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GSA: [Grants Review Panel] Call for Reviewers

In regards to the change in the GSA grants policy, we are recruiting students to serve on the Grants Review Panel. This will be a 13-month position requiring 5-10 hours per month. Each member...

Posted: April 5, 2018, 8:56 AM

Spring Clean-Up

Enjoy time outside and help clean up the Herbert Run

Come help clean up the Greenway this Friday. Enjoy some time outside while making a difference on campus. We will meet at Pig Pen Pond (located along the boardwalk to the Tech Park) at 1PM and...

Posted: April 5, 2018, 8:39 AM

GSA April 2018 meeting minutes

Kiki-Malomo Paris (PUBL PhD) has shared the GSA April minute

Please note her comments on the new travel application process. GSA needed graduate students in the Arts & Humanities to serve on the peer review panel for the travel grant application...

Posted: April 3, 2018, 1:54 PM

Public Policy students present at GRC

Tim Galpin, Jason Higgins, and Felipe Munoz Castillo at GRC

Public Policy doctoral students participated at the Graduate Research Conference on  Wednesday, March 28, 2018 on panels, or through micro talks: Building Bridges panel Timothy Galpin (PhD...

Posted: April 3, 2018, 1:54 PM

LLC Students at GRC

On March 28, 2018, three of our LLC graduate students presented at the UMBC's Graduate Student Conference: Tamisha Ponder (Cohort 19) - Microtalks, Montia Gardner (Cohort 19) - Microtalks,...

Posted: April 2, 2018, 9:59 AM

Announcing the Final Examination of Teresa Bass Foster

Cohort 14

Title: Felonious Women & Familial Bonds: Convict Transportation to the Maryland Colony, 1718-1739 Date and Location: April 11, 2018 at 10 a.m. Sherman Hall, Room 422 This study examined the...

Posted: April 2, 2018, 9:46 AM

Announcing the Final Examination of Erin G. Roth (Cohort 17)

April 10, 2018 at 10 a.m.

Title: Affective Childhood Origins of Type 2 Diabetes Among Older Adults Date and location: April 10, 2018 at 10 a.m. Public Policy Building, Room 022 The link between adversity early in life...

Posted: April 2, 2018, 9:44 AM

Dr. Lincove's research impacts school choice in New Orleans

contributing to the improvement of access to good schools

Through her research Jane Lincove, Associate Professor of Public Policy, UMBC has been contributing to improving access to high-quality schools for student in New Orleans. Professor Lincove...

Posted: March 30, 2018, 3:52 PM

Prof. Curran weighs in on Fed.spending bill & school safety

Federal spending bill deals blow to school safety research

March 30, 2018 in "The Conversation"  Prof. Chris Curran, Public Policy, UMBC weighs in on the federal spending bill diversion of funding for school safety research.  Full piece from The...

Posted: March 30, 2018, 3:11 PM