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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Check out our full lineup: socialscience.umbc.edu/events Join us for a lively year of ideas, conversation, and community. Follow along here for updates all year long. Warmly, Aubrey Jackson Soller, PhD Interim Director profaubrey.bsky.social #UMBC #CAHSS #SocialScience #CS3UMBC

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Next in the Social Science Forum series: The CS3 Distinguished Lecture “The Technological Future: Shifting the focus from what we build to who we build it for.” Feat. Amber Spry, Ph.D. Brandeis University Wed, 4/8 at 4pm, AOK Library Gallery Learn more: socialscience.umbc.edu/spring-2026-...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Celebrating Krishna Chaitanya, who also works with CS3 Director Eric Stokan as a Graduate Research Assistant on data science training! my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/caree...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Tania Lizarazo's @lizarazo.bsky.social (MLLI & Global Studies) recent book Postconflict Utopias was awarded the Asociación de Colombianistas' Best Book Award (2025) and the Latin American Studies Association's Latinx Studies Section's Best Book Award. Congratulations Dr. Lizarazo!

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Coming up this Wednesday: CAHSS New Faculty Microtalks Meet recently hired faculty and learn about their research! Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 4:30 - 6 PM Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery Learn more: my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

CS3 Associate Director and sociology professor Aubrey Jackson Soller has a new opinion piece in @baltimoresun.bsky.social. The op-ed also cites research by UMBC sociologist Brian Soller. www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/03/i...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Advancing Social Science Research: A Workshop Series on AI, LLMs, and Computational Methods Register now for spring sessions! forms.gle/JffSXhchZWdh...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Snow? What snow? We're still on! A Decade of E-Administration Utilization in Europe: A Tale of Income, Education, and Age-Related Digital Divides with Dr. Marco Albertini, University of Bologna TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12 - 1 PM Public Policy : 204

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

CAHSS New Faculty Microtalks - 2/25 Meet recently hired faculty and learn about their research! Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 4:30 - 6 PM Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery Learn more about the new faculty and event here: my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

New article alert! From CS3 Director and Political Science Professor Eric Stokan, a new article published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: doi.org/10.1093/jopa...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Coming up this month: Can Bipartisanship still occur in US foreign policy? Thursday, November 20, 11am, UMBC Library Gallery A special talk hosted by University of Maryland Baltimore County Political Science Featuring Professor Jordan Tama, American University

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Coming up Monday, November 10: The 47th Annual W.E.B. DuBois Lecture 11/10, 6pm, UC Ballroom Featuring Ousseina Alidou, Ph.D., Rutgers University-New Brunswick “Ecological Thoughts in Sahel West African Women’s Literary and Cultural Narratives”

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Last week, CS3 Director Eric Stokan hosted a workshop where students and faculty across each of the University of Maryland Baltimore County colleges joined to learn more about computational social science and use R to call Large Language Models.

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Next week: Social Science Forum- Korenman Lecture 10/16 - 4pm AOK Library Gallery "Migrant Ecologies: Plant Worlds and the Afterlives of Empire" Featuring Dr. Banu Subramaniam Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies Wellesley College Learn more: socialscience.umbc.edu/fall-2025-ss...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Join us Wed, 9/17 at noon in the AOK Library Gallery for the annual Constitution Day lecture: State Policy, Civil Rights, and the U.S. Constitution Insights from Senator William C. Smith, Jr., Maryland Senate Learn more and see the full SSF lineup here: socialscience.umbc.edu/fall-2025-ss...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

A huge congratulations to Amy Barnes, Program Coordinator at The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC on being awarded the UMBC 2025 Presidential Distinguished Staff Award!

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Thursday: Public Stories Lab presents A Storytelling Mini-Festival A fun and informal festival of stories of all sorts! Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · 11:30 AM - 1 PM Join online - my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/publi...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Join us Wednesday for our final Social Science Forum of the semester: Slow and Sudden Violence: Why and When Uprisings Occur Discussion on the 10-year Anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising Featuring Derek Hyra, Ph.D, American University Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 4pm AOK Library Gallery

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Join us next Thursday, April 24th, at 4:30pm in the AOK Library Gallery for the UMBC Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health (SAPH)'s annual Eckert Lecture on Health and Inequality: Recovering from the Opioid Epidemic in Baltimore and Beyond.

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

UMBC faculty - join us today at 4pm!! my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Join us on Tuesday, April 15th at noon for this timely virtual discussion led by the Department of Political Science associate professor, @iganson.bsky.social. Register in advance for a chance to win a copy of his book, Following the Ticker (SUNY Press, 2023). my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Thrilled to see this paper presentation from Ryan Holmes, UMBC Poli Sci undergrad, on the confidence of the Supreme Court and other political institutions. You'll be able to learn more about his research at URCAD next week. His work was supported by a CS3 small research grant. Way to go, Ryan!

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Next in our Social Science Forum series: Distinguished Lecture in Psychology - Thurs, 4/3 4pm "Making the Invisible Visible: Reducing Disparities Via Personally Relevant Interventions" Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Ph.D. Professor Emerit, University of Oregon AOK Library & Gallery: Gallery

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Join the UMBC Rotaract Club, the Rotary Club of Catonsville, and the Center for Democracy and CIvic Life are planning a screening in April for the documentary "Join or Die." Monday, April 14 registrations.dacdb.com/Register/ind...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Next week: UMBC CAHSS New Faculty Microtalks Wednesday, April 2, 2025 · 5 - 6:30 PM Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery Meet recently hired tenure-stream faculty and learn about their research interests. my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/...

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The Center for Social Science Scholarship at UMBC @umbcsocsci.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Next up in the Social Science Forum: The Lipitz Lecture "Generative AI and Higher Education: Practical Insights for Today and Tomorrow" Featuring John G. Schumacher Thurs, 3/27 - 5pm, AOK Library Gallery Learn more: socialscience.umbc.edu/spring-2025-...

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