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On May 25, 2020 George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis at the hands of the police, and the event reignited both a national conversation and one at UMBC, about police brutality, the...
July 16, 2020
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11:37 AM
Donation Request
Dear Community Partners, Please consider donating reusable tote bags to help Retriever Essentials in its mission to serve the food insecure members of the UMBC community. We are looking for...
July 16, 2020
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9:50 AM
Political Corruption and Poverty in Ghana
Lois Akomeah is a Global Studies major, minoring in Africana studies, who will graduate in May, 2022. She is also a URA Scholar. Title of your research project: Political Corruption and...
July 13, 2020
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10:37 AM
Rebecca Ferguson
Hello UMBC community and Retriever Essentials Partners, My name is Rebecca Ferguson and I am the third and final CCMA AmeriCorps UMBC VISTA for Retriever Essentials. I am so excited to...
July 8, 2020
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2:27 PM
The Resilience and Empowerment of Afghan Immigrant Women
Crystal Najib is a rising senior with majors in Biology (B.S) & Psychology (B.A). She is an LSAMP SU2020 Scholar and a current URA Scholar. Title of your research project: Learning from...
July 5, 2020
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12:18 PM
Impact of the corona virus on the happiness of UMBC students
My name is Camille Blackford and I am a senior cultural anthropology major and Korean minor here at UMBC. I am also a part of the Humanities Scholars Program, and I am expecting to graduate Spring...
July 1, 2020
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11:19 AM
A Special thanks to Erica and Helena for joining us today!
OCA Mocha and Retriever Essentials have jointly initiated the program: Towards Wholesome Eating. The goal of this program is to increase access of adequately nutritional food for the food insecure...
June 30, 2020
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5:11 PM
M/W/F July 20-31 - register now!
Research Writing Bootcamp Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays July 20-31 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. On WebEx The Dresher Center for the Humanities, in collaboration with the Center for Social Science...
June 25, 2020
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10:32 AM
Congratulations to all!
The following students have received Social Science Undergraduate Research Awards for 2020-2021: Camille Blackford (ANTH) “A Proposal for an Ethnography on the Happiness of UMBC Students During...
June 22, 2020
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1:21 PM
Several Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Scholars are conducting research on COVID-19. Check out these students doing important and timely work, from diverse perspectives: Camille Blackford ...
June 21, 2020
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10:05 PM