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Over Coffee – Summer 2009

Kosher and halal dining options began to pop up in the dining halls and other spots on campus over the past few years. Why? A big reason was a joint multiyear effort by a number of groups on...

Posted: June 21, 2009, 4:45 PM

Locale Hero

In four decades at UMBC, W. Edward Orser’s research and teaching have helped uncover American triumphs and tragedies in city neighborhoods, small towns and parklands. By Richard Byrne ’86...

Posted: June 21, 2009, 4:43 PM

How To Purify Water With Simple Tools

With Karin Readel, Senior Lecturer, Geography & Environmental Systems You never know when or where extreme thirst might occur. Exploring ancient ruins in the Amazon, you drop your canteen...

Posted: June 21, 2009, 4:42 PM

Fighting Fistula – Jeffrey Wilkinson ’89, INDS

In a developing world awash with suffering, Jeffrey Wilkinson ’89, interdisciplinary studies, has used his medical skills to focus on a very specific problem for African women: a hugely...

Posted: June 21, 2009, 4:41 PM