Congratulations to URA Scholars Danilo Symonette, and Jeremy Rubin, who have been selected for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The GRF provides financial support for three years within a five-year fellowship period, comprising a $34,000 stipend per twelve-month fellowship year.

Danilo is a McNair Scholar and LSAMP participant. His research, "Towards the Automatic Assessment of Student Teamwork" explores how universities are increasingly using discussion platforms such as GroupMe and Slack to work virtually. However, little has been done so far to understand how to use the data these platforms generate to analyze student teamwork behaviors, and so to support or improve those behaviors. By building a model to automatically predict a student’s performance as a team member based on their exchanges with teammates is itself a significant contribution. Danilo has published several papers with his research mentor, Dr. Don Engel, in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering department. He will present his project at URCAD 2020 (online), April 22-29th. In addition to the NSF GRFP which will financially support Danilo's graduate studies, Danilo has been admitted to the Computer Science Ph.D. programs at MIT and Stanford, and has also been offered a position at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.

Jeremy received offers of admission from the University of Pennsylvania (Biostatistics, PhD), Columbia University (Biostatistics, PhD), Johns Hopkins University (Biostatistics, PhD), North Carolina State University (Statistics, PhD), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Biostatistics, PhD) and has accepted the offer of admission for the University of Pennsylvania. His research, "The Linear Maximal Sequence Kernel Association Test for Neuroimaging Studies" is directed by his mentor, Dr. Russell Shinohara, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics.  This work was continued as a part of the UMBC MARC U*STAR Program, and will culminate in a senior thesis with UMBC's Department of Mathematics and Statistics this Spring. Jeremy is a Meyerhoff Scholar and member of the Honors College, and was a 2018-19 URA Scholar and URCAD presenter (Mentor: Dr. Erin Green). Ultimately, Jeremy aspires to pursue a career in academia as a research professor at a leading medical institution to further research in high-dimensional data analysis for biomedical imaging and allow for more accurate diagnosis and prevention of medical conditions.

Congratulations, Danilo and Jeremy!

Dear Friends of OAPA, 

We are delighted to share this timely, information gathering session sponsored by our friends and colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  All students, faculty & staff are welcome to attend this remote presentation. Please register for the event in advance! 

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is comprised of three departments.

Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR)

The Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research seeks to improve health among diverse populations through health services and other drug-related research, education, service and community outreach. 

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS)

The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science improves health care through innovation, collaboration and advocacy to achieve excellence in pharmacy education, practice and research. 

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC)

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a recognized leader in the field of drug discovery and development. The interdisciplinary faculty with expertise in structure-based drug design, pharmacogenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics and nanotechnology are advancing basic and applied science in the enhancement of human health and well-being.

Our colleagues at UMB realize this presentation is being offered at short notice, yet would very much appreciate our engagement and willingness to share with all interested constituencies on campus. 

Ken Baron, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advising and Student Success
Office for Academic and Pre-Professional Advising
kbaron@umbc.edu

Hello Retrievers!

I hope everyone is in good spirits and taking care of themselves as we navigate this new realm of online learning. In the interest of social distancing, all of the Academic Success Center’s services are now online, including tutoring!

Appointment Tutoring, Math and Science Center Tutoring, and Writing Center tutoring are all available online through appointment.

Booking an appointment is easy!

1. Go to umbc.go-redrock.com and log in.  
2. Under “search availability,” choose the type of tutoring that works for you:
1. Appointments must be requested up to 30 minutes in advance
2. Appointments must be requested up to 24 hours in advance
3. Writing Center: For all writing assignments at UMBC.
***Can’t find your class? Be sure to check both subject tutoring schedules**
3. Pick the course you would like to be tutored in and choose an available time slot that works for you.
4. Finalize the appointment and check your email for confirmation.
5. Your tutor will email you 5-10 minutes before the session with a link to collaborate on a tutoring platform.

You can see more detailed instructions through this link: Online Tutoring Manual

Students who need disability accommodations will still be able to receive them. For more information, please contact us.

And remember, even though we are all apart right now, we can still reach together to be successful!