Save the Date!
Dear UMBC Community Members,
On behalf of the University Steering Committee, we are writing to ask you to save Thursday, April 7 on your calendar for a Community Mental Health Action day. The USC will be working with partners across campus to host events both in person and online over the course of the day to promote mental health and community well-being. For now, we are writing to ask three things:
Please help make this day happen! If you have an idea for a workshop, class, conversation, or event that you would like to take the lead on, please email Susan McDonough at mcdonoug@umbc.edu. Alternatively, if you’re already programming an event that we can help advertise, let us know.
Please consider building this day into your syllabi and plans for the work day, perhaps with an assignment or readings that reflect the theme through the lens of your field, or perhaps with a study day to allow folks to participate throughout the day.
Join us on Apr 7, 2022!
We look forward to sharing more details in the coming weeks and hope that you’ll all participate in some way in this important day.
Sincerely,
Susan McDonough, Chair, University Steering Committee
Wendy Zhang, Vice-chair, University Steering Committee
he Molecular Targets Program (MTP) of the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research (NCI’s CCR) has postdoctoral positions available in its Protein Chemistry and Molecular Biology Section (PCMBS). The PCMBS uses its expertise in protein chemistry, biophysics, enzymology, molecular biology and screening to adapt CCR basic science laboratory findings into high throughput, cell-free screens for the interrogation of pure compound and pre-fractionated natural product libraries. In addition, we use these same skills to discover and characterize novel bioactive proteins from natural product extracts that increase our knowledge of protein structure and function, address diseases and molecular targets of interest, and potentially lead to clinical development.
The position is for a researcher with published expertise in enzyme kinetics and in-vitro inhibitor/activator mechanism of action studies to develop and implement high-throughput assays for the discovery of biologically active synthetic and natural product-derived compounds. Applicants should highlight their experience in relevant methods of in-vitro enzymology in their introductory email. Previous experience in high throughput screening or natural products discovery is not required but will be prioritized in candidate evaluation.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in biochemistry, cell/molecular biology, pharmacognosy or a related discipline from an accredited research institution within the last three years. The fellowship duration is for a maximum of 5 years based on performance and yearly evaluations. The fellowship is not restricted to U.S. citizens. The fellowship stipend starts at a flat rare per annum and is determined based on qualifications and years of relevant experience. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV with bibliography, and three letters of reference to MTP_PostDoc@nih.gov.
More information about the Molecular Targets Program is available here: https://ccr.cancer.gov/molecular-targets-program.
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BEYA STEM Virtual Career Fair and Conference
Thursday, February 17– Saturday, February, 19, 2022
BEYA STEM Virtual Career Fair (FREE) - Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19, 2022
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Open to ALL Students (undergraduate and graduate)
Jobs--full-time, part-time, internships and graduate admissions
This event is sponsored by Career Communications Group (CCG) and is part of their large annual conference. Representatives from several major corporations and universities will be available to meet virtually with students pursuing careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields as well as Business, Finance, and Marketing. Why should you participate?
· FREE Virtual Career Fair
· Seminar Options
· On the spot job offers
· Networking with recruiters
· Job readiness certification for college students
Registration is required. Deadline to register is Friday, February 11th. You can still register to participate after the deadline. However it will take about 15-30 minutes for registrations to be activated and to gain access to the platform.
· The Career Fair on Friday and Saturday is free! To participate in the Career Fair only, register as a “Job Seeker”.
· The fee for attending the full conference is only $50 when you use the promotion code PCABZK4. To participate in the full conference (in addition to the career fair), register as a “Student”.
Please be sure to upload your resume to the V-fairs platform in advance.
Contact Diane Crump-Fogle (crump@umbc.edu) or Chrisi Giannakaris (chrisig@umbc.edu) of the UMBC Career Center for additional information.
Today's talk is How to Protect Your Mental Well-Being Online - From a Gen-Zer. Whether you have one follower or a million, we've all witnessed nastiness and hate speech on social media. YouTube content creator and mental well-being motivator Peachy Liv advocates for a kinder, more respectful digital world -- and urges us all to reflect before we share our thoughts online. Hear her tips for dealing with cyberbullying and personal insights on how we can all make the internet a safer place.
MESSAGE FROM CENTRAL PAYEROLL BUREAU
2022 FICA Tax Withholding (PPE 01/01/22)
Through a post-audit process, Central Payroll Bureau (CPB) learned that highly compensated employees’ January 7th paychecks had FICA tax withholding amounts that were less than they should have been. CPB discovered that a glitch in its system prevented the full FICA tax amount from being withheld. FICA taxes are calculated based on Social Security wage limits. For tax year 2021, the limit was $142,800. For tax year 2022, the limit is $147,000. Our system captured 2021’s YTD Social Security wage balance and only calculated Social Security taxes on $4,200 which is the difference between the 2 years.
Please note that this issue has been fixed. In PPE 01/15/22 (pay date 01/21/22), impacted employees will see an increase in their FICA taxes to collect all FICA tax shortfalls that were missed in the previous pay. In PPE 01/29/22 (pay date 02/04/22), impacted employees will see their correct FICA tax withholdings. Employees and agencies do not need to do anything to correct PPE 01/01/22 because FICA taxes will self-adjust through their paychecks dated 01/21/22.
If you have any questions, please contact our CPB Accounting Team via email CPBACCTG@marylandtaxes.gov or phone (410) 260-7964.
]]>Undergraduate Data Science Scholars – Call for Applications
Have you worked with social, behavioral, economic or geographic data?
Are you interested in how to extract useful knowledge from data?
The Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) is partnering with the UMBC Department of Information Systems to establish the UMBC Undergraduate Data Science Scholars Program (DSS) in Spring 2022. Students admitted to the program will work as teaching fellows (TFs) and peer mentors. They will also network with UC Berkeley data science students, attend special events, and be mentored by faculty. The DSS program welcomes undergraduate scholars from multiple disciplines, including the social sciences, looking at all aspects of data and its impact on society.
Interested students should send a resume and a brief one or two sentence statement of interest to socialscience@umbc.edu by 1/28/2022. Please put “CS3 Data Science Scholars” in the subject line of the email.
Join us for the Hybrid 7th Annual Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning Conference on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, 2022.
Conference theme: “CRT: Celebrating Language, Race and Culture in Education.”
The conference will be held in a hybrid format, both in-person at the Maritime Conference Center and online. The conference schedule includes two keynotes, panels exploring current developments in education, and a wide range of sessions on important pedagogy and scholarship shared by educators from around the nation.
Visit our website www.CRT-cc.org for details and to register.
Preconference CRTL Training Institute
March 30, 2022
The 2022 CRTL Institute will feature a choice of one of two training modules for those interested in furthering training in cultural pedagogy.
How to Engage in Difficult Conversations when Discussing Race and Culture
This module will provide participants with practical strategies that will assist when engaging in difficult conversations surrounding race and culture.
Using Cognitive Dissonance to Navigate Through Resistance
This module will help participants identify, understand and lessen resistance to equity-minded practices.
This full day session will be offered only online. Please note that registration for the conference is separate from institute registration. For more information on the institute contact Maura Hill. Mhill2@ccbcmd.edu , and to register visit our website www.CRT-cc.org.
The registration flyer is attached to share with your peers.
Jadi Z. Omowale
Associate Professor, English
Co-Director, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning program
Chair, Annual CRTL Conference
Co-Chair, President's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council
The Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk
Office COMM 207/443.840.3886 jomowale@ccbcmd.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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