UMBC students Damola Adediran ‘17, computer science, and Sarah Kirby ‘16, computer science, were members of a standout team at the 2015 HackDC Hackathon that won top prize in the “Best Mobile Application for Clinicians” category, for their app “myBivy.”

This year’s HackDC Hackathon challenged competitors to build a mobile app to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) deal with insomnia, which is common within this population.

The myBivy app tracks veteran’s heartbeat and movements to detect night terrors, and over time works to help prevent them. The app allows veterans to observe their sleep patterns and to share the data collected overnight with their doctor.

The 36-hour-long Hackathon, held September 25-27, gave teams a chance to work on developing their apps by collaborating with clinicians, veterans, and veterans’ families and friends, who offered feedback on what information the veterans want to track.

Adediran’s job on his team was to communicate with clinicians about how the app would best serve the veterans, and to debug the app throughout the development phase.This was Adediran’s second Hackathon, and he says it was extremely empowering. He describes it as, “something I’ve never experienced before.”

In addition to a cash prize, the team will use funds collected on their Kickstarter page to develop, test and launch the myBivy app by the spring of 2016. For more information about the myBivy app and team, visit the Kickstarter page.

The Transfer Student Network is HIRING!

Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS) seeks a group of motivated, intelligent, passionate, hardworking, dedicated, and ethical students to employ as student staff. OCSS student staff will serve as advocates for commuter, transfer, veteran, and adult learner students on the UMBC campus.

The Transfer Student Network (TSN) is a student outreach program sponsored by OCSS. Through a series of workshops and activities, TSN helps new transfer students transition to UMBC and its many resources, connects new and returning students with like interests, and provides a network community for building social and career-minded relationships.

Are you a member on Zimride? If not, you should be! Zimride is a fun and easy way to share the seats in your car or catch a ride. With Zimride, you can find UMBC friends, classmates, and coworkers going the same way you are. Zimride is hosting a contest for you to win a $50 MasterCard gift card! All you have to do is sign up for Zimride, log at least one commute in your Commute Calendar between the days of November 2nd-6th and you will be entered to win! Be sure to tell your friends!

https://www.zimride.com/umbc/