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HDR Machine Learning Challenge virtual afternoon hackathon

2 to 5pm EST on Thursday, December 18, 2015 online

***reposted from UMBC AI*** As part of the 2nd Annual HDR Machine Learning Challenge, UMBC's iHARP project, along with other NSF HDR Institutes, is hosting a kick-off virtual...

Posted: December 11, 2025, 2:20 PM

Meet Paul Panozzo

INDS Fall 2025 Graduate Highlight Series

Paul- B.S. INDS  Minors, Certificates, and/or Honors  Philosophy Minor Why did you choose INDS?  Time constraints and I liked the two subjects that are my main pillars.  List any UMBC...

Posted: December 11, 2025, 9:06 AM

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Applications for Summer 2026 Fellowships are LIVE!

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Applications for our Summer 2026 Fellowships are now available on our website. The deadline for both is February 16, 2026. Summer 2026 Fellowships for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty are...

Posted: December 10, 2025, 12:27 PM

Spring 2026 SOCY Grad Course Highlight

SOCY 604-01 - Statistical Analysis

Description: An introduction to the concepts and methods of descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. Bi-variate and multi-variate statistical techniques will be examined.

Posted: December 10, 2025, 12:11 PM

Winter courses available! SCI 100, GES 110, GES 120

Happy last day of fall semester classes!   For those of you who might still consider a winter term class, our department is offering three (with spaces still available). All three are offered in a...

Posted: December 9, 2025, 3:34 PM

Current Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences (Winter 2026)

Click here for current external funding opportunities for Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences, with deadlines in January through March 2026. Faculty seeking external funding for research...

Posted: December 9, 2025, 10:06 AM

4:00 PM Today: Asian American Children's Literature Exhibition

See poster presentations from Dr. Tran's English 360 class

Dr. Sharon Tran invites all to the Asian American Children's Literature exhibition created by her English 360 students. The students will be personally selecting texts to showcase in this...

Posted: December 9, 2025, 10:04 AM

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Meet Samantha Drummond

INDS Fall 2025 Graduate Highlight Series

Samantha- B.A. INDS  Minors, Certificates, and/or Honors  Minor in Information Systems  Why did you choose INDS?  To design my own major that aligned with my interests. List any UMBC...

Posted: December 8, 2025, 12:50 PM

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Current Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences (Winter 2026)

Click here for current external funding opportunities for Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences, with deadlines in January through March 2026. Faculty seeking external funding for research...

Posted: December 8, 2025, 11:26 AM