Representations and Realities of Working from Home
Liz Patton explores how the ongoing pandemic has reimagined work-life balance and the history of working from home throughout the 20th century.
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Tour Baltimore with Dr. Kate Youth Literary Movements in Baltimore
The voices of youth in Baltimore ring loudly and clearly, especially through their writing, poetry, media-making, and more. Join Dr. Kate Drabinski for a video tour of Baltimore's thriving youth literary movement and discover how the power of words can change our worlds.
Public Art and Placemaking: Ensuring Community well-being during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental, social, and economic well-being of our communities. But even in times of crisis, art has the power to unite and connect us. Learn how public art can collectively reimagine and adapt public spaces to best reflect and meet peoples’ personal and public health needs.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go in STEM! How to Successfully Navigate your College Experience
UMBC graduate Gabriel Duran will share how his experience and research at UMBC influenced his STEM career path. He will share stories about his student journey and offer helpful advice on how to successfully navigate the undergraduate student experience.
Radical Literature in the Archive: Radical Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century
Join Special Collections staff along with CoLab project participants Kate Drabinski, Avnee Sharma, and Gabe Brunal to learn about the Radical Literature collection, how it came to be at UMBC, and how researchers can use it to study the past--and the future.
Tour Baltimore with Dr. Kate: The History of Public Transportation in Baltimore
In August 1885, Baltimore became the first city in the United States to have a commercially operated electric streetcar. Join Dr. Kate Drabinski to learn about the history of Baltimore's streetcar, bus, subway, and light rail systems and the politics and economics of moving people around the city.
Reimagining the Baltimore Harbor
Join Sally Scott and Joby Taylor for a shared discussion: What would you Reimagine for our Baltimore?
Tour Baltimore with Dr. Kate: Exploring Baltimore’s “Correctional Campus”
Join Dr. Kate Drabinski for this video tour of the history of Baltimore's "correctional campus" and the local organizing people do now to support people through the arrest and incarceration process.
LGBTQ+ Oral History Project at UMBC
LGBTQ+ history is a growing field, but in many cases, researchers must build their own archives because our stories have not been preserved in traditional ways. Join Dr. Kate Drabinski and UMBC student contributors to learn about the new LGBTQ+ Oral History project she has started with students, to be archived at UMBC's Special Collections.
UMBC Observatory Open House: Constellations in Our Night Sky
Learn about the history and significance of the constellations in our night sky. You’ll have a chance to visit the control room for the telescope and the dome to see the telescope itself, followed by a lively discussion about the universe.
What is the Shape of Water?
The waters of the Chesapeake Bay teem with microscopic organisms—swimming single-celled plankton known as dinoflagellates. But how can we peer into the depths to see them?
UMBC Observatory Open House: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars
Hear about the latest theories and ideas Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. You'll have a chance to visit the control room for the telescope and the dome to see the telescope itself, followed by a lively discussion about the universe.