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Braly Award Winners!

Stuart Holton and Kainoa Sittman

Stuart Holton, winner of the 2023 Malcolm Braly Award for Fiction for "Shrimp Time": Stuart Holton (he/they) is a junior political science major with an extended minor in creative writing. He...

Posted: April 4, 2023, 4:42 AM

Announcing search for Dresher Center Associate Director

Letters on Interest due April 17

The Dresher Center seeks an Associate Director to work closely with the Director and the Dresher Center team to shape and implement Dresher Center programs, grant proposals, and budget. The...

Posted: April 3, 2023, 4:22 PM

Congratulations Gabi Icaza! Successful Thesis Defense

Leaf Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystem

We invite you to join us in celebrating Gabi Icaza, who successfully defended her master's thesis on "Interactive Effects of Consumer Exclusion and Leaf Litter Composition on Patterns of Litter...

Posted: April 3, 2023, 2:24 PM

Student Profile: Javier Villanueva-Diaz AKA Javi Neuva

A discussion about passions, music and more.

By: Zerubbabel Abiy   Photo Credit: Javier Villanueva-Diaz   Recently we got the chance to sit down and speak with Junior Javier Villanueva-Diaz about his experiences within the Media and...

Posted: April 2, 2023, 11:12 AM

APPLY NOW! Rep Jamie Raskin Democracy Summer Program

Learn valuable skills and make strong connections

Applications to join Congressman Jamie Raskin's Democracy Summer program are now open! You can click here to apply by April 14th.  The Democracy Summer project seeks to bring about political...

Posted: March 31, 2023, 11:24 AM

Prof. Henderson featured on NPR's All Things Considered

Interviewed about health impacts of segregation

Public Policy Professor Loren Henderson was featured on NPR's All Things Considered on Wednesday, March 29. She discussed her research on how hyper-segregation affects the health of single Black...

Posted: March 31, 2023, 9:50 AM

Meet Chasida Fertel

INDS Spring 2023 Graduate Highlight Series

B.A. INDS: Educational Psychology and Entrepreneurship Degree Mentors: Vickie Williams, Education Kevin Fulmer, Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship Steven McAlpine, Individualized Study...

Posted: March 31, 2023, 9:43 AM

Congratulations Karyn Tabor! Successful Dissertation Defense

Linking satellite information to conservation actions

We invite you to join us in celebrating Karyn Tabor, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on "Achieving multiple conservation goals with satellite-based monitoring and alert...

Posted: March 30, 2023, 1:10 PM

(April 11) "Tax Broke" Screening and Discussion

UMBC and League of Women Voters Baltimore

Join us for the screening of "Tax Broke" at the Real News Network (231 Holliday Street) on April 11th -- doors will be open and food available at 5:30pm. The screening will take place at 6pm, with...

Posted: March 30, 2023, 1:09 PM

Eckert Lecture on Health & Inequality

Wednesday, April 5th, 4:00pm - AOK Library, 7th Floor

Eric Wright Distinguished University Professor of Sociology and Public Health Chair, Department of Sociology Georgia State University Adverse Childhood Events, Trafficking, and the...

Posted: March 30, 2023, 9:49 AM