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Mindfulness with Middle School Students!
Our research team is studying whether a mindfulness and yoga program promotes positive outcomes for middle school students. This three-year study in 6 Baltimore City public schools is assessing whether a mindfulness and yoga program helps students cope with stress and reduces their use of alcohol and drugs. We are now in the final year of the study and are collecting data from 7th and 8th graders.
We are looking for individuals to join our research team and help us conduct assessments. Assessments include surveys for students and teachers, brief cognitive tests for students, and physiological measures from students, including blood pressure and lung capacity.
No prior training is required.
Study activities will occur October – December 2013. We are looking for:
Several research staff members will travel to schools together to conduct assessments. It’s not necessary to have a car but this would be a big help to the project.
This is
a terrific experience if you like working with kids and are interested in yoga/mindfulness
or school-based research. You will get training in how to obtain informed
consent and how to conduct assessments with urban youth and will receive
ongoing supervision and guidance.
IF INTERESTED IN THIS VOLUNTEER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP, APPLY VIA UMBCworks ASAP. Position 9260367
Directions on how to add your resume to UMBCworks, can be found here.
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Nutramax Laboratories is a Maryland- and South Carolina-based
nutraceutical company that develops dietary supplements for both humans and
companion animals. Nutraceuticals are natural
dietary supplements that support healthy living. The focus of the Research and Development
laboratory at Nutramax is to examine the efficacy of raw materials used in our
product, testing bioactivity of finished goods and support of the Product Development
Department by examining the efficacy of potential blends of active ingredients
for new products. In addition to in vitro assays, both human and animal studies are also carried out
to support these initiatives.
Immunology Internship:
This internship position will focus primarily on the efficacy of an immune product on boosting the immune system. The intern will identify biomarkers of a stimulated immune system and help to develop an assay to examine the effect of the active ingredients. Some knowledge of quantitative real-time PCR, ELISAs and tissue culture sterile technique is preferred.
Cellular Detoxification
This internship position will focus on the ingredients of a product line
with an emphasis on cellular detoxification via the up-regulation of Phase II
detoxifying enzymes. The intern will
help to develop techniques to demonstrate the efficacy of the ingredients using
quantitative RT-PCR to examine gene expression and perform biochemical assays
to study GST activity, glutathione levels and NQO1 activity in a tissue culture
system. Some knowledge of quantitative
real-time PCR, ELISAs and tissue culture sterile technique is preferred.
To apply: Submit a resume via UMBCworks.
New to UMBCworks? Visit http://www.shrivercenter.org/students/internco-opresearch/how-do-i-get-started/ to get started!
As DoIT announced previously, the Turning Technologies (TT) student response system software (a.k.a clickers) has been upgraded to version 5.2.1 this summer. All current receivers and student clickers are compatible with the new software. However, only the new 5.2.1 version of the software is now installed on lecture hall computers, which had a “permissions” issue yesterday that has been fixed. In addition, only the new 5.2.1 version integrates with the Blackboard grade center.
As a result, we should have announced that the new software upgrade was required for all faculty, whether or not they use the TT software on a lecture hall or on their own laptops. We can't easily support multiple versions of software and use cases (LH computer vs. laptop). In addition, we should have sent this to the UMBC “clickers” email listerserve that is manually updated with email addresses of faculty who require their students to buy clickers at the bookstore. In retrospect, this was an oversight on our part. We apologize and will try to improve our communication going forward.
Background
The new 5.2.1 TT software has been out for a year, but it was released too late for the start of the Fall 2012 semester. In addition, it included a new Mac version that didn't work with our UMBC authentication. By January 2013, the Mac authentication still did not work, so we did not push it out for the Spring 2013 semester. We also didn’t want to do so in the middle of the academic year. We worked on the authentication issue over the summer and announced the new software availability through our update on 8/19.
In addition to our own FAQ, TT offers a webinar on the new software, which has a different initial interface (or "splash screen"), but is essentially the same once you select the TP Anywhere option. Our TT rep has also offered to come to campus for training on the new software on Friday, September 13 (time & location TBA). Finally, there are quite a few other resources we've added to our UMBC Clickers FAQ collection:
Recorded webinars:
Tutorials
http://www.turningtechnologies.com/tutorials
Training Documents
http://www.turningtechnologies.com/training-documents
If you have questions or need assistance, please visit the www.umbc.edu/clickers FAQ collection or submit an RT (Request Tracker) support request on the myUMBC “Help” menu or directly at my.umbc.edu/help.