Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Virtual Resume Reviews for BSOS Majors

 Virtual Resume Reviews for BSOS Majors

Strengthen your resume this summer!
Students can receive personalized feedback from the Feller Center's Career Planning team by submitting their resume through our online review form. Within one week, they will receive individualized tips and wording suggestions to help them better highlight their skills and experiences.

Submit Your Resume 

Program Details:

  • Open to College of Behavioral and Social Sciences undergraduate majors only
  • Submission deadline: Friday, June 26, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
  • Feedback will be delivered via email within one week of submission

Students with questions may contact us at bsoscareers@umd.edu. They can also explore additional resume and application preparation resources through the Feller Center.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

One Year MSc Research Program at the University of St. Andrews

Graduated (or graduating) and thinking about your next step? Interested in research?

Check out the Institute of Behavioral and Neuroscience (IBANS) at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. They have a 1-year research based master programs open, even with some funding! 

Feel free to mention Dr. Bierman sent you. 

https://ibans.st-andrews.ac.uk/projects/

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Summer Undergraduate Research Conference 2026

This summer, the Office of Undergraduate Research will host its third annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference. Taking place on Friday, July 24 from 1:30-3:45 pm in the Colony Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union, this event will provide UMD undergraduates from all fields with the opportunity to share posters about summer works-in-progress and recently completed projects and to learn about research undertaken by other students. 

Undergraduates from other institutions who are participating in UMD summer research programs are also very welcome to present.

We encourage students wishing to share a poster at the event to submit a proposal to present by the recommended deadline, Wednesday, July 1 at 11:59 pm. The final deadline for submitting a proposal is Monday, July 6 at 11:59 pm.

Thank you, and please don't hesitate to email if you have any questions about the event.

Leadership Studies Opportunities for Students: Summer Courses

 Take an Online Leadership Studies Course this Summer!

3-6 weeks online is all you need to complete a full 3-credit leadership studies course from wherever life takes you this summer. Explore leadership through coaching, teams, and sports in HESI318J or how leadership is portrayed in popular films in HESI318A . Complete the classes from anywhere with asynchronous learning. Registration and dates/times can be found on Testudo.

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Consider adding a Minor or Certificate in Leadership Studies
Leadership Studies is a transdisciplinary academic program offering both minor and certificate options open to any undergraduate student at UMD regardless of major or home college/school. Students who are currently enrolled in or have already completed LEAD217 "Introduction to Leadership" are eligible to apply to earn a minor or certificate in Leadership Studies.  The application is available online and is reviewed on a rolling basis.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

UMD Senior’s Children’s Book Honors her sister with Autism

In 2023, Seti (Neuroscience major) published a children’s book titled Marvelous Meghan: Our Big Sister, which chronicled her childhood growing up with her sister, Meghan, who has autism. The book aimed to raise awareness, empathy and understanding. It is part of the Lewuh Family Foundation, of which Seti is founder and president.

“These people need assistance, they need love, they need to be cared for,” Meghan said. “That's the message we're trying to spread with our book and our foundation.”

Meghan also inspired Seti’s major in neuroscience and her career goal of becoming a neurosurgeon.
 
“I've always been interested in the brain, especially seeing how different my sister's brain is compared to other people,” Seti said. “That's definitely what inspired my major in neuroscience.”




 

Exciting New Course Alert! NEUR338A/PSYC489C: Decoding the Brain: Machine Learning in Neuroscience

Launching Spring 2027

Are you ready to explore the intersection of neuroscience and machine learning? Students in this unique course will analyze neural data, learn fundamental machine learning concepts, and apply machine learning models to probe and predict cognition and behavior.

The Highlights: 

  • Modeling: Learn the fundamentals of signal processing, supervised, and unsupervised learning models.

  • Hands-on Coding: Using Python to decode real-world brain data. 

  • Real Data: Analyzing EEG recording and fMRI scans. 

  • Big Goals: Exploring brain decoding and neurodiversity classification. 

  • Ethics First: Tackling bias at every step - from data collection to model training. 

This interdisciplinary course is perfect for students passionate about neuroscience, psychology, programming, and AI!

Ready to bridge the gap between the human brain and AI? 

To take this course, you must have DATA120 and NEUR200 as prerequisites. If you want to take this course in the Spring 2027 semester, make sure you have these prerequisites completed at the end of the Fall 2026 semester.