Under lucrative arrangements, states are increasingly leasing prisoners to private corporations to harvest food for American consumers. Continue Reading Convicts Are Returning to Farming—Anti-Immigrant Policies Are the Reason
Many state and local governments, including Baltimore, remain underprepared and underfunded to adequately deal with cybersecurity’s many challenges. Continue Reading Hackers Seek Ransoms from Baltimore and Communities Across the US
Using new technology, a UMBC researcher and her colleague have been able to sequence the first full genetic sequences that code for spider glue proteins. Continue Reading Spider Glue’s Sticky Secret Revealed By New Genetic Research
With antibiotic resistance becoming a major threat, figuring out how resistance to antibiotics emerges and spreads among bacterial populations will be increasingly important. Continue Reading Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria
At a moment when there is a longstanding heated debate over how artists and pop culture figures should engage in social activism, the life and career of musical legend Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington offers a model of how to do it right. Continue Reading Duke Ellington’s Melodies Carried his Message of Social Justice
For the first time in 217 years, a Japanese emperor will cede his place on the imperial throne. Continue Reading Japan’s next emperor is a modern, multilingual environmentalist
Defining a standard to identify partisan – and possibly illegal – gerrymandering. Continue Reading Want to Fix Gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court Needs to Listen to Mathematicians
by F. Chris Curran, assistant professor of public policy, UMBC Proponents of restorative justice suffered a blow recently with the late 2018 release of a much anticipated RAND study of restorative practices in Pittsburgh schools. The study’s results showed restorative practices were not as effective as many hoped – or as they are sometimes portrayed by proponents and in the media . Unlike traditional disciplinary approaches, such as suspension, which remove students from school, restorative practices focus on repairing harm done by getting victims and perpetrators together to talk. The idea is to rebuild and restore a sense of dignity… Continue Reading Restorative practices may not be the solution, but neither are suspensions
Certain European countries’ experience confronting Russian disinformation campaigns may offer useful lessons as the U.S. joins the battle. Continue Reading Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations’ way
Seen through an international lens, both migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries share responsibility for the people displaced by globalization. Continue Reading Who is responsible for migrants?
Equivalence testing provides another tool in the toolbox for scientists to present “positive” results. Continue Reading The equivalence test: A new way for scientists to tackle so-called negative results
Opportunities for learning these skills are everywhere – and there are simple, enjoyable activities that parents can lead to foster these skills. Continue Reading Five math skills your child needs to get ready for kindergarten
