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Green Future: Plotting a New Course

In the shadow of a guard tower and an electrified fence at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women in Jessup, a simple patch of wildflowers blooms. But look more closely at the yellow...

Posted: September 26, 2013, 7:16 PM

Finding a Green Future

UMBC is making big steps toward making the university’s campus more sustainable. But as a state research university that’s growing every year, the faculty of UMBC and researchers affiliated with...

Posted: September 26, 2013, 7:15 PM

Green Future: Earth Tones

On a heavy studio table in UMBC’s Fine Arts building, artist Lisa Moren spreads out a sheet of beautiful marbleized paper, all fine waves and feathering. But the delicate patterns and the...

Posted: September 26, 2013, 7:13 PM

Green Future: Beyond Definition

What is sustainability? The concept is becoming so ubiquitous that it can be hard to pin down, especially as it relates to our everyday lives. But Eric Zeemering, an assistant professor of...

Posted: September 26, 2013, 7:12 PM

Gathering Threads – Amy Segreti ‘05, English

Shortly after graduating from UMBC, Amy Segreti ’05, English, packed up her belongings and her journalistic ambitions and started driving west. San Francisco was her destination, but she got...

Posted: September 26, 2013, 7:10 PM