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Bahá'í Chair Symposium Focuses on Frontiers of Globalization and Governance | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Bahá'í Chair Symposium Focuses on Frontiers of Globalization and Governance. The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace. Was honored to host Professors Amitav Acharya of American University (AU) and Virginia Haufler of UMD for its first symposium in a series on Frontiers of Globalization and Governance. Dr. Acharya presented Global Governance in a Multiplex World, and Dr. Haufler discussed Private Authority in Global Governance. The End of American World Order. Constructing a Security Communi...
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Understanding Societies and Cultures: Studying Kinship Support in Africa | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Understanding Societies and Cultures: Studying Kinship Support in Africa. Researcher Leads Study on Kinship Support in Africa. An NIH-funded and UMD-led project will explore how single mothers in Kenya are supporting their children amid shifting support from kin. Can they rely on continued support from extended family? Is the father of the child in the picture? Who else is part of their social support network? To answer these questions, Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan, Associate Professo...
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BSOS Wins Sustainability Fund Grant for Solar Charging/Study Station | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. BSOS Wins Sustainability Fund Grant for Solar Charging/Study Station. The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences was awarded a University Sustainability Council project grant from the Sustainability Fund. The $5,000 award will support the creation of BSOS’s Solar Power Charging and Study Station. Congratulations to our innovative and dedicated staff, students and faculty who are working to Be the Solution! Office of the Dean: 301-405-1679 Contact Us.
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My Account | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Log in (active tab). Please enter your UM Directory ID (up to 8 characters, derived from your name, do *not* include @umd.edu). The password related to your UM Directory ID. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Office of the Dean: 301-405-1679 Contact Us. 2141 Tydings Hall, 7343 Preinkert Dr., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
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Advancing Global Sustainability: Reducing Global Energy Use through Urbanization | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Advancing Global Sustainability: Reducing Global Energy Use through Urbanization. Researcher Demonstrates Link Between Urbanization and Reduced Global Energy Use. Smart urbanization could save up to 25 percent of global energy use by 2050. The study, led by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC). And published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Together with researchers at the MCC, Yale University, and the Potsdam Institute fo...
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Enhancing International Relations: Sadat Chair Polls | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Enhancing International Relations: Sadat Chair Polls. Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is an internationally renowned expert in the foreign policy arena. His groundbreaking public opinion surveys provide unique insight into the perspectives of Americans on critical events and relations in the Middle East and beyond. Read the full report. Among the key find...
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Mahlon R. Straszheim | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Mahlon R. Straszheim. At this time of reflection, it is with gratitude, admiration and fondness that we remember Professor Straszheim and all that he has done for our department, said Distinguished University Professor and Chair Maureen Cropper. He was a remarkable scholar and leader, and we are ever grateful for the contributions that he has made to our community and to the field. Journal of Urban Economics. Review of Economics and Statistics. From 1...
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Big Data, Big Ambition for Behavioral & Social Sciences Research | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Big Data, Big Ambition for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Why do criminals do what they do? How do local community choices affect Earth’s environment? What moves people to protest for changes in the way they’re governed? We have age-old questions, and we need to be attacking them in novel ways, says Ball, a prominent behavioral biologist who previously served as vice dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. We can look at large aggregate...
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Department of Government and Politics Commencement Ceremony- Spring 2015 | BSOS | Behavioral & Social Sciences College | University of Maryland
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Skip to main content. Department of Government and Politics Commencement Ceremony- Spring 2015. Event Date and Time:. Friday, May 22, 2015 - 12:00pm. All BSOS departmental ceremonies listed below are open-participation events. Tickets are NOT required. Friday, May 22, 2015. Department of Government and Politics. Contact: Christina Smith, 301.405.4142, cbussie@umd.edu. Office of the Dean: 301-405-1679 Contact Us. 2141 Tydings Hall, 7343 Preinkert Dr., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
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