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There are differences in individual economic, health, and educational outcomes across neighborhoods in the United States and [particularly] in Baltimore City, Maryland. Motivated by these disparities, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designed the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) experiment to determine whether providing low-income families assistance in moving to better neighborhoods could improve their economic and health outcomes. (Briggs et al., 2010)
The MTO experiment was conducted [between 1994 and 1998] in five large U.S. cities, involving approximately 4,600 families in high-poverty public housing projects [randomly] assigned to one of three groups. The first group [of participating families] had the option of an experimental voucher for subsidized housing, while the second group was [also] offered a housing voucher [which did require participant families] to move to a census tract with a poverty rate below 10%. The third group, a Section 8 voucher group, was offered a standard housing voucher with no additional contingencies. The control group [not given the options of vouchers] retained access to public housing.” (Briggs et al., 2010)
The Value Gap: Distributing Economic Disadvantage to Baltimore Youth
________________________________ Dr. Eddie Glaude, Chair and Professor of the Department of African American Studies, at Princeton University, spoke about how the largest problem Americans face is the value gap, "the idea that society values white people over black people." (Glaude, 2016) Opining on the same argument, in her book: The Sum of Us, author, and social scientist, Heather Mc Ghee, statistically document society's practice of the value gap since the introduction of 1877-1880 Jim Crow period until this day. in the U.S. for decades Because of society’s inability to admit to this, Glaude posits its vision of democracy is distorted. part, through the intersectional application and collaborative delivery of STEM creative problem-solving solutions, will depend on the quality of service and grounding collaborative engagement with Park Circle community leadership. Prioritizing Baltimore Youth and Now and ! The successful outcomes of the Prioritization of Baltimore City youth and young adopts will be predicated on how well we apply the principles of grounding (collaborative) engagement. The principles of collaborating (Grounding) with the influential voices of community leadership was established in the late Dr. Walter Rodney's playbook Groundings With My Brothers (Rodney, 1961).
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On Wednesday, 7/31 @ 8:00 AM the seating for Lecture Hall 1 is scheduled to be delivered. The seating will arrive in one semi-truck which will be parked and unloaded along Commons Drive, between the Commons Garage and Physics Building. Crews will then hand truck the seating to Lecture Hall 1. We expect to have the truck emptied and off site by noon.
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An international team of scientists, including two researchers who now work in the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) at UMBC, has shown that twisted carbon nanotubes can store three times more energy per unit mass than advanced lithium-ion batteries. The finding may advance carbon nanotubes as a promising solution for storing energy in devices that need to be lightweight, compact, and safe, such as medical implants and sensors. The research was published recently in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
Sanjeev Kumar Ujjain, from CAST, was a lead researcher on the work. He started the project while at Shinshu University, in Nagano, Japan, and continued after arriving at UMBC in 2022. Preety Ahuja, from CAST, also contributed to the material characterization aspects of the research.
Sanjeev Kumar Ujjain (left) and Preety Ahuja (right). (Images courtesy of Kumar Ujjain and Ahuja)
The researchers studied single-walled carbon nanotubes, which are like straws made from pure carbon sheets only 1-atom thick. Carbon nanotubes are lightweight, relatively easy to manufacture, and about 100 times stronger than steel. Their amazing properties have led scientists to explore their potential use in a wide range of futuristic-sounding technology, including space elevators.
To investigate carbon nanotubes’ potential for storing energy, the UMBC researchers and their colleagues manufactured carbon nanotube “ropes” from bundles of commercially available nanotubes. After pulling and twisting the tubes into a single thread, the researchers then coated them with different substances intended to increase the ropes’ strength and flexibility.
The team tested how much energy the ropes could store by twisting them up and measuring the energy that was released as the ropes unwound. They found that the best-performing ropes could store 15,000 times more energy per unit mass than steel springs, and about three times more energy than lithium-ion batteries. The stored energy remains consistent and accessible at temperatures ranging from -76 to +212 °F (-60 to +100 °C). The materials in the carbon nanotube ropes are also safer for the human body than those used in batteries.
The researchers envision that twisted carbon nanotube ropes may one day power a range of devices, including wearable health sensors and medical implants that could harvest energy from the body’s movements. (Graphic “NanoRope Mobility” created by Sanjeev Kumar Ujjain using Copilot AI.)
“Humans have long stored energy in mechanical coil springs to power devices such as watches and toys,” Kumar Ujjain says. “This research shows twisted carbon nanotubes have great potential for mechanical energy storage, and we are excited to share the news with the world.” He says the CAST team is already working to incorporate twisted carbon nanotubes as an energy source for a prototype sensor they are developing.
]]>Join the team from PNC Bank for a "Banking in the USA" seminar.
Following the seminar, the team will be available to help interested students apply for a bank account.
Location: University Center 204
*Dates have been updated!
Tues 8/13, 10-11am
Wed 8/14, 2-3pm
Wed 8/21, 2-3pm
Wed 8/28, 2-3pm (First Day of Classes on Campus)
Tues 9/3, 10-11am
***If you are going to apply for a bank account, please bring your I-20, passport, and other documents with you to the event***
