Registration: January 3 -February 14, 2025

URCAD Student Registration

 Mentor Approval

 Review for Non-UMBC Mentors

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day

On Wednesday April 16, 2025, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) will feature research, scholarship, and creative work carried out by UMBC undergraduates. Student work will be shared through oral presentations, posters, artistic exhibits, performances, and film. Over 300 presenters participate annually. Researchers work with faculty mentors on independent research, or research that is part of the mentor’s on-going projects. They are from all disciplines, and can be working on a thesis, capstone project, part of a scholars or honors program, or they can be unaffiliated. This campus-wide celebration of achievement affirms UMBC’s commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.

All current undergraduates who have conducted research, scholarship or creative work in the last year may apply to present their results at URCAD. Mentors, fellow students, friends, family members, high school teachers and students, graduate school recruiters, and the general public are invited to attend.

For information on how to prepare your 200-word abstract for the URCAD application please visit our guidelines page.

CAST-M is a fully-funded, 2-year MA program which creates pathways for diverse, talented undergraduates to pursue PhDs in STEM-adjacent humanities. We train CAST-M students in analytical and methodological skills for research in fields such as science studies, medical humanities, medical anthropology, history of science and technology, and history of medicine. Further program information can be found here.

In addition to full stipend, tuition, and benefits, the program also offers personalized advising from dedicated faculty, small class sizes, strong links to other Hopkins departments such as Anthropology and History, as well as a close-knit, collegial program culture.

Please note that there will be informational open houses for applicants on Monday 2/17 at 9am EST. More information about the open houses and how to apply can be found here.

For inquiries, contact CAST_M@jhu.edu

"As someone who has done a lot of travel writing, I've always been fascinated with the ways that multi-sensory perceptions of place translate into words. In my creative writing classes, we look at the relationships characters have to their environments, and ways of capturing details of place that show those relationships. My presentation will focus in part on some travel I did this past summer, which was funded by my summer Dresher Center fellowship and gave me detail-rich settings for my current writing project."

In the article, she argues that early childhood education deserves the same level of public attention and investment as K-12 education, as they are oriented toward similar goals. 

Read more here. 

Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, CS3, and our host:

• The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship
• The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.

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Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship.  Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, and our director is Dr. Eric Stokan. Our production intern is Jean Kim. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland (UMBC '24).  Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance.  Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.

Asian Studies majors and minors,

The NBR Bridge to Asia Fellowship provides exceptional undergraduate and community college students with immersive professional experience in Asia policy and international affairs. Fellows gain hands-on research training, mentorship from leading experts, and opportunities to publish their work while building lasting professional networks.

Through paid summer fellowships in Seattle and Washington, D.C., participants join NBR’s research teams to deepen their understanding of critical policy challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Fellows benefit from:

• Direct involvement in NBR research projects
• One-on-one mentorship with Asia policy experts
• Professional development through NBR’s Summer Learning Series
• Opportunities to publish with members of NBR’s network of experts
• Networking with leaders in international affairs