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GWST 378: Women, Gender and Science

Counts as a Writing Intensive GEP!

GWST 378: Women, Gender, and Sceince This course explores how the sciences have conceptualized and explained various forms of difference - what scientific knowledge says about sex, gender,...

Posted: April 25, 2023, 2:50 PM

Ms. Nancy McAllister - Faculty Announcement

Visiting Lecturer

Welcome Ms. Nancy McAllister, who joined our GES faculty earlier this semester as a visiting lecturer!  Ms. McAllister joins us from the North American Bird Banding Lab where she worked as a...

Posted: April 25, 2023, 11:57 AM

Faculty Entrepreneurship AcceleraTor Fund (FEAT)

Feat – achievement requiring courage, skill, or strength

***reposted from the Office of Research and Creative Achievement*** Faculty Entrepreneurship AcceleraTor Fund FEAT ____________________________________   Feat -- an achievement that requires...

Posted: April 25, 2023, 10:29 AM

Congratulations Chris Blume! Successful Thesis Defense

Bats as Biomonitors in Baltimore

We invite you to join us in celebrating Chris Blume, who successfully defended his master's thesis on "Chiroptera [Bat] Species as Biomonitors of Heavy Metal Distribution in Baltimore City"...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 6:00 PM

Nominations for Poli Sci Council of Majors Executive Board

All nominations must be submitted by April 30 at 11:59 pm.

Nominations for the Political Science Council of Majors executive board positions for the 2023-24 school year are now open! Any POLI major or minor may be nominated to serve on the executive...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 1:47 PM

GES Council of Major Board Elections

Sign up by May 1 to Run!

The GES Council of Majors is holding elections for officers! Sign up by May 1st to run via this link.

Posted: April 24, 2023, 12:30 PM

Seminar and Chat: Dr. Panagopoulos on Climate Change

Nature-Based Solutions

On Tues., Apr. 25, Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos (Universidade do Algarve in Portugal) will join GES on UMBC's campus to engage in a 2-part event. 2-3 PM: Chat with Graduate Students - Sondheim 210...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 11:42 AM

Weds 4/26 - To Say Their Own Word Archival Project

Baltimore Field School Spring Showcase

Join us this Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 6-9 PM Off Campus Location:  The Real News Network 231 N. Holliday St. Baltimore, MD 21202 Baltimore Field School Spring Showcase:  To Say...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 11:28 AM

Student Profile: Lewis Hollander

Why this student sports videographer chose UMBC

By: Jadyn Spradlin Photo Credit: Lewis Hollander Though Lewis Hollander is only a freshman at UMBC, his videography is on scale with work produced by professionals. His instagram account...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 10:10 AM

Upcoming Department Seminars

Apr 25, Apr 26, May 3

The GES Department cordially invites you to our next seminars of the Spring 2023 semester. Tues., Apr. 25, 4 PM Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos (Universidade do Algarve in Portugal) will speak on...

Posted: April 24, 2023, 9:31 AM