DealBook: After Big Bet, Google Is to Sell Motorola Unit The announced sale of Motorola for $2.91 billion is not a total loss for Google, but it is a sign of fits and starts at the company.
    






]]> The announced sale of Motorola for $2.91 billion is not a total loss for Google, but it is a sign of fits and starts at the company.      http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/google-seen-selling-it-mobility-unit-to-lenovo-for-about-3-billion/?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/40765/guest@my.umbc.edu/d886ea69fe73a8ec2e5158844f70b93a/api/pixel google-inc google-inc-goog-nasdaq lenovo-group mergers-and-acquisitions motorola-mobility-llc new technology top-headline-1 york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:36:51 -0500 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:42:54 -0500 Congratulations to INDS Students with Academic Honors! Congratulations to those INDS students who received academic honors for the Fall 2013 semester!

These honors are only for students who took classes full-time and the credits were not taken as pass/fail.


http://inds.umbc.edu/about/academic-awards/


Will YOU be on the list next semester? We can work with you to make it happen!

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]]> Government officials testified on Wednesday that virtual currencies like Bitcoin have opened up new avenues for crime that the authorities have not been able to keep up with.      http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/law-enforcement-strikes-back-in-bitcoin-hearing/?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/40766/guest@my.umbc.edu/36de1dfb7b49848481b95e07dd7f6fa0/api/pixel financial-services legal-regulatory new technology top-headline-2 york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:23:27 -0500 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:25:58 -0500 Tickets on Sale at the CIC! Event Tickets Remaining on January 29th
Stop by the Campus Information Center in The Commons to purchase the tickets listed below!

SEB NYC Bus Trip
     Saturday, February 8th
     Bus Departs: Commons Loop @ 8:00am
     All Guests = $35.00
     We are on Ticket 16 of 106

SEB Science Center Bus Trip
     Saturday, February 22nd
     Bus Departs: Commons Loop @ 10:00am
     All Guests = $12.00
     We are on Ticket 5 of 49

SEB Philadelphia Bus Trip
     Saturday, March 8th
     Bus Departs: Commons Loop @ 8:00am
     All Guests = $25.00
     We are on Ticket 4 of 53

     All Guests = $2.00

SEB Semester Movie Pass
     All Guests = $10.00

Also, don't forget to check out these events happening this week!

Welcome Week: Open Mic Night - Thursday, January 30th 8pm-10pm. Show off your talent to UMBC in the Sports Zone! Sign up starts at 7:30!

Welcome Week: Winter Crazy Fun Night - Friday, January 31st 8pm-9pm. Join (seb) for games, music, freebies, and fun. The Commons will be crazy and fun, just like the title says! 

Welcome Week: Breakfast & Bingo - Saturday, February 1st 9pm-11pm in the University Center Ballroom. Win some of our best prizes ever and join us for a night of fun and free breakfast!

Welcome Week: Superbowl Party - Sunday, February 2nd 6pm-10pm in the Sports Zone. Food, football, and free stuff. Can't beat that!
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[To read more, click on the website link.]


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The purpose of the PDA Capital Area Chapter Scholarship is to provide college scholarship awards to students who have shown a career interest in the sciences or engineering with an emphasis on entering scientific or technical careers within the pharmaceutical industry.

Awards

An undergraduate scholarship will be awarded. Awards are for one year only, but recipients may re-apply for a second year. All scholarship awards will be paid directly to the recipients.

Eligibility

1.     Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students attending a 4-year accredited college or university.

2.     Applicants must be majoring in a field of science or engineering, including life sciences and information technology.

3.     Applicants must be a rising junior or senior.

4.     Applicants must be US citizens. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA (free application for federal student aid)

             

              Applications are due by March 7th, 2014.

Download the complete application for more information.
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The exhibition, Digital Disclosure: UMBC Faculty Perspectives, featuring the work of visual arts faculty members Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, received praise last week by the Baltimore Sun, in a review, “Art’s future and past linked in ‘Digital’ exhibition.” While describing the works, the author states that the collection is successful in displaying “high-tech ways in which artists acknowledge art history while also taking art forward.”

Digital Disclosure continues through Friday, February 21 at the Howard County Center for the Arts. The gallery is open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday until 4 p.m. and Sunday from Noon – 4 p.m.

Learn more at the Howard County Center for the Arts website.

 

 

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]]> Toca Boca, a Swedish app developer, says its apps are intended to help children develop in a noncompetitive environment.      http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/technology/personaltech/review-toca-boca-apps-for-children.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/40760/guest@my.umbc.edu/a2dd4ad54e766dfd361294982fdfb775/api/pixel children-and-childhood computer-and-video-games games new technology york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:14:39 -0500 Why London Comes Last in Social Media City Rankings

When it comes to social media activity, London props up the global league tables. But why?


When it comes to the world of social media, there are clear metrics for measuring popularity. On Twitter for example, the account with the largest following is @katyperry with 49,952,646 at the time of writing. That’s followed closely by @justinbieber on 49,167,914 and @BarackObama on 41,190,787. On Facebook, the most popular page (after Facebook itself) is Rihanna with 84,757,949 likes, followed by Eminem with 81,091,160 likes and Shakira with 80,501,539 likes.

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