Welcome! Today is February 9, 2012
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Shaping the World

DHS
START Receives $3.6M in Renewed Research Funding from the Department of Homeland Security

START, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, received $3.6M in continued support from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Read More...

Shibley
Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development Publishes Poll on Israeli Public Opinion

Professor Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, led a team which has published a major public opinion poll of Jewish & Arab Israeli citizens. The poll gathered feedback on a range of global issues, the findings of which represent several recent, significant changes in Israeli public opinon. Read more...

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PCLaunch
CIDCM Launches Their Flagship Publication: Peace and Conflict 2012

The Center for International Development and Conflict Management’s (CIDCM) biennial publication, Peace and Conflict 2012, has just been released. The report covers a range of topics including global conflict, democratization, terrorism, peacemaking, and conflict recovery. Read more...

 

Decisions
BSOS & Smith School Sponsoring Symposium on Research in Judgement and Decision Making 

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Robert H. Smith School of Business are co-sponsering a symposium to address social, business and economic issues by examing the current research in judgment and decision making. The symposium will take place on Friday, March 9th, 2012 & will feature four prominent researchers and a celebrity moderator. Read more...