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Today the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) announced that UMBC is one of 21 graduate schools selected to participate in a study to examine completion and attrition among underrepresented minorities in STEM doctoral programs. The project, is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF.) and will compare data across a diverse set of institutions, including some that have been funded by NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. The purpose of this research is to better understand the factors that promote successful completion and the policies and practices that hold promise for increasing completion and reducing attrition. Each institution will receive $30,000 in funding to participate.
As part of the study UMBC will:
The projected release date of the study’s findings is June, 2014.
]]>As a new round of accessibility requirements take effect this week, some businesses are struggling to comply.
The new regulations are part of a 2010 update to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Businesses were given until this year to adhere to many of the added requirements.
Starting Thursday, rules will be in place for the first time ever mandating that public swimming pools, parks, golf courses, exercise clubs and other recreational facilities be accessible. Hotel reservation systems also must meet new standards.
However, some businesses appear to be having difficulty meeting the requirements in time. USA Today reports that a number of hotels are considering closing their swimming pools and whirlpools because they don’t yet include lifts.
In response a hospitality industry trade group — the American Hotel & Lodging Association — has asked the Justice Department to delay implementation of the new rules arguing that they are vague, but federal officials have not budged thus far.
In addition to the new regulations regarding recreational facilities, the ADA update also included changes to building requirements, new standards for wheelchairs and clarified what qualifies as a service animal. Many of these rules took effect last year.
The updates mark the first major overhaul of the ADA since it was enacted more than two decades ago.
]]>Remember this post from commonvision about UMBC Photography professor Steve Silberg’s Pixel-Lapse project? Well, it’s confirmed that the booth will be set up during the Art Week 2012 Kick-Off on Monday April 2nd from 12-2. Come out and sit in the booth!
