Spring 2007 Seminars from Various UM Colleges:

College of Chemical and Life Sciences:
http://clfs-calendar.umd.edu/calendar/calendar.php

Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program:
http://clfs-calendar.umd.edu/calendar/calendar.php

Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics seminars:
http://www.clfs.umd.edu/labs/mount/CBMG/seminars.html

Department of Mathematics Weekly Colloquium/Seminar:
http://www.math.umd.edu/research/seminars/current_notice.shtml

Department of Mechanical Engineering seminars:
http://www.enme.umd.edu/seminars/

Department of Physics seminars:
http://www.physics.umd.edu/events/seminars/

Smith School of Business Marketing seminars:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/marketing/seminars.html

Smith School of Business Decision and Information Technology seminars:
http://www.smith.umd.edu/dit/news/seminars.html

Smith School of Business Finance seminars:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/finance/seminar.html#Spring_2007

Smith School of Business Cross-disciplinary Seminar Series in Strategy and Entrepreneurship: http://www.smith.umd.edu/seminars/

Various seminars in Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation:
http://www.amsc.umd.edu/seminars/

Joint Quantum Institute seminars:
http://jqi.umd.edu/Seminar/2007spring/index.html

College of Arts and Humanities seminars:
http://www.arhu.umd.edu/outreach/sft/seminars.html

Department of Economics seminars and workshops:
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/econ/announce/seminars.html

Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology seminars:
http://www.cbcb.umd.edu/seminars/

Applied Dynamics Seminar:
http://www.chaos.umd.edu/talks/

Department of Mathematics, Statistics seminars:
http://www.math.umd.edu/statistics/seminar.shtml

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry seminars:
http://www.chem.umd.edu/Seminars/

 

Other ways to find lectures/seminars on campus:

Springboard into all of these by beginning at www.umd.edu

The public relations splash-page for campus contains links to events and speakers. Categories are Culture, Sci &Tech, Social Issues, Undergraduate Experience, and University Initiatives. Updated daily, Newsdesk features daily and upcoming events.
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/

Check out the UM Research Portal. Here you will find a number of cross-disciplinary initiatives, including the
· Center for the Advanced Study of Language (CASL)
· Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (Start)
· IMPACT Research, an Earth System Sciences interdisciplinary initiative.
http://www.umresearch.umd.edu/

Beyond the Business School. Corporate connections abound on campus, at this site about technology transfer. See how research and innovation in academia enters the marketplace as usable technology.
http://www.otc.umd.edu/

Centers and Institutes: Researchers often create structures to research collaboratively. Browse the over 80 areas of research on campus listed: You can “click” into a myriad of activities. Consider these tidbits:
· Art Gliner Center for Humor Studies
· Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering
· Center for Superconductivity Research
· Center for Teaching Excellence
· James McGregor Burns Academy of Leadership
· Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
· Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology
· Maryland Center for Anxiety Disorders
Many undergraduates find research assistant opportunities in these activities. Do not shy away from unpaid work or internships. The content and connections are invaluable.
http://www.umd.edu/academic/#Centers