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10/29-30 Science Unscripted: Conversations with AI Experts

UMBC is teaming with the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NMSTF) to host a two-day event on campus on October 29 and 30, entitled Science Unscripted – Conversations with AI...

Posted: October 10, 2019, 6:01 PM

Funding Opportunities 

for Social Science Faculty and Graduate Students

Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist...

Posted: October 10, 2019, 3:13 PM

Information item: NSF Repositioning SBE Programs

SBE announces repositioning of some basic research programs

Information item from the National Science Foundation September 27, 2019 The social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences have a tremendous impact on quality of life.  With increasingly...

Posted: October 10, 2019, 10:27 AM

Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments! Randall Ainsworth, History and Philosophy ‘20, was selected as a fellow in the Governor’s...

Posted: October 9, 2019, 8:28 AM

Apply for University System of Maryland Student Regent

Represent 176,000 students on the System's governing board

The University System of Maryland encompasses 12 institutions, including UMBC, and three regional higher education centers. It employs more than 18,000 faculty members and 21,000 staff members,...

Posted: October 6, 2019, 1:47 PM

Join the Scholars Strategy Network!

Social Science Faculty, please consider joining the Scholars Strategy Network!   The Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) connects university-based researchers to journalists, policymakers, and...

Posted: October 2, 2019, 1:52 PM

2020 Alan T. Waterman Award

2020 Alan T. Waterman Award ~ The National Science Foundation’s Highest Honor ~ (Deadline: October 21, 2019) The National Science Foundation is pleased to accept nominations for the 2020...

Posted: October 1, 2019, 3:26 PM

Tenure Track Professor of Biology @ Beloit College

Tenure Track Professor of Biology Beloit College seeks an excellent teacher and productive researcher to fill a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor beginning...

Posted: October 1, 2019, 3:04 PM