BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College

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Alumni Gift Opens Doors: The Joel and Kim Feller Advising and Career Center

Uncovering Shared Roots of Fear and Anxiety

Understanding of Mask-Wearing Behaviors to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission Inadequate, Researchers Find

BSOS Faculty Receive High University Honors

Crime Scene Investigation? There’s an App for That

Tracking Atlantic Cod Through Time

adults and children walking in an impoverished community of Nairobi, Kenya

Does It ‘Take a Village?’ Understanding Changing Family Dynamics and Child Health in Africa

Locally Run Marathon Becomes Globally Watched Experience

Professor Chris Justice, Department of Geographical Sciences

GEOG’s Christopher Justice Receives NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

Upcoming Events

Oct 19 Oct 19

Faculty & Staff Convocation (Virtual)

Oct 20 Oct 20

UMDemocracy: Identity Politics (Virtual)

Oct 20 Oct 20

Sadat Forum: A Conversation with Dr. Fiona Hill

Oct 21 Oct 21

BSOS Career Chats: Research

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JD Walsh, SOCY ’96

Throughout his life, JD Walsh has been driven by a passion for three things: people, basketball and business.

Harry Alford III, AFAM ’07

Harry Alford III, the co-founder of a D.C.-based venture development firm, and an adjunct professor at UMD, was named Interim Director of the university’s

Amanda Hoffman-Hall, GEOG PhD '20

Amanda Hoffman-Hall has a special passion for introducing students to the field of geography.

Lucie Lapovsky, ECON M.A., Ph.D. ’81

When Lucie Lapovsky was earning her master’s and PhD in economics, the University of Maryland—and higher education, in general—looked considerably d

Taiwo Mustafa, GVPT, ‘20

Senior Taiwo Mustafa was recently awarded two prestigious and highly competitive fellowships — an American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship and a Graduate Re

Michael Igwemezie, ECON, '21

A summer internship can change your life. Just ask junior economics major Michael Igwemezie.