About the Facilitator:
Zoonash Syed (She/Her/Hers) is a Senior Pre-Law Public Health major on the Administration track at UMBC. Outside of UMBC, she enjoys watching shows as well as listening to music. Zoonash believes that leadership is about setting a responsible example for her peers as well as encouraging those around her to speak their minds. Her goals as a Leadership Peer Facilitator is to promote the multiple perspectives of what leadership can entail. Aside from being a Leadership Peer Facilitator, Zoonash takes part in SGA as a Senator, and is doing research work that will be presented at URCAD.
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Fedkin, N. M., R. M. Stauffer, A. M. Thompson (614/UMBC), D. E. Kollonige, et al. (2024), Satellite NO2 Trends and Hotspots Over Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in the Gulf of Mexico in Earth and Space, Earth and Space Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023EA003165.
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Schubert S. D., Y. Chang (610.1/MSU), A. M. DeAngelis, Y.-K. Lim (610.1/UMBC), N. P. Thomas (610.1/UMBC), R. D. Koster, M. G. Bosilovich, A. M. Molod, A. Collow (610.1/UMBC), and A. Dezfuli (610.1/UMBC) (2024), Insights into the causes and predictability of the 2022/23 California Flooding, J. Climate, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0696.1.
Life, But Not As We Know It”
Presented by Stephen Freeland, astrobiologist and professor of biological sciences
March 27, 2024, 5 – 6 p.m.
Doors open at 4:15 p.m., light fare to follow
UMBC Fine Arts Recital Hall
Free parking available and accessible for people with disabilities; details upon registration
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Are you wondering when or if we will encounter other life in the universe? How will we even know what to look for? On Earth, proteins form the basic structure of all living things. From amoebas to humans, all proteins are made by combining the same 20 building blocks—called amino acids—in different ways. Just as there are 26 letters in the modern English alphabet, these 20 amino acids make up an alphabet that enables and sustains all life on Earth. But what might the amino acid alphabet look like on another planet? And what Earthly applications might there be for an alternative amino acid alphabet? Join us for a talk about the work underway at UMBC, in collaboration with international partners, to build the world’s first example of an alien, or “xeno,” amino acid alphabet.
Learn about some of Dr. Freeland’s related work:
UMBC’s Steve Freeland co-leads $1.8 million research grant to predict the biochemical foundations of life beyond Earth
You are welcome to share the following flyer with others who would be interested in this event:
CNMS Discovery Series Flyer
Director of Individual Giving.
The Maryland Center for History and Culture seeks a dynamic fundraising professional to join our External Affairs Department as the Director of Individual Giving. Reporting to the Vice President of External Affairs, this position will be responsible for the strategy, planning, and management of all aspects of individual giving to support the organization’s Annual Fund, membership program, and long-term priorities.
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