Short Film By Dennis Williams

Note to Self

"Note to Self," a short film by Dennis Williams '14, American studies, will be screened at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. Columbia native's short film to be screened at major...

Posted: August 10, 2017, 9:52 AM

Adam Bargteil, CSEE, Discusses The Animation Techniques

Bambi film and how it and how it has impacted today's trends

Adam Bargteil, CSEE, discusses the animation techniques used in the 1942 Bambi film and how it has impacted today's trends.  How ‘Bambi’ paved the way for both ‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Angry Birds’ (The...

Posted: August 10, 2017, 9:44 AM

Women in STEM Fight Sexism with Fashion

Gabriel Kabik is a UMBC graduate (BA American Studies '04, MA Instructional Systems Development '15). He and his wife, Elly Zupko, designed #ThatOtherShirt which features photos of women in...

Posted: May 4, 2017, 4:45 PM

AMST Professor Emeritus Ed Orser Led a Walking Tour!

This past Sunday afternoon AMST professor emeritus Ed Orser led a well-attended walking tour of South Baltimore parks. The tour touched on topics central to American studies and illuminated the...

Posted: May 2, 2017, 9:13 PM

Learn about UMBC's Discover Baltimore Summer Series!

Learn more: http://www.umbc.edu/summer UMBC Summer Session is excited to be offering a new slate of classes in Baltimore City. In these courses that are meeting in the city, students get to...

Posted: May 1, 2017, 12:10 PM

Apply for a Paid Student Research Assistantship!

Call for application for Student Research Assistantships   We are looking to hire two assistants (one undergraduate student and one graduate student) for the project “Intercultural Tales: Learning...

Posted: March 31, 2017, 9:15 PM