Amelia Hallworth ’17, Biology and member of the Honors College, was featured in a post yesterday by the Learning Resources Center highlighting her as an exceptional tutor. Amelia tutors both Math and Genetics. In the fall, Amelia will begin a PhD program in Microbiology at Yale. Read more about Amelia by following the link below.

Congratulations Amelia! Keep up the good work!

Mary Aronne ’18, Environmental Science and Geography and member of the Honors College, is the Intern of the Week for her work at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Mary analyzes space weather by looking at satellite data and monitoring solar activity. In addition to her day-to-day space weather analysis, Mary has an ongoing research project she works on with the help of her mentor at Goddard.

Join us in congratulating Mary! To read more, follow the link below.

Stephanie Milani ‘17, Computer Science and Psychology, is the Researcher of the Week for her research in abstract Markov decision processes (AMDPs). Stephanie is a current member of the Honors College as well as being involved across campus. Read more about Stephanie's research by clicking the link below.

Congratulations again to Stephanie! You make us proud!

This year UMBC has twelve Fulbright semi-finalists and of those twelve, five are from the Honors College. After spending their summers crafting research proposals, personal statements, and statements of purpose, these students won the first round of rigorous review. As semi-finalists, the Fulbright National Selection Committee has sent their applications on to their respective host countries for the next round of review. Those who are selected as finalists will be notified between mid-March and mid-May.

The Fulbright Semi-Finalists from the Honors College are:

For Research Fellowships:

Jaelyn Bos, ’17, Environmental Science/Biology, Mexico

Jacqueline Wojcik, ’17, Visual Arts/Computer Science, Norway

For English Teaching Assistantships:

Kirsten Clark, ’17, Modern Language and Linguistics, Colombia

Brian Shouse, ’17, Political Science/History, Bulgaria

Christina Smith, ’15, Global Studies/Modern Language and Linguistics, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Congratulations to all of them for their hard work and academic excellence!

Megan Mellon ’17, Dance and Biological Science, was named intern of the week for February 13-17. Megan’s research focuses on the anatomy and physiology of dance movements. Megan’s process consisted of scientifically studying the human body and presenting her findings through choreography. The work combined her two passions, science and dance. Megan will present her work at URCAD 2017.

To read more about Megan's research, follow the link below:

Congratulations to Flora Kirk '18, Ancient Studies, for being named researcher of the week in December! Her research is on Roman coins from the second and third centuries CE. Her research mentor is Dr. Melissa Bailey of Ancient Studies. She was inspired to pursue this research project after a placement at the Roman Baths in the United Kingdom last summer where she worked cataloging the Beau Street Hoard.

Flora is an Undergraduate Research Award winner, a member of the Honors College and a Humanities Scholar.

Please follow the link below to read more about Flora's research:

Leah White '18, Acting BFA, collaborated on the creation, production, and performance of the play Yo You Be Trippin’ which was performed at the Charm Ciry Fringe Festival in November. The play examined different forms of hallucination and LSD, both how it is understood and how it can be used, and the way drugs are regulated in America.  The play was written, directed and performed by students with the mentorship of Dr. Alan Kreizenbeck. The collaborators spent hours researching the history of LSD, from its creation by Albert Hoffman the swiss scientist in 1938 through its popularization by Timothy Leary the American psychologist in the 1960s and 70s.

Leah was integral to each stage of the performance’s conception and actualization. She spent well over 100 hours on the play and was involved in every facet of its production and performance. Her fellow collaborators were: Shabhangi Kuchibhotla, Elizabeth Ung (also a member of the Honors College), Elizabeth Devine, Sydney Knoll, Ramon Burris, James Coley, Chad Short, Tobin Frevert, and Dr. Alan Kreizenbeck.

The play was well received at the Charm City Fringe Festival where it was performed for the first time. It was even featured by WYPR’s On the Record with Sheila Kast as a highlight of the festival.

Caroline Larkin '18, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology major, was named researcher of the week in October for her research on heterogeneous cancer phenotypes. She conducts her research in Dr. Daniel Lobo’s lab on-campus. Specifically, Caroline has developed a computational framework that infers models that can be used to help understand sub-clonal tumor growth and what kind of medical intervention will be most effective in a patient’s treatment.

Caroline is an Undergraduate Research Award winner, a Meyerhoff Scholar, and a member of the Honors College.

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A recent article on UMBC News titled “Honors College Professor promotes cross-cultural understanding in India” highlights Professors Ellen Handler Spitz’s recent trip to India to speak at an international conference and teach two seminars on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Dr. Spitz has been teaching at UMBC since 2001 and has published six books. In the Honors College she teaches courses on Great Books, Cultures of Childhood, and Masterpieces of Visual Art.

Read more about Professor Spitz’s time in India Here