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March

3/1 @11am:  The Department of Economics hosts Dr. Zach Ward, Baylor University. “The Gilded Age and Beyond: Persistence of Elite Wealth in American History.”  Public Policy Building, Room 367.  Click here for more details.

3/4 @5pm:  Saving Time” with Jenny Odell, part of the Spring 2024 Humanities Forum. Skylight Room.  Click here for more information.

3/5 @11am:  Enhance your All of Us research by using R with Dr. Eric Stokan, a 5-part workshop series organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

3/6 @noon:  Spring 2024 GES Seminar Series with Dr. Tess Thompson, Associate Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech.  “Do existing Maryland stormwater regulations protect channel stability? Understanding the origin, history, and effects of stormwater regulations on the physical integrity of headwater streams” The lecture will be held in ITE, Room 229.  Click here to join virtually.

3/7 @4pm:  Korenman Lecture, part of the Spring 2024 Humanities Forum.  Emek Ergun, UNC, Charlotte.  “Virginity in Translation: A Feminist Project of Rewriting Bodies Across Borders.”  AOK Library Gallery.  Click here for more information.

3/8 @11am:  Enhance your All of Us research by using R with Dr. Eric Stokan, a 5-part workshop series organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

3/12 @11am:  Enhance your All of Us research by using R with Dr. Eric Stokan, a 5-part workshop series organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

3/13 @noon:  Spring 2024 GES Seminar Series with Rona Kobell, Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative.  “What Harriet left behind: rural redlining and rising seas on Maryland’s eastern shore” The lecture will be held in ITE, Room 229.  Click here to join virtually.

3/14 @noon:  All of Us Research Program Info Session for students and researchers in STEM and Social Sciences programs.  Offered by the AOK Library. Click here to visit the library’s event post and to join.

3/15 @11am:  Enhance your All of Us research by using R with Dr. Eric Stokan, a 5-part workshop series organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

3/26 @4pm:  Eckert Lecture on Health & Inequality, part of the Spring 2024 Social Sciences Forum, hosted by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, with May Sudhinaraset, PhD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA.  “Structural Inequities in Maternal and Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare:  US and Global Contexts.”  AOK Library Gallery.

3/27 @noon:  From the Courtroom to the Classroom:  2018 UMBC English Alumna Breia Lassiter Tells Her Story.  Hosted by the Department of English.  AOK Library Gallery.  Click here for more information.

3/27 @4pm: Restorative Justice and the Rights of the Incarcerated.  Hosted by the Department of English.  AOK Library Gallery.  Click here for more information.

3/28 – 3/30:  Sports Economics Conference 2024 hosted by UMBC’s Department of Economics.  Click here for details or contact Denise Kedzeirski:  kedziers@umbc.edu


April

4/1 @noon:  AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium:  “After 75 Years of AI, Can Machines Think?” with Tim Finlin.  Organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

4/2 @4pm:  CS3’s 5th anniversary SSF lecture, part of the Spring 2024 Social Sciences Forum, with Dr. Tom Schaller (Professor of Political Science, UMBC) and Paul Waldman (Journalist).  “White Rural Rage: The Heartland Threat to America.”  AOK Library Gallery.  Advance registration is required. 

4/3 @noon: UMBC Department of Education Research Seminar Series:  A Collaborative Approach to 
Enhancing Language Assessment Literacy:  Successes, Challenges, and Practical Solutions
with Jiyoon Lee (UMBC, Department of Education) & and  Bridget Jordan (Baltimore Highlands Elementary School).  Click here for details and to register.

4/8 @noon:  AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium: “The Librarian is In: Q&A with Ray Pun on All Things AI.” with Ray Pun.  Organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

4/9 @ noon:  ECON/PUBL Seminar Series with Matteo Tranchero, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.  “How Does Data Access Shape Science? Evidence from the Impact of U.S. Census’s Research Data Centers on Economics Research.”  Click here to join.

4/15 @noon:  AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium:  “The GPT Dilemma: Navigating the Pros, Cons, and Impacts on Learning” with Karen Chen.  Organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

4/16 @4pm:  Low Lecture, part of the Spring 2024 Social Sciences Forum, hosted by the Department of History with Dr. Kevin Dawson, Associate Professor of History, University of California, Merced.  “Waterscapes and Wet Bodies:  Beach Culture in Atlantic Africa and the Diaspora, 1444—1888.”  AOK Library Gallery.

4/18 @4pm:  Dr. Christine Mallinson’s Lipitz Lecture, part of the Spring 2024 Social Sciences Forum. “What Does Language Do and What Can We Do With It?” AOK Library Gallery.

4/22 @noon AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium:  “Looking Out for Your Data Privacy” with Amy Swackhamer.  Organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

4/22  @4pm:  Lecture organized by the Human Context of Science & Technology program: “Time Bomb: Two Hundred Years of Toxic Disavowal in Late Industrial South Baltimore” with Dr. Chloe Ahmann, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University.  Click here for more information.

4/23 @noon:  ECON/PUBL Seminar Series with Jimena González-Ramírez, Department of Economics and Finance, Manhattan College.  “Estimating the Value of a Disc Golf Course with Revealed and Stated Preferences.” Click here to join.

4/29 @noon:  AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium:  “ChatGPT and AI in Research, Education, and the Classroom” with Rachael Kang.  Organized by the AOK Library.  Click here for more information and to join.

4/30 @4pm:  Distinguished Lecture in Psychology, part of the Spring 2024 Social Sciences Forum.  UC 310. Details coming soon!


May

5/1 @noon: Department of Education Research Seminar Series: Learning and Literacy in a Changing Social Landscape with Vivian L. Gadsden (William T. Carter Professor of Child Development, University of Pennsylvania).  Location and details tbd.

5/8 @noon:  ECON/PUBL Seminar Series with Morgan C. Williams, Jr., Department of Economics, Barnard College, Columbia University.  “Searching for a Second Change: Evidence from Local New York State ‘Ban-the-Box’ Laws.”  Click here to join.


January

1/18 – 1/24:  Empower your Research with R!  with Dr. Eric Stokan.  A 5-session workshop for UMBC faculty.  Commons 332. Click here for more details and to register.


February

2/12 @4pm:  How to Write a Social Science/Humanities Literature Review.  Offered by the AOK Library staff.  AOK Library Gallery and online.  Click here for more information and to join.

2/13 @noon:  Faculty Fulbright Accelerator Workshop with Dr. Brian Souders.  PUP 451.  Click here for more information and to register by February 2nd!

2/14 @noon:  The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents a discussion, Research and Process, featuring faculty and students involved in the “Can You Catch a Deep Fake?” and “Artifacts” research projects. Spectrum of Process is on display from February 9 through March 2.   Click here for more information.

2/14 @noon:  Childlessness, Social Network Profiles in Midlife and Late Adulthood, and Their Implications for Subjective Well-being with Bussarawan (Puk) Teerawichitchainan.  Hosted by the Center for Health, Aging, and Equity (CHEA).  Students of all levels are encouraged to attend, though space is limited in person.  PUP 204.  Webex link will be provided for virtual participants.  Click here for more details.

2/21 @noon:  GES Seminar Series: “Maryland’s Climate Pollution Reduction Plan: new policies to achieve Maryland’s nation-leading climate goals” with Mark Stewart, Program Manager, Climate Change Program, Maryland Department of the Environment, and UMBC alum.  The lecture will be held in ITE 229.  Click here to join virtually.

2/21 @4pm:  CS3’s 5th anniversary distinguished SSF lecture, part of the Spring 2024 Social Sciences Forum, with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement; Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative; Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Putting the Public in Public Health.”  AOK Library Gallery.  Click here for more information.

2/28 @noon:  All of Us Research Program Info Session for students and researchers in STEM and Social Sciences programs.  Offered by the AOK Library. Click here to visit the library’s event post and to join.

2/29 @noon: ECON/PUBL Seminar Series with Nayoung Rim, Department of Economics, US Naval Academy.  “Officer Misconduct, Arrest Types, and Court Outcomes.” Click here to join.