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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Aerial view of Brazzaville with the Congo River and Kinshasa, Capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo in the background

Conservation Criminology for a Troubling Trade

UMD Researcher Examines Traffic in Poached Wild Meat in Urban Africa

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Biology-Psychology Building

Expert in Evolution of Cultures Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Michele Gelfand Developed Well-known ‘Tightness-Looseness’ Theory

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Inuit fisherman pulls in a fish on a sea filled with floating ice

Social Sciences, Humanities Can Help in Response to Climate Change, Study Finds

UMD Anthropologist, Other Researchers Advocate for Importance of Historical Scholarship Alongside Data

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Baseball stadium

Take Me Out to the Ballgame? Not Yet, Most Say in New UMD-Post Poll

Safety of Live Sporting Events in Doubt This Spring, With Questions of Masks Falling Along Party Lines

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Joseph Richardson Jr.

Trigger Guard

Crossing the Boundaries Between Academia and the Streets, Professor Joseph Richardson Jr. Seeks to Find a Way Out of Trauma for Young Black Men

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Memorial with flowers and "Stop Asian hate" signs

UMD Expert: Shootings Followed ‘Intensified Feeling of Anxiety’ in Asian American Communities

Professor Explains History of Anti-Asian Bias, Impact of Political and Economic Instability, and Importance of Reaching Across Racial Lines

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Protester with megaphone

College Leads Effort Toward More Racially Equitable Society

Behavioral and Social Sciences’ Anti-Black Racism Initiative Engages Campus, Community

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Proud Boys rally

Op/ed: The Psychology of White Supremacy

Expert in Radicalization Says Movements Prey on Desire for Respect, Significance

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"Intolerable," a sculpure by Daniel Merkowitz-Bustos '21

Student Artists Capture Spirit of Black Lives Matter

Sadat Art for Peace Competition Winners Announced

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Newborn baby in the hospital

Op/ed: COVID Baby Bust Implications Will Linger for Years

Smaller Families, U.S. Economy’s Lost Income Will Affect Individuals and Society Alike, Researchers Say

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A man wearing a QAnon sweatshirt protests against US Capitol police officers

Researchers Track QAnon Crimes, Find Links to Past Trauma

Most Extremists Radicalized in Less Than One Year, START Analysis Finds

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Flags from "In America: How Could This Happen …" art installation

A Living Memorial to COVID Victims

Professor Helps Digitize D.C. Art Installation That Symbolized Virus Deaths

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