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Dedicated to world-class social science education and research. SBS is home to 10 academic departments offering BA, BS, MA, MS, MLA, MRP, MPP, MPPA and PhD programs: www.umass.edu/social-sciences
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialA Dialogue About Proposition 9: listen to representatives from the Civil Rights Coalition & Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, moderated by Prof. Jamie Rowen.
🗓️ Thursday, 10/8, 12-2pm, Old Chapel at UMass Amherst
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@umassamherst.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.socialA @sppumass.bsky.social researcher looks at the Flock camera debate to ask a basic question: Does the technology actually serve the public? @sbs-umass.bsky.social
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@umassamherst.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.socialUMass Amherst is Top 25! 📢🏆
We are tied for No. 24 on the 2027 @usnews.com's Top Public School rankings — the only public university in New England to make the Top 30. https://bit.ly/3TEOPBI
@umassamherst.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.socialLess than two weeks before Election Day 2024, a study by a @umassjournalism.bsky.social researcher found that nearly 10% of election-related claims by ChatGPT were inaccurate. https://bit.ly/4ha4a6h
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialTODAY! Astronaut Cady Coleman '91PhD discusses space, politics, and community: 9/17, 12:15pm at Old Chapel 🚀
Plus, hear Coleman and legal studies Prof. Jamie Rowen discuss the SBS Democracy Project & the importance of Constitution Day (also today, 9/17!) on NEPM: share.google/Yyt4zNskEdbI...
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialWeds., 9/16! Prof. Johann Neem (Western Washington University) will discuss the formation of civic culture in the decades following the American Revolution.
📜 4pm, Carney Auditorium in Furcolo Hall, UMass Amherst: events.umass.edu/event/johann...
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialCalling all Law & Society scholars in the northeast! This event on Oct. 2 at UMass Amherst is open to the public and will feature discussions on law, political participation, migration and democracy, as well as undergraduate student research poster presentations. Register this week! ✍️
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialWe're celebrating the announcement of the new Future of Food Initiative, a transformational effort at UMass Amherst to address the pressing challenges facing global food systems:
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialCongratulations to Prof. Brittany Houston (public policy, @sppumass.bsky.social) on a number of recent accomplishments, including a new publication and being named to the board of the H. George Frederickson Center for Social Equity! Read more at UMass News: www.umass.edu/news/article...
@periumass.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.socialJoin us for a live performance and book discussion with JOE UEHLEIN.
Monday, Sept. 14 from 5-7pm ET / Gordon Hall, UMass Amherst.
Free registration: forms.gle/VUkYmFR8povy....
Or live stream at youtube.com/@PERIeconomi... @sbs-umass.bsky.social @ln4s.bsky.social
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialAttention students! Want to help get out the vote? Check out this Thursday's nonpartisan voter registration training (9/10, 4pm in Draper 227), then help register students across campus on National Voter Registration Day, next Tuesday, 9/15: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
@umassamherst.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.socialWith a new project bringing 40 experts together to develop policy proposals on jobs, healthcare, housing and more, @periumass.bsky.social is coming up with policies "...that could really make working people's lives better," Prof. Gerald Epstein says. https://bit.ly/4hanBvB
@sbs-umass.bsky.socialOn the publication day of “Better Tech: Putting People First in Cyberspace,” Francine Berman will join Jim Kurose for a timely conversation about how technology can better serve - and protect - the people who depend on it. Join us Tues, 9/15 at 4pm in Old Chapel!
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@sbs-umass.bsky.socialA team from the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP) led by Associate Professor Samantha Solano will develop solutions for two riverfront Maine cities seeking climate resilience and community well-being in their post-industrial transition.
@umasspoll.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.socialNew UMass Poll / @wcvb5.bsky.social finds Over Two-thirds of Americans Disapprove of President Trump’s Handling of Iran War
Full results: www.umass.edu/poll/about/r...
@umassamherst.bsky.socialReposted by @sbs-umass.bsky.social“Americans are overwhelmingly negative about Trump on the Iran situation,” says Prof. La Raja, co-director of the @umasspoll.bsky.social. More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way Trump has handled the war, the poll suggests. https://bit.ly/4xwwOo0 @wcvb5.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com
