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<Title>May &amp; Summer Mosaic Newsletter</Title>
<Tagline>Checkout our final newsletter of this academic year!</Tagline>
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    <div>Make sure you check out our newsletter below with our events for the remainder of the semester and in the Summer! Check out our summer hours and exciting close-out events! Also please check out departing thoughts from our Associate Director!</div>
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    <div>Congratulations to the WHOLE Mosaic staff for getting featured in Dylan's Corner! </div>
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    <div>Here's an extra link to it: <span><a href="https://goo.gl/HRmfvP" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://goo.gl/HRmfvP</a> </span>
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    <div>Have any questions about any of the events? Just email us at <a href="mailto:mosaic@umbc.edu">mosaic@umbc.edu</a>
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<Title>UMBC CSEE research symposium, 9-5 Friday May 4, South Campus</Title>
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    <h1>CSEE research symposium, 9-5 Fri. May 4, South Campus</h1>
    <p>The UMBC student chapters for <a href="https://acm.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ACM</a> and <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/ieee/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">IEEE</a> are jointly organizing a one-day research symposium on Computer and Electrical Systems that will be held at bwtech@UMBC’s South Campus from <strong>9 to 5 on Friday, May 4,</strong> 2018. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.</p>
    <p>The day will include talks by faculty and students, short presentations of posters, five-minute elevator pitches of new research ideas, a poster session and symposium awards. See the <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CSEEResearchSymposium_Program_2017.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>complete symposium schedule</strong></a> for details.</p>
    <p>The goal of the symposium is to recognize and inspire student research by sharing cutting-edge ideas and achievements through presentations, posters, and demonstrations. It will bring students, faculty and collaborators from the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering department together to present their research ideas and results.</p>
    <p>Location: The symposium will be held at the bwtech@UMBC South Campus (<a href="http://bit.ly/utcsc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">1450 S Rolling Road, Halethorpe, MD 21227</a>) main building. Parking is free and the <a href="https://goo.gl/yi1XVX" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Halethorpe shuttle</a> stops there (stop #18).</p>
    <p>If you have any questions, please contact *protected email*.</p>
    <p>The post <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/2018/05/umbc-csee-research-symposium-9-5-friday-may-4-south-campus/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC CSEE research symposium, 9-5 Friday May 4, South Campus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering</a>.</p>
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<Title>Survey for Trans and non-binary</Title>
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<Summary>Take this survey if you identify as Trans or non-binary https://tinyurl.com/UMBC-Trans-Survey thanks! </Summary>
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<Title>Announcing the 2018-19 URA Scholars</Title>
<Tagline>Undergraduate Research Scholars Ready to Discover Big Things</Tagline>
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    <p><span><br><strong>Tarek Antar</strong>, Psychology</span></p>
    <p><span>Examining the Role of Parental and Peer Religious
    Socialization in the Development of Muslim-American Adolescents’ Religious and
    National Identities</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Mohammed Arafat</strong>, Psychology</span></p>
    
    <p><span>An Exploration of Muslim-American Adolescents' Perceptions
    of the Recent Political </span><span>Climate</span></p>
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    <p><span><strong>Peter Bailer</strong>, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental
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    <p><span>Synthesis of a PEG hydrogel and collagen mesh to protect
    surface bound </span><span>electrochemical aptamer-based biosensors from catalyzed
    degradation by RNAse</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Adnan Baker-Agha and Dhruvil Patel</strong>, Chemistry</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Nylon-inspired Polymers Containing Reversible Iron-chelated
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    <p><span><strong>Kojo Bonsu</strong>, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental
    Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Analysis of Glycolytic Multienyme Complex Formation</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Kevin Chen</strong>, Biological Sciences </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Uncovering the Link Between a Sugar-induced Change in Gut
    Microbiome and </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Nicole Couturier</strong>, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental
    Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Monitoring Blood Biomarkers of Immune Responses before and
    after Therapy in a Mouse Melanoma Model</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Lorraine Dell'Acqua</strong>, Psychology</span></p>
    
    <p><span>An Investigative Analysis of Potential Change in D1-D2
    Receptors of Rat Brains </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Exposed to Threshold Levels of Particle Radiation</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>James Raynard Dizon</strong>, Chemical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Testing Nanoparticle-Delivered Antimalarials for Treatment
    of Lupus</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Anna Feerick</strong>, Chemical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Detection of Contaminants within Chesapeake Bay Water,
    Sediment, and Oysters</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>David Fialkow</strong>, Physics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Characterizing the Mechanical Oscillatory Properties of
    Nanostructures</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Alex Getachew,</strong> Interdisciplinary Studies</span></p>
    
    <p><span>The Impact of Arts Integration on the Learning Identity of
    Sixth Grade Students in</span><span>Anne Arundel County Public Schools</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Casey Haines</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Response of Eastern Bluebirds (Salias salias) to Playbacks
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    <p><span>Vocalizations</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Jordan Harper</strong>, Interdisciplinary Studies</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Envisioning a Thriving Democratic Culture</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Phillip Hilliard</strong>, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Automated Analysis and Prediction of Entity-based Sentiment
    Framing</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Mark Horton</strong>, Computer Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Human-in-the-Loop Model Improvement and Implementation for
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    <p><span>Reinforcement Learning</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Adursh Iyer</strong>, Physics and Mathematics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Searching for Gamma-ray Emission from Black Hole Jets</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Hannah Jackson</strong>, Modern Languages and Linguistics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Second Language Acquisition through Improv</span></p>
    
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    <p><span><strong>Matthew Kane</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Cats and Rats vs. the Bahama Oriole: Assessing the Threat of
    Invasive Species to a </span><span>Critically Endangered Species</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Jeremy Keaton</strong>,
    Music</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Writing Chamber Music at Summer Composition
    Festival</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Caroline Larkin</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Inferring Mathematical Dynamic Models of Tumor Sub-clonal
    Interactions to Predict Optimal Treatment Targets</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Kasey Mannion</strong>, Dance</span></p>
    
    <p><span>An Exploration in the Development of Contemporary Dance</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Cierra McKoy</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Geographic Variation in the Vocalizations of An Endangered
    Oriole</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Stephanie Milani</strong>, Computer Science and Electrical
    Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Integrating Ethical Reasoning into the Abstract Markov
    Decision Process Framework</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Morgan Miller</strong>, History</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Giving a Voice to the Voiceless</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Rachel Morin</strong>, Physics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Microscopic Processes that Shape the High Energy Universe:
    An Artist View for the Rest of Us</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Karla Negrete</strong>, Mechanical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Preparation of Gel Polymer Electrolyte with Enhanced Ionic
    Conductivity for Zn Based </span><span>Batteries</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Adam Ng</strong>, History</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Conservative Responses to British Fascism in the 1930s</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Howard Nicholson</strong>, Chemical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Biosensors</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Drue Nixon</strong>, Interdisciplinary
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    <p><span>Ella and Ida Summer Camp</span><span><br>
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    <p><span><strong>Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman</strong>, Mathematics, Economics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>The Impact of Early Childhood Malaria on Educational
    Attainment in Ghana</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Angela Ossana</strong>, Chemical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Infrared Emission Spectroscopy Techniques</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Hye Jin Park</strong>, Psychology</span></p>
    
    <p><span>The Role of Marital Quality and Parenting in Korean-American
    Children's Social Problem-solving Reasoning Skills</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Rishit Patel,</strong> Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Effect of Electronic Liquid Components on Morphology and
    Electrophysiology of Olfactory Tissue</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Alexia Petasis</strong>, Interdisciplinary Studies</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Confronting Social Issues through Translational Choreography</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Zane Poffenberger</strong>, Political Science</span></p>
    
    <p><span>The Italian State: How do Political Party Manifestos Impact
    and Shape National Policy towards the Migrant Crisis?</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Raj Purohit</strong>, Chemical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>an Aspergillus nidulans PodB Mutant to Express High Levels
    of Recombinant GFP</span></p>
    
    <p><span><br>
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    </strong><span><strong>Mia Rickenbach</strong>, Theatre  *Entrepreneurship URA</span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Create Freedom</span><span><br>
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    <p><span><strong>Victoria Rottman</strong>, Environmental Science &amp; Geography</span></p>
    
    <p><span>The Effects of Stream Contaminants on Terrestrial Ecology</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Joy Roy and Eric Cheung</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Centralizing Gene Expression Patterns with Mathematical
    Databases</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Jeremy Rubin</strong>, Mathematics and Statistics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Data Analysis to Understand the Key Roles of Histone
    Methyltransferases in the Modification of Chromatin to Regulate Gene Expression</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Scott Sainz</strong>, Theatre</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Alternative Theatrical Lighting Control System</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Arman Setser</strong>, Physics</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Quantum Error Correction Using A Gradient-based Optimization
    Approach</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Miles Smith</strong>, Mechanical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Multidisciplinary Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Research
    for Wind Turbine Monitoring </span><span>Systems</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Kristina Soetje,</strong> Environmental Science, Visual Arts</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Species Abundance and Richness Outcomes of 2018 Mudslide
    Deposits on Montecito, California Beaches</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Meredith Sperling,</strong> Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics </span></p>
    
    <p><span>The Role of Remote Sensing Technology in Improving Wind
    Power Predictions</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Ariana Taj</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Prostate Specific P53 Knockout Model</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Aline Thompson</strong>, Gender and Women's Studies</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Red Streaks Under a Silver Sun: Queer Resistance in
    “Mirror’s Edge”</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Manos Tzortzakakis</strong>, Chemical Engineering</span></p>
    
    <p><span>A Calorimetric Approach to Structure-Reactivity Correlation
    in Epoxide Cross-linking Reactions</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Maxi Wardcantori</strong>, English</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Translating Chastity: Representing Shakespeare’s Women on
    Contemporary Stages</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Mia Wessel</strong>, Chemistry and Biochemistry</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Synthesis of Gadolinium-containing Dendrons for Enhanced
    Magnetic Resonance </span><span>Imaging of Cancer</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Linda Wiratan</strong>, Biological Sciences</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Effect of Jasmonic Acid Analog Induced Defense on Circadian
    Rhythm in Arabidopsis</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span><strong>Briana Yancy</strong>, Geography and Environmental Science</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Nesting Habitat Requirements of the Critically Endangered
    Bahama Oriole </span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    <p>Want to be a URA Scholar? See: ur.umbc.edu/ura or <a href="mailto:aprilh@umbc.edu">aprilh@umbc.edu</a> for more information.</p>
    
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    <p><span>Competitive
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    <p><strong><span>Responsibilities include:</span></strong></p>
    
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<Title>Researcher of the Week: Shiona Wijesekara</Title>
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    <p><strong><span>Title of
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    Initiative on High School Students. </span><span>We are
    evaluating the pre and post impact of the mentoring program by surveying the
    high school students involved in the program. </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Who is your mentor(s) for your
    project</span></strong><span>? Mario Santo Domingo. </span><span>The
    previous Research chair of the program found him and he has
    concentrated his research in behavioral psychology , so the ample
    knowledge was thought to be helpful for the project. </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>How did you become interested in
    this project? </span></strong><span>I have been an active mentor on
    REACH for the last 2 years and very fascinated by the multiple layer
    contribution of the program. So I wanted to get a statistical reading that
    shows me the extent of the contribution of the program to college
    readiness, breaking the gender gap in STEM and exposing the
    participants to STEM options. </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>What has been the hardest part
    about your research/what was the most unexpected thing about being
    a researcher? </span></strong><span>Gathering a consistent amount of
    data because the programs participation fluctuates every week. </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>What has been the most rewarding
    part? </span></strong><span>I was planning in walking into
    pure economics research but working on this project, I realized that
    I want to explore behavioral research from an interdisciplinary
    social science perspective. </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>How will you disseminate
    your research? </span></strong><span>URCAD presentation- </span><span>April 24, 2019!</span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>What is your advice to other
    students about getting involved in research?</span></strong><span> </span><span>If you have the chance to get
    involved in research do it! You will come out with ample of knowledge
    and a very unique experience!</span></p>
    <p><span><strong>What are your
    career goals?  </strong>To b</span><span>ecome
    a researcher in Educational Economics or Environmental
    Economics.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Have mentor-led research and want to be featured as a UMBC Researcher of the Week? Email: <a href="mailto:aprilh@umbc.edu">aprilh@umbc.edu</a></span></p>
    
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    <br><div>Overt 350 students presented posters, oral presentations, films, and live performances, and over 2,500 guests attended the 23rd annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day on April 25, 2018. </div>
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    <div>For the full re-cap of the event, see the story in UMBC News:</div>
    <div><a href="https://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-undergraduate-work-shines-at-urcad-2018/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-undergraduate-work-shines-at-urcad-2018/</a></div>
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    <div>If you haven't uploaded your selfie to #UMBCurcad, do so by the end of the week to enter to win a gift card to the bookstore! For contest info: <a href="https://urcad.umbc.edu/selfie-contest/">https://urcad.umbc.edu/selfie-contest/</a>
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<Title>Announcing the Reverse Career Fair Best Booth Winner</Title>
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    <br><p><span>And the employers decided that the UMBC Game Developer's Club was the winner of the Best Booth Contest, winning a $200 cash prize for their student organization account! Some of the nice things that employers had to say about the students in this club were that they were "e</span><span>ngaged, articulate. Good understanding of industry. Able to answer all questions with enthusiasm." Others mentioned their display, stating, "great display, great discussion. I asked a lot of questions and their answers were honest and informative" and that they "loved their interactive graphics." The Career Center congratulates the Game Developer's Club and all of the other student organizations that came out and helped made this event a success.</span></p></span></div>
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    <h1>Meet Your Professor Series: Marie desJardins</h1>
    <p>Join the CS Education Club for its fourth and final installment of the <em>Meet Your Professor</em> series this semester featuring Dr. <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/~mariedj/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Marie desJardins</a>. The series provides students with the opportunity to learn more about their professors, including how they achieved their position, what they believe makes an effective teacher, what research they conduct, and more!</p>
    <p>Dr. Marie desJardins is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Information Technology, and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.  Prior to joining the faculty in 2001, Dr. desJardins was a senior computer scientist at SRI International in Menlo Park, California.  Her research is in artificial intelligence, focusing on the areas of machine learning, multi-agent systems, planning, interactive AI techniques, information management, reasoning with uncertainty, and decision theory.  She has mentored 13 Ph.D. students, 27 M.S. students, and nearly 100 undergraduate researchers.   She is also active in the CS education community, chairs the Maryland Steering Committee for Computer Science Education, and frequently serves as a mentor and invited speaker at CS education and outreach events.</p>
    <p>The event is <strong><span>Wednesday 5/2</span> </strong>from <strong><span>12:00-12:50</span></strong> in <strong>ITE 239</strong>. Light refreshments will be provided. Bring questions!</p>
    <p>The post <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/2018/05/umbc-meet-your-professor-series-marie-desjardins/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Meet Your Professor Series: Marie desJardins, 12-1 Wed. May 2, ITE239</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering</a>.</p>
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    <p><span>Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein &amp; Fox, a full-service intellectual property law firm located in Washington, DC, invites women engineering students in the DC area to apply for our <strong>2018 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Conference Sponsorship</strong> opportunity.</span></p>
    <p><span>Each year, SWE hosts one of the largest and most comprehensive gatherings of forward-thinking women in engineering and technology.  This year’s conference will be held in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center from <span><span>October 18-20, 2018</span></span>.  In addition to networking and professional development opportunities, attendees can expect to develop and renew friendships while connecting with leading-edge innovators in the international engineering community.</span></p>
    <p><span>The firm is particularly interested in students with a degree in biochemistry, chemistry, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field.  Students must have a positive and professional attitude, strong academic credentials and strong communications skills (written and oral).</span></p>
    <p>Sponsorship will include transportation and hotel accommodation as well as participation in the conference<span>.  In order to be considered, please email your resume and all transcripts to Leslie Cameron at<a href="mailto:lcameron@sternekessler.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>lcameron@sternekessler.com</span></a><span>.</span> <strong>Applications must submitted by <span><span>5:00 pm</span></span> on <span><span>Thursday, May 31, 2018</span></span>.</strong><span></span></span></p>
    <p><span>If you have any questions about this sponsorship opportunity, please contact Leslie Cameron, Professional Development Coordinator, at 202-772- 8768.</span></p>
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    <p>UMBC SWE will still be assisting with funding registration for members but this advertisement is for a full sponsorship, so we strongly encourage you to apply!</p>
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