Click on the following link to see the official information flyer: NASA Postdoctoral Program Flyer

NCI’s Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP), a postdoctoral research and leadership training program, is accepting applications. The program is open to researchers, scientists, and clinicians with a demonstrated interest in cancer prevention and control.

Highlights of this multidisciplinary program include:
*The CPFP provides up to 4 years of support *The opportunity to obtain an MPH degree sponsored by NCI (if necessary based on prior training) *Dedicated training to build scientific and leadership skills *A cohort of fellows that spans across STEM and other fields *Competitive stipends, relocation expenses, travel allowances, and more.

To learn more about the fellowship, including eligibility requirements and application details, please visit https://cpfp.cancer.gov/, or contact us at cpfpcoordinator@mail.nih.gov. To hear more about this opportunity from current fellows and alumni, watch our video (https://cpfp.cancer.gov/).

The application deadline is August 25, 2017.

Friday, August 18: 11:30 AM – 4 PM

Our speakers were winners of the NSF GRFP Fellowship (as graduate students), and now as educators, they have taken their winning method on the road. They have given workshops at Harvard, MIT, UMBC, Howard, the University of Puerto Rico, and other schools, and have collectively assisted students with earning millions of dollars in fellowship award money. Each NSF GRFP Fellowship is worth more than $100,000. Our speakers have helped to produce several winners. You can be one of them!

• This is a special session, concurrent with the NSF LSAMP’s Math Institute. This session is open to all undergraduate students, and first and second-year graduate students.
• Session time: Part I: 11:30 – 1 PM – Applying for the Fellowship.
• Session time: Part II: 2:30 – 3:30 PM – Starting Your Application on Fastlane.
• Lunch with participants from the LSAMP Math Institute will be available to all who choose to stay for Part II.
  • Dr. Frances Carter-Johnson, Data Scientist, National Science Foundation
  • Dr. Patti Ordóñez, Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras (also, Researcher at FACEBOOK, and The MIT Center for Brains, Minds, + Machines)
  • Dr. Lola Brown, Assistant Dean of Engineering, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York (CCNY)

We had an issue yesterday (July 31) in which myUMBC sent duplicate copies of posts to approximately 11,000 students. Some students received up to 10 copies of the same post via myUMBC, email, and push notifications.

We have corrected the problem and after extensive testing we are confident that this will not happen again.

I sincerely apologize for the error. I know you are putting your faith in us to provide solutions and when things like this happen, our credibility takes a hit. I appreciate your understanding as we grow the use of this feature. If you have any questions, please let me know.

B. Collier Jones
Campus Portal Architect

Special Collections is excited to announce that processing of the Society of Protozoologists records (Collection 13) has recently been completed to include new materials. An updated record of the collection can now be viewed online.

The Society of Protozoologists records are among the holdings of the Center for Biological Science Archives (CBSA) at UMBC. The collection includes files that document the development and growth of the Society of Protozoologists (currently known as the International Society of Protozoologists) from its founding in 1947 to the 2010s.

New materials include correspondence, reports, meeting notes, publications, newsletters, media, photographs, and financial statements. The process included rehousing received materials into acid-free folders and boxes and integrating the materials into the existing collection.

Additionally, two new series were created out of existing and newly received materials. Series VII: Media, Photographs, and Artwork contains figures, photographs, and audio files produced or held by the Society of Protozoologists. And Series VIII: Committees contains correspondence and reports relating to the Society’s various committees including the Business Advisory Committee, the Constitution and By-Law Committee, and the Education Committee. In total the collection is now arranged in eight series: History; Executive Committee; Membership; Meetings; Publications; Affiliated Societies; Media, Photographs, and Artwork; and Committees.

The completion of this project is due to the help of Special Collections student assistants Graham Johnson and Riley Auer and graduate assistant Sarah Huston. To learn more about the Society of Protozoologists records or to view these materials, check out the new finding aid or stop by and view the collection in person at Special Collections!

Many thanks to Sarah Huston '17, who served as a graduate assistant in Special Collections from 2015-2017. Sarah assisted with the rehousing of the collection and wrote this post. Thank you, Sarah, we miss you! -- Lindsey Loeper, Archivist

As an honors university, we take great pride in preparing you, our student, to be successful in all of your pursuits. Managing money is an important part of your daily life and we want to assure that you are well-versed in this important life skill that many find challenging.  

Your journey to financial wellness begins now with our interactive (and entertaining) online Cash Course! This multi-module, self-paced course ensures that you are as well-prepared to manage your budgets, bank accounts, assets and debt as you are to master your academic and career interests. To enroll in the online Cash Course click 
here.

Once you’re enrolled in the course, you’re welcome to complete as many modules as you’d like….whenever you’d like. But here’s where financial smarts start to pay off….

● If you complete one module, your name will be entered in our $100 bookstore voucher drawing. 
● If you complete two or more modules, your name will be entered in our $300 bookstore voucher drawing. 
● If you complete all modules, your name will be entered in our $500 bookstore voucher drawing. 

All drawings will take place on September 15, 2017. So don’t wait...get started now! If you have questions about the online Cash Course, please feel free to contact us at financialsmarts@umbc.edu.

Enjoy the remainder of your summer and best wishes for a successful first semester at UMBC!

Sincerely,

Your UMBC FinancialSmarts Team