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6 Ways to Make Social Science Content More Accessible

Where evidence lives shouldn't decide who can reach it.

A student opens the assigned dataset the night before discussion, ready to test a hypothesis about voting patterns in urban counties. But the chart won't resize, the color-coded legend is...

Posted: October 13, 2026, 10:00 AM

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Before You Paste

A fake fix can install real malware

Some cyber scams don't start with an obvious threat. It can begin with a prompt that seems routine: “Verify that you are human.” “Your browser needs an update.” “This document cannot be...

Posted: October 12, 2026, 1:00 PM

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 graphic with the text “Before You Paste” and a copy-paste icon. UMBC Division of Information Technology logo is present.

URGENT: Recent Phishing Incident & Heightened Awareness

Repost from the Maryland Department of Budget & Management

Dear State Employees, Multiple users within state agencies were recently targeted and impacted by a successful phishing attack. A phishing campaign has been observed compromising internal...

Posted: October 9, 2026, 10:11 AM

Service Disruption: Webex Phone System

Campus Webex Phone Services are unavailable

Update as of October 8, 2026, at 4:40 pm Service Disruption: Resolved The Webex Phone Service, previously reported as down, has been restored. We apologize for this disruption. Clients must...

Posted: October 8, 2026, 9:11 AM