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Upcoming Free Webinar on 1/15 - Media Training for Academics

Hosted by the National Humanities Center

January 15, 2026 — 2:00 p.m. ET Media Training for Academics Don Solomon, Vice President for Communications and Marketing, National Humanities Center Many academics struggle with the desire to...

Posted: January 7, 2026, 11:32 AM

2026 USM Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarships

Apply on January 6

Promotions have begun for the 2026 University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarships, which recognize outstanding undergraduate and graduate students across USM...

Posted: January 5, 2026, 8:23 AM

Meet Akhil Pandya

INDS Fall 2025 Graduate Highlight Series

Akhil-B.S. INDS Minors, Certificates, and/or Honors  Minor In Physics Minor In Computer Science  Why did you choose INDS?  It was a perfect fit for combining my physics course work...

Posted: December 22, 2025, 3:05 PM

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New 11 Feb | Refusing Generative AI in College Writing InstructionPost

An event co-hosted with the Faculty Development Center

Refusing Generative AI in College Writing Instruction Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 12 - 1 PM Online Join us for a conversation with the scholars who created Refusing Generative AI in...

Posted: December 18, 2025, 11:38 AM

Spring 2026 Social Sciences Forum

Mark your calendars now for these exciting events!

SSF lectures will be held at 4pm in the AOK Library Gallery. Thursday, February 26, 2026 Psychology Distinguished Lecture "Creating Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood: Theory,...

Posted: December 16, 2025, 3:41 PM

CS3 2026 Summer Fellowships

Applications due February 16, 2026.

Applications are now being accepted for the Center for Social Science Scholarship Summer Fellowship.  The purpose of this fellowship is to support significant social science research by...

Posted: December 16, 2025, 3:36 PM

GES Faculty Publication: Responsible Use of Global Remote-Sensing Data

Responsible use and limits of global remote-sensing datasets

We are excited to share a recent publication by Dr. Matthew E. Fagan, Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems at UMBC, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. In...

Posted: December 15, 2025, 11:45 AM