CWIT is very excited to invite future UMBC students, Scholars, and Affiliates to our Welcome to CWIT event April 22!
Yumi Yee is working on putting together a quick video to share with these new folks. We would love your help in making this happen.
This process only takes two minutes! Send us a quick 10-30 second horizontal video answering any ONE of the following questions.
· What is your favorite moment living on the CWIT Living Learning Community?
· What's your favorite CWIT event?
· In what ways have you benefited from being a member of CWIT?
· Why did you join CWIT?
Then you just send your video by April 12th at noon to us on this very short form!
Thank you so much!
Erica, Yumi, and Morgan
]]>The goal of this work is to develop a flexible, rechargeable zinc battery (RZB) prototype that can be used in wearable devices such as watches, wireless headphones, and health devices. “By demonstrating the unique advantages of safety and design flexibility—which enables larger battery footprint and, hence, better performance—we expect to enable RZB commercialization and gain market share for wearable health monitoring devices,” Madan explains.
Enhanced durability is an additional benefit of the RZB technology. These batteries can continue to safely generate power even if they are punctured, bent, or cut.
During testing, Madan and her students poked six holes in the plastic
that contained the battery. They found that the holes reduced the power
generated from 100 percent to about 88 percent. The remaining power was
still enough to power a small light.
As you get ready for your first day of classes, please make a plan to complete your entry test. Remember, all community members are required to test the first day they return to campus, regardless of vaccination status.
Note: This information is primarily for commuter students. Residential students will test when they move into their rooms but should plan ahead by downloading and registering the app.
Instructions
1. We recommend that you take an at-home rapid test before you come to campus (within 24 hours).
2. Testing on-campus requires the use of a mobile app. Please review these instructions, download and register now, BEFORE you come to campus to test. If you need technical assistance, email mgscanner@umbc.edu.
3. Watch this video on how to take the test.
4. Plan to test as soon as you arrive on campus, before 11 a.m. if possible.
5. When you come to campus, plan to pick up a vial and swab at:
Temporary Location
The Retriever Activities Center (RAC)
January 31 - February 2
8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. (technical assistance also available 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
Permanent Locations
The UMBC police station - Open 24/7
The Center for Well-Being - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The University Center 3rd floor vestibule - 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.
For residential students only: your community desk.
5. If you are testing at one of self-serve sites, find an isolated or distanced place to complete your swab. This may be your car or somewhere outside. Return your completed test to the drop box at each location. Do NOT test at the pick up and drop off locations as you may expose others.
6. If you need help, visit the RAC between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday - Wednesday, for technical assistance.
Frequently asked questions:
Can I be on campus while I am waiting for my results?
Yes. Once you complete your test, you may remain on campus to complete your day wearing an appropriate mask and maintaining physical distance as much as possible. We are relying on masking and distancing protocols to reduce on campus transmission while we await your test results. Given the shortage of testing in Maryland, we felt this was the fairest way to require an entry test.
How long will it take to receive my results?
UMBC cannot check on the status of individual tests. In general, it can take up to three business days to receive your results. Testing results from on-campus tests will be posted to your COVID Compliance Card in your myUMBC profile.
Is testing on campus safe?
We do believe testing on campus is safe, as long as community members follow instructions, pick up their kits, and swab in a location that is distanced from others. For the first week of classes, we are making additional testing and technical assistance available in the RAC (Monday - Wednesday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.), in order to reduce any potential crowding at testing sites. In addition, it will be helpful to have most employees complete testing next week, before students return.
What if I recently tested positive? Should I test?
You are not required to test as you may continue to test positive for up to 90 days. You will need to report your result in order to be exempted from entry testing. Information on how to do this and when you can return to campus is available here.
Please email covid19@umbc.edu if you have any questions.
Last weekend, UMBC Racing drove up to northern New York to compete in a volunteer-run Baja competition, Oktobajafest. The competition consisted of hill climb, acceleration, design, and Baja cross events, followed by a 4.5-hour endurance race. UMBC Racing earned 9th in design and earned 5th in Baja cross, an event that tests your vehicle’s ground clearance and suspension and your driver’s skill. This competition provided some much-needed practice to a team that was only able to go to 1 competition in the last 2 years due to the pandemic. Our drivers got valuable seat time, design practice, and we learned about more component failures to resolve in our 2022 vehicle design. Oktobajafest was a blast and has put UMBC Racing on a course for success in the 2022 Baja SAE season where we will be going to all three competitions, New York, Tennessee, and Arizona.
Check their website http://sae.umbc.edu/, and their Instagram is @umbcracing
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