Prof. Chul Hyun Park publishes article on the impact of government support of COVID vaccine mandates Published in the journal Social Science & Medicine

Public Policy Professor Chul Hyun Park has published a new article in Social Science & Medicine, one of the leading journals in public health research. The article, "A Panel Data Analysis of the Impact of Government Trust on Support for Universal and Air Travel Vaccine Mandates During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” looks at how trust in the executive branch influences support for collective public health measures.

Read the article here.



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Two student volunteers are needed for the Ancient Studies table at the 2025 Majors Fair in the University Center Ballroom. The event will take place between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm on Monday, October 6, and offers food, t-shirts, and giveaways of various kinds. 

If you would like to talk to students about your experiences as an Ancient Studies major or minor, please contact Dr. David Rosenbloom (dsrose@umbc.edu) before Sept. 19.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. David Rosenbloom
Professor and Chair of Ancient Studies
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Take Roman Law in Spring 2026 and find out!
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How have histories of colonialism and their foundational language of gender, race, sexuality, and nation shaped the language, terminology, and theories of the modern plant sciences? How and why do botanical theories remain grounded in the violence of their colonial pasts? Join feminist botanist, Dr. Banu Subramaniam, who develops the concept of migrant ecologies to retheorize plant migration and reproductive biology. This lecture explores new biological frameworks that harness the power of feminist thought to reimagine and reinvigorate our love of plants.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Banu Subramaniam is the Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College. Trained as a plant evolutionary biologist, Dr. Banu engages the feminist studies of science in the practices of experimental biology and is author of Botany of Empire (2024), Holy Science (2019) and Ghost Stories for Darwin (2016).

Co-sponsors and Partners: Social Science Forum, The Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship, and the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems


This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 4pm | PUP 206

Public health researchers have become captivated with the idea of the long-outlawed practice of redlining influencing contemporary environmental and health disparities (mainly owing to the presence of a publicly available, geocoded dataset on the topic). But over the last 50+ years, a variety of discriminatory urban development practices have also marked our landscapes in ways that drive disparities. The deeper understanding of urban development known to geographers affords a meaningful consideration of these additional practices (which can include restrictive covenants, blockbusting, urban renewal, slum clearance, freeway construction, and gentrification). Much of my research as a medical geographer revolves around thinking about the patterns of disinvestment and decline experienced in American cities, especially via these processes. Doing so helps deepen our understanding of how environmental exposures are driven by a range of land use and planning decisions not just at one point in time, but over the course of many decades. In this talk, I will elaborate on this background and present research findings from earlier work in Flint and Baltimore. A major recurring finding in this work is that areas marked by high rates of white flight and blockbusting often fare even worse than formerly redlined neighborhoods, work which suggests a critical need to move beyond redlining in assessing the role of discrimination in the built environment.

Please visit GES's original event post to indicate attendance.  
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Hello UMBC undergraduates!

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health was invited to continue with an ongoing program that may be of interest to you. The program is entitled "Youth Well-Being" and is funded by the prestigious Stevens Initiative, which is an international collaboration funded by the US Department of State, the Bezos Family Foundation, and the governments of Morocco and the UAE. The effort is named after the U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens who "devoted his life to building connections through open and respectful dialogue and person-to-person diplomacy... He served the majority of his Foreign Service career in the Middle East and North Africa, a region he grew to love, and eventually served as U.S. Ambassador to Libya." In other words, the goal of the Stevens Initiative is to build friendship, learning, and exchange between countries. The program is completely FREE and is a wonderful resume-builder! It includes a mixture of asynchronous and synchronous (Mondays from 8:30-10am EST on Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 27, and Nov. 10). 

See below for details, timeline, and sign up link (enroll by September 14th).

Youth Well-Being: Stevens Initiative Virtual Exchange Program 
Join undergraduate students from Khalifa University, UMBC, and Miami University (of Ohio) for an engaging 10-week virtual exchange (mixture of asynchronous and synchronous content, see schedule below) exploring youth well-being from a global perspective. Running September 15 – November 17, 2025, the program dives into American and UAE lifestyles, the dimensions of well-being, and the role of families, communities, and economies in shaping healthier futures. Through interactive modules, live discussions, and collaborative projects, students will connect across cultures, sharpen their critical thinking, and gain practical insights into improving well-being worldwide. Participants who complete the program will earn a certificate of completion and join the Stevens Initiative Alumni Network, expanding their global academic and professional connections. Sign up by September 14, 2025 to be part of this unique international learning experience!  

ENROLL HERE BY SEPTEMBER 14TH:  
https://forms.gle/PuJ2smw8V1PjaLD18

SCHEDULE:
Chart of the program schedule.

QUESTIONS? 
Contact Dr. Christine Mair: christine_mair@umbc.edu
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Dear Colleagues:

We are building our schedule of CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now talks for the semester. These will be at noon on Mondays and Wednesdays in a hybrid (in-person and WebEx) format. If you would like to present as part of this series, please let me know as soon as possible. More information on the format is below, but I’m also happy to be in touch with anyone who has questions. They are always fun and low key ways to share research and all faculty and advanced graduate students doing humanities research are welcome.

If you are interested in presenting, please write to our manager, Courtney Hobson, chobson1@umbc.edu.

All best,
Amy

The Dresher Center’s CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now noon series showcases exciting new faculty and graduate student work in the humanities in a dynamic and inter-disciplinary setting.  Designed to promote ongoing conversation and multi-disciplinary investigation, these works-in-progress meetings offer faculty and advanced graduate students an informal venue for presentation, conversation, and ongoing collaborative exchange. In general, two speakers will share the free hour with 2 short, informal presentations (10 min. ea.) and time for discussion.

CURRENTS presentations can take many forms:
Since conversation is at the heart of all CURRENTS events, faculty are not encouraged to pre-circulate materials or to present formal papers. Projects must be still "in progress" and not complete or published.

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Saturday, September 13th 2025
5:00 pm
Baltimore Book Festival 2025: Red Emma's Stage

By the early twentieth century, postbellum assaults on civil rights and the advent of Jim Crow expanded Baltimore’s law enforcement into a vast network designed to oppress Black people. Prof. Casiano’s history charts the institutional consolidation of the city’s post–Civil War police state.

Authorities in Baltimore organized and established municipal power in distinct but connected sites that included jails, areas of political and social activism, public schools, street corners, courtrooms, and homes. Casiano analyzes policing in light of two parallel and inextricable realities of the city’s governance. First, policing evolved from an inefficient and vigilante-driven system into a modern and paramilitary endeavor focused on suppressing citizens and maximizing the power, wealth, and reach of capitalists. Second, decades of racial antagonism shaped Baltimore policing into an apparatus primarily oriented around subduing Black freedom.

Advance reader copies will be for sale!
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