broaden the scope of cultural studies in the West,” says Yang, an assistant professor of media and communication studies. Continue Reading Fan Yang’s “Faked in China” tackles competing visions of the Chinese economy in a globalized world

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