• MS Swim at the Catonsville Y of Central Maryland - working with adults with Multiple Sclerosis - Fridays in particular, 1-4pm

• Project Team - working with youth at the Glen Burnie Boys & Girls Club to develop their teamwork skills.  Mondays, 4-7pm
• College Gardens - afterschool program at nearby College Gardens community in partnership with the Y of Central Maryland.  Primarily attended by elementary-aged youth, who enjoy tutoring and recreational activities supported by UMBC students.  Volunteers needed Tuesdays, @2:20-5:45 pm
• Choice Education Team - new initiative for The Choice Program, funded by the Open Society Institute, working at local school in West Baltimore with high school students to support career/college readiness activities, Wednesdays, 3-7pm
  

• Abco Roofing Inc. -- Accounting Assistant -- ID# 9249667
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service of MD and DE, Inc. -- Bankruptcy Support Representative -- ID# 9245855
• Samuelson's Diamonds -- Digital Marketing Intern -- ID# 9249576
• Photogenic Inc. -- Guest Services Representative -- ID# 9249582
• Bright Spot, Inc. -- High School Mathematics Tutoring -- ID# 9245891
• Community College of Baltimore County -- Part-Time Lab Assistant - ID# 9249671
• YMCA of Central Maryland -- Substitute Teacher (651-221) -- ID# 9249612

SASA Banquet

South Asian Student Association

Friday, February 24, 2012

7:00pm

University Center, Ballroom

UMBC ID = FREE (limit 1 per ID)

General Admission = $7.00

Ticket #: 157

Se7en Fashion Show

Black Student Union

Saturday, February 25, 2012

7:00pm

University Center, Ballroom

UMBC ID = FREE (limit 1 per ID)

General Admission = $10.00

Ticket #: 35

Philly Bus Trip

Student Events Board

March 3, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 9:00am

All Guests = $15.00

Ticket #: 39

Norouz

Persian Student Association

Saturday, March 3, 201

8:00pm

University Center, Ballroom

UMBC ID = FREE (limit 1 per ID)

General Admission = $15.00

Ticket #: 3

fun.

Student Events Board

Sunday, March 4, 2012

8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm)

University Center, Ballroom

All Guests = $10.00 (must show UMBC or photo ID)

Ticket #: 1116

D. C. Bus Trip

Student Events Board

March 31, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 10:00am

All Guests = $15.00

Ticket #: 17

Photo courtesy of the Daily Mail.

Students Beware…

A new study in Science News  magazine explains exactly what happens to our brains when we don’t get enough sleep… and it isn’t pretty.

Since sleep allows our brains to clear up excess connections formed during the day, our brains become, “more reactive as hours awake accumulate.” This helps explain why sleep deprivation can trigger seizures and hallucinations in some people.

Sleep, as any student in an 8:30 am class will tell you, is an essential bodily function.

One study has shown that depriving rats of REM sleep limits their lifespan to 5 weeks and depriving them of all stages of sleep will kill them within 3 weeks (rats typically live 3-5 years).

One survey finds two thirds of college students pull at least one all nighter in a given semester. We can only recommend to those of you reading this at 3AM that you put down the NoDoz and head for bed…or the couches outside the game room…whichever is closer.

Engineering Week IEEE Student Branch Seminar
in conjunction with CSEE Graduate Seminar

Brain-Computer Interface Technologies
in the Coming Decades (with Demonstration)

Dr. Kaleb McDowell
Translational Neuroscience Branch Chief
Army Research Laboratory

11:30-12:30 Friday, 24 February 2012, ITE 227, UMBC

As the proliferation of technology dramatically infiltrates all aspects of modern life, in many ways the world is becoming so dynamic and complex that technological capabilities are overwhelming human capabilities to optimally interact with and leverage those technologies. Fortunately, these technological advancements have also driven an explosion of neuroscience research over the past several decades, presenting engineers with a remarkable opportunity to design and develop flexible and adaptive brain-based neurotechnologies that integrate with and capitalize on human capabilities and limitations to improve human-system interactions. Major forerunners of this conception are brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), which to this point have been largely focused on improving the quality of life for particular clinical populations and include, for example, applications for advanced communications with paralyzed or "locked-in" patients as well as the direct control of prostheses and wheelchairs. Near-term applications are envisioned that are primarily task-oriented and are targeted to avoid the most difficult obstacles to development. In the farther term, a holistic approach to BCIs will enable a broad range of task-oriented and opportunistic applications by leveraging pervasive technologies and advanced analytical approaches to sense and merge critical brain, behavioral, task, and environmental information. Communications and other applications that are envisioned to be broadly impacted by BCIs are highlighted; however, these represent just a small sample of the potential of these technologies.

Kaleb McDowell (M'08-SM'11) was born in Frederick, MD, USA on July 10, 1970. He has a B.S in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA in 1992, an M.S. in kinesiology from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA in 2000, and a Ph.D. in neuroscience and cognitive science from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA in 2003.

He is currently the Chief of the Translational Neuroscience Branch and Chair of the Neuroscience Strategic Research Area at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA. Since joining ARL as a Research Psychologist in 2003, he has contributed to over 30 reviewed publications, and has led several major research and development programs focused on neuroscience, indirect vision systems and vehicle mobility. His current research interest focuses on translating basic neuroscience into applications for use by healthy populations in everyday, real-world environments.

Dr. McDowell received Department of Army Research and Development Achievement awards for technical excellence in 2007 and 2009 and the ARL Award for Leadership in 2011.

Host: IEEE UG and Grad Student Branches (cookies drinks available 11:15am)