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Don’t get spooked by MOOCs

Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs provide students with alternative ways of learning. With over 300 courses offered by the…

Video chat your doctor with Google

Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Google is introducing a new way for patients to receive medical information on the internet from actual physicians through video…

Researcher of the week: Apurva Shah

Jasir Qiydaar Contributing Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu Apurva Shah, Chemical Engineering major and member of UMBC’s Class of 2016, is a part of a research effort dedicated…

EduPal gets major overhaul to be a better pal

Jasir Qiydaar Technology Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu  EduPal, the program created by Markus-Allen Proctor, a UMBC student, has recently received a major overhaul. This overhaul includes improvements…

Researcher of the Week: Sarah Hemler

Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu  Sarah Hemler is an undergraduate student at UMBC, who is doing research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, performing research entitled “Improving…

Students face limited payment options at the CIC

Zachary Canter        Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu  In many locations at UMBC, students are not able to make purchases using their credit cards.  While it may…

myUMBC App Incoming

Get ready to download a brand new app David Verghese Assistant Tech Editor davergh1@umbc.edu Rather than have just a mobile site, myUMBC will feature its…

Tailgating: An Unseen Phenomenon at UMBC

The lack of tailgating at UMBC is detrimental to the community as a whole By Ricardo Tablada Hidalgo Contributing Writer rtablad1@umbc.edu  Tailgating is uncommon at…

Anonymous Social Media

Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Anonymous social media platforms provide users with a free space for expression, however there is real potential for site to be abused…

Free Microsoft Office for UMBC students

Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu The Microsoft Office suite is a tool that is essential for all college students.  Students write papers with Word, create…

Let EduPal be your pal

Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Summary: EduPal is an online scheduling website that allows students to automatically access course syllabi and populate their personalized schedules…

UMBC’s IRC gets its BEARINGS

The Imaging Research Center creates a map of 1815 Baltimore Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Summary: The UMBC IRC’s work was displayed at the Star-Spangled Spectacular event,…