Current Students
International Student Q & A: Biotechnology
Virtual via WebExIf you are a prospective or admitted international student who is considering UMBC's Biotechnology Graduate Program, join us for an International Student Q & A! During this virtual session, representatives from UMBC's Center for Global Engagement, Biotechnology Graduate Program, and UMBC-Shady Grove will be available to answer your questions about the program, obtaining immigration documents and procedures, and the international student experience at UMBC.
Fall 2021 New Student Registration Begins
It's time to start planning your schedule! Registration for newly admitted students for the Spring 2021 semester begins on June 1, 2021.
I/O Psychology New Student Orientation
Virtual via WebExNew Student Orientation is an opportunity for incoming I/O Psychology students to receive information and resources that will allow them to make informed and appropriate academic plans, as well as acclimating them to the campus environment. Students will meet with faculty and staff, receive an overview of Graduate School expectations, as well as get their specific questions answered. Students will also meet with Shady Grove representatives and learn more about the Universities at Shady Grove and their facilities.
Fall 2021 UMBC Campus Professional Programs Orientation
Virtual via WebExNew Student Orientation is an opportunity for incoming graduate students to receive information and resources that will allow them to make informed and appropriate academic plans, as well as acclimating them to the campus environment. Students will meet with faculty and staff, receive an overview of Graduate School and program/degree expectations, and have specific questions answered.
Fall 2021 Shady Grove Professional Programs Orientation
Virtual via WebExNew Student Orientation is an opportunity for incoming graduate students to receive information and resources that will allow them to make informed and appropriate academic plans, as well as acclimating them to the campus environment. Students will meet with faculty and staff, receive an overview of Graduate School and program/degree expectations, and have specific questions answered.
Fall 2021 Classes Begin
Welcome to a new semester! The first day of the Fall 2021 semester is Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Data Science Webinar: Internet-Scale Recommender Systems
Virtual via WebExEvery second of every day, millions of user requests are personalized to rank and retrieve content from petabyte-sized inventories for Facebook Stories and Feed, Instagram Stories and Feed, TikTok, Google Search, Pinterest Homefeed, Netflix Recommendations, Amazon Recommendations, and internet ads. These are wildly profitable and super easy to use products. However, the average user has […]
Reimagining the Harbor as a Hub
Join Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore for a free interactive webinar with UMBC Community Leadership Graduate Program Director Dr. Sally J. Scott and faculty member Dr. Joby Taylor, while they dig into the recommendations of their new paper, Reimagining the Harbor as a Hub.
2022 PTCMW-UMBC-Blacks in I/O Psychology Career Panel
Join the Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington (PTCMW), the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) I/O Psychology Graduate Program, and Blacks in I/O Psychology for a virtual career panel and networking event. Panelists will share their defining experiences as I/O Psychologists and offer career advice to students and early career professionals.
Data Science Speaker Series: Visualizing the Day in the Life of a Data Visualizer
Virtual via WebExData Science and visualization in the academic setting differs greatly from the vocational arena. Speaker Joe Buzzelli's career features over ten years of working experience as a consultant. In this lecture, he will share his experiences related to data visualization and data engineering. The session will be held virtually on Friday, February 25th from 12:00 […]
AI Alignment Considerations for Data Science Practitioners
This Data Science Speaker Series session featuring Grant Fleming, a Data Scientist at Elder Research, Inc., will discuss a selection of best practices and software tools to mitigate the risks of harmful predictions in certain classification and NLP contexts.
The Changing Climate of Higher Education
Join us for a virtual discussion featuring one of the College Teaching and Learning Science program's advisory board members, Marguerite Weber, along with a panel of current students and alumni moderated by program director Eileen O'Brien. Discussion will include practical teaching strategies within this difficult environment, while reframing our thinking about higher education’s potential as an engine of larger scale social recovery and resilience as the world faces continued existential challenges and about how this healing starts teacher by teacher and learner by learner.