I'm writing with a brief curriculum update. Every 7 years, all programs receive external feedback about their curriculum with recommendations. Our external reviewers suggested that we change our SOCY 300 course from 4 credits to 3 credits. The logic behind this was that the statistics and lab portion are comprehensively covered in SOCY 301 (4 credits) and may no longer be necessary in SOCY 300. We reviewed the curriculum and agreed. So, starting in Fall 2024 your SOCY 300 (methods) course is only 3 credits and will no longer involve a statistics lab. SOCY 301 (statistics) will remain 4 credits and still include a statistics lab for that additional 1 credit. We will update the website today also to reflect this change.

This should have no major implications for anyone because it is only 1 credit change to the major, but students who are close to graduation should keep an eye on your "total" credits needed and upper level credits needed with your advisors just in case to make sure you're not short credits. If you find that you are, contact your advisor or me (Dr. Mair christine_mair@umbc.edu).

Wishing you best wishes as you finish up your spring semester!

~Dr. Mair

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Fisher, B.L., L. N. Lamsal (614/UMBC), Z. Fasnacht, L. D. Oman, J. Joiner, N. A. Krotkov, S. Choi, W. Qin, and E. Yang (2024), "Revised estimates of NO2 reductions during the COVID-19 lockdowns using updated TROPOMI NO2 retrievals and model simulations," Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 326, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120459.

Fedkin, N. M., R. M. Stauffer, A. M. Thompson (614/UMBC), D. E. Kollonige, H. D. Wecht, and N. Elguindi (2024), "Satellite NO2 trends and hotspots over offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico," Earth Space Sci., 11, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EA003165

Schubert, S. D., Y. Chang (610.1/MSU), A. M. DeAngelis, Y.-K. Lim (610.1/UMBC), N. T. Thomas (610.1/UMBC), R. D. Koster, M.G. Bosilovich, A. M. Molod, A. Collow (610.1/UMBC), and A. Dezfuli (610.1/UMBC) (2024), "Insights into the causes and predictability of the 2022/23 California flooding," J. Climate. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0696.1

Maina, F. Z. (617/UMBC), A. Getirana, S. V. Kumar, M. Saharia, N. B. Kumar, S. McLarty, and R. Appana (2024), "Irrigation-driven groundwater depletion in the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin decreases the streamflow in the Bay of Bengal", Communications Earth & Environment, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01348-0.

Anderson, D. C. (614/UMBC), B. N. Duncan, J. Liu (614/MSU), J.M. Nicely, S. A. Strode (614/MSU), M. B. Follette-Cook, A. H. Souri (614/MSU), J. R. Ziemke (614/MSU), G. Gonzalez-Abad, and Z. Ayazpour (2024), "Trends and interannual variability of the hydroxyl radical in the remote tropics during boreal autumn inferred from satellite proxy data," Geophys. Res. Lett., 51, https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL108531.

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