Upcoming Events

Oct 23

4 PM

A View from Edo, The Greatest City in the World

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn · Annual Robert K. Webb Lecture Amy Stanley, Associate Professor of History, Northwestern University Edo (now Tokyo) was once the greatest city in the world. In 1800 – the era of Napoleon...

Oct 23

8:30 PM

Webinar Opportunity: Biostatistics at Boston University

Data science to improve the world!

TICKETED · Online · Graduate training in biostatistics allows you to take your undergraduate scientific training and work in research and industries that improve human health, the environment, and medical...

Oct 28

Noon

CURRENTS: Derek Musgrove (History)

Humanities Work Now

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · Fall 2019 Works-in-Progress Talks Hope and Despair in late 1970s Black Politics Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor in History; Fall 2019 Dresher Center Residential Faculty Research...

Oct 29

1 PM

Finding Funding for Research on Aging

A Social Science Pop Up

Public Policy : 451 · Featuring Dr. Laura Girling, Acting Director of the Center for Aging Studies at UMBC. Bring your questions about finding funding for clinical, social, behavioral, and/or economic research that...

Oct 30

4:30 PM

CAHSS New Faculty Microtalks

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · The Dresher Center for the Humanities, in partnership with the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, invites you to attend an afternoon of short talks by new faculty in the College....

Nov 4

Noon

CURRENTS: Tracy Perkins (Howard University)

Humanities Work Now

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 · Fall 2019 Works-in-Progress Talks Visualizing the White Farmer Imaginary on California Agricultural Lands Tracy Perkins, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Howard...

Nov 4

2 PM

Writing a Compelling Broader Impacts Statement

A Social Science Pop Up

Public Policy : 451 · Writing a compelling Broader Impacts section of an NSF proposal Featuring Susan Sterett, Director of the School of Public Policy, and Michele Wolff, Director of the Shriver Center at UMBC. How...

Nov 6

2 PM

Tea & Theory

Foucault, Discipline & Punish

Public Policy : 451 · The Center for Social Science Scholarship hosts “Tea & Theory,” a monthly seminar-style workshop where we discuss social science theory. All faculty and advanced graduate students are welcome!...

Nov 12

1 PM

Utilizing Open Data Sets Available at UMBC

A Social Science Pop Up

Public Policy : 451 · Utilizing open data sets available at UMBC Featuring Tom Penniston, Analytics Specialist, Division of Information Technology at UMBC. Are you interested or already engaged in quantitative...

Nov 12

4 PM

Listening to the Stories of the City

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery · A Public Humanities Panel featuring: Kevin Griffin Moreno (‘96, History) is a Baltimore-based storyteller, actor, and singer of Anglo-American traditional music. Kevin has been a featured...