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Summer School Registration begins today!

PUBL 604 and SOCY 606 to be offered

Two Public Policy core courses are being offered this summer. PUBL 604 and SOCY 606.  These are six week courses, two evenings a week.   Economics is also offering ECON 652 (online)....

Posted: March 4, 2019, 11:33 AM

"Engaging Scientists in the Science and Religion Dialogue"

An AAAS Conference at UMBC

UMBC is one of six universities nationwide selected to host the “Engaging Scientists in the Science and Religion Dialogue” project, administered by the American Association for the Advancement of...

Posted: March 4, 2019, 10:23 AM

AMST 680 in Summer 2019 session: Baltimore Field School

Documenting Stories of Migration and Resettlement

This 4 week course (May 28 to June 21, 2019) represents a collaboration between the American Folklife Center and the Library of Congress and UMBC's Department of American Studies. Structured...

Posted: March 1, 2019, 11:00 AM

Seeking Undergraduate Research Assistants

Apply by April 21st!

Dr. Helena Mentis and Dr. Andrea Kleinsmith in the Department of Information Systems are looking for motivated undergraduate students interested in research opportunities over the summer.  The...

Posted: February 27, 2019, 1:13 PM

Becoming Survivor by Alexia Petasis

Understanding Human Trafficking Through Dance

 In recognition of Women's History Month, Alexia Petasis will be performing "Becoming Survivor" in order to deepen our understanding of human trafficking in the United States through empathy and...

Posted: February 26, 2019, 1:09 PM

Sex-Selective Abortion in India

Social Science Forum lecture - February 28th

Over the past 30 years, selective abortion of female fetuses has become a disturbingly routine form of family planning in India, with expert estimates of the total exceeding half a million....

Posted: February 26, 2019, 9:18 AM

Econ/Publ seminar tmrw: Social Sciences as a Contact Sport

Featuring Profs. LaNoue, Brennan, & Policy Fellow Henderson

"Social Sciences as a Contact Sport" An Economics and Public Policy Research Seminar Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Public Policy : 367 George R. La Noue, Professor...

Posted: February 25, 2019, 1:34 PM

Music Alum to Present at International Society of Bassists

Music Alum and Affiliate Artist Yoshiaki Horiguchi has been selected to present at the International Society of Bassists in June.  He will present an interactive workshop on teaching the George...

Posted: February 21, 2019, 4:11 PM

Congratulations to Alexia Petasis!

Alexia Petasis is the recipient of the 2019 Zainab Damji Scholarship! Alexia Petasis is graduating from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in May 2019 as an Individualized Study major...

Posted: February 21, 2019, 2:22 PM

Prof. Rennie Short discusses dangers of foot/bike traffic

Pedestrians and cyclists face challenges in sharing the road

Public Policy's Professor John Rennie Short writes for The Conversation about how an increase in foot and bike traffic in cities, while a good idea in the long run, is causing problems in the...

Posted: February 20, 2019, 12:51 PM