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3 Days of Celebration!!! Africana Studies Dept Turns 50

November 9th-11th

The Africana Studies 50th Anniversary and the 44th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture, November 9-11, 2022 Join us on November 9-11, 2022 as the UMBC Department of Africana Studies celebrates...

Posted: October 31, 2022, 2:57 PM

CS3's Retrieving the Social Sciences - Ep 30 live NOW!

Dr. Robinson Woodward-Burns' 2022 Constitution Day lecture

On this episode we hear a rebroadcast of the 2022 UMBC Constitution Day lecture with Dr. Robinson Woodward-Burns of Howard University.  Dr. Woodward-Burns delivered remarks based on his recent...

Posted: October 31, 2022, 1:51 PM

Meet John Motavalli

INDS Fall 2022 Graduate Highlight Series

B.S. INDS: Biomimetic Materials Biology Minor Degree Mentors: Mercedes Burns, Biology Maria Sanchez, Mechanical Engineering Carrie Sauter, Individualized Study Why did you choose to...

Posted: October 31, 2022, 11:35 AM

Spring 2023: Register for ARCH 350-02: Bio/Osteoarchaeology!

A new course offered by the Department of Ancient Studies

ARCH 350-02-Topics in Archaeology: Bio/Osteoarchaeology Dr. Adam Fracchia MW 1:00-2:15pm (Online) Our lives are written in our bones.  Osteoarchaeology is the scientific study of the skeleton...

Posted: October 31, 2022, 9:58 AM

Reminder: Spring 2023 Advising

Dear ANCS Majors and Minors, Please contact Dr. Rosenbloom (dsrose@umbc.edu) regarding a spring advising appointment. Please reach out to me with any questions. Best, Emily Emily...

Posted: October 31, 2022, 9:34 AM

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Workshop

Applying the CURATE(D) Model for Data Curation

Michelle Yee, Marley Kalt, and Shanda Hunt November 15, 2022, 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. EST (Open Event) Click here to register.   This workshop, geared toward researchers and information...

Posted: October 31, 2022, 8:36 AM

Susan Kerfoot Successfully Defends her Dissertation

On October 14, 2022 Susan Kerfoot of LLC Cohort 8 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Her degree will be conferred in December. Her virtual...

Posted: October 28, 2022, 12:46 PM

Whistling Hens win CMA Classical Commissioning Grant

with Composer Kate Soper

The Whistling Hens duo, comprised of Natalie Groom (Affiliate Artist of Clarinet at UMBC) and soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick (Assistant Professor of Voice at Queens University of Charlotte) has been...

Posted: October 27, 2022, 4:44 PM

Asian Studies Late October Updates

Spring 2023 Info! Scholarships! Int'l Education Week! More!

It's been a very busy Fall semester here in Asian Studies, and we've got lots of updates for you this week! Take a look:  Spring 2023 Schedule and Advising The Spring 2023 schedule of courses...

Posted: October 27, 2022, 1:04 PM

Dr. Jessica Berman and Dr. Raphael Falco Top the Charts!

UMBC English Professors' Articles Go Viral

Dr. Jessica Berman and Dr. Raphael Falco have each published articles in The Conversation that have garnered much interest online. Falco's article "How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of...

Posted: October 26, 2022, 12:00 PM