The Interact Dialogues Program is a 5-week experience designed for students to learn and practice skills to become inclusive leaders and engaged community members. Interact is a space where students can develop leadership skills and cultivate a deep sense of belonging to the UMBC campus and community.

Students can register here to join. In addition to learning skills for cross cultural dialogue, students who attend 4 of 5 sessions are entered in a raffle to win prizes. 

Through short sessions, you will join a small group to learn and practice the necessary skills to become inclusive leaders and engaged community members.

By completing Interact Dialogues, you will join hundreds of other students who have made the commitment to ensure UMBC is a place where all students feel that they belong.

WHAT IS DIALOGUE? Dialogue is a focused and intentional conversation where people listen deeply and share authentically.

WHEN AND WHERE CAN I PARTICIPATE? There will 5-7 small groups of up to 15 participants happening in residence halls and other locations across campus at different times.

WHAT DO I GET FOR PARTICIPATING? New i3b swag such as a free t-shirt AND the chance to build community, develop leadership skills, and cultivate a deep sense of belonging to the UMBC campus and community.

The latest publication from the Blaney Lab is titled, "Recent advances in Donnan dialysis processes for water/wastewater treatment and resource recovery: A critical review". This review is a collaborative effort by CBEE authors Hui Chen, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michael Rose, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michael Fleming, Environmental Engineering PhD student, Sahar Souizi, Environmental Engineering PhD student, Utsav Shashvatt Ph.D. ‘21, Environmental Engineering , and Lee Blaney, Professor. The paper describes the use of Donnan dialysis as a sustainable method for removing contaminants and recovering resources from water and wastewater.

Donnan dialysis involves the use of an ion-exchange membrane to separate a feed solution containing a target ion from a draw solution with a high concentration of acid, base, or salt. The electrochemical potential gradients of the target and draw ions across the membrane facilitate transport phenomena that can be exploited for contaminant removal or resource recovery.

In the paper, the authors highlight the need for a consistent framework for the design and interpretation of Donnan dialysis systems using the Rd/w concept and evaluate the impacts of solution properties, membrane characteristics, and system configuration on the effectiveness of the process. They also discuss the use of Donnan dialysis for the treatment and recovery of metals, nutrients, and other inorganic and organic chemicals.

The authors also provided recommendations for future studies to fill knowledge gaps and promote new opportunities in the field. Overall, this paper serves as an important resource for those working on Donnan dialysis for clean water and circular economy purposes.

The Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) is an eight-week summer internship program for rising senior undergraduate students to acquire hands-on research experience in all aspects of a scientific campaign using one or more NASA Airborne Science Program flying science laboratories (https://baeri.org/sarp/). There is an informational session next Wednesday January 11. There is a flyer available on the Groups page.

The second summer program is from the Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, at Hampton University. Information on program and link to the application can be found here.

The Barbara E. Burkman Public Health Scholarship Endowment Fund & The Public Health Council of Majors’ (PBHL COM) scholarship applications are now available in Scholarship Retriever.  

Scholarship Application Deadline EXTENDED: February 1st, 2023

Please follow the links below to Scholarship Retriever where you can review the scholarship criteria and complete your application.

Scholarship Retriever

https://scholarships.umbc.edu/retriever/  

Barbara E. Burkman Scholarship

https://umbc.academicworks.com/opportunities/1911

PBHL COM Scholarship

https://umbc.academicworks.com/opportunities/2998

If you have any questions please contact Melissa Cox - mrose4@umbc.edu

On this episode we hear about the consequences of political polarization for the mental and physical health of Americans. I speak with Dr. Sameera Nayak, Assistant Professor of Public Health in UMBC's Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health.

Is divisive politics making Americans sick?   Social Science & Medicine

On Campus Connections, we hear about a recent book chapter by Dr. John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy at UMBC.

The Pandemic and the Costs of an Unhealthy America

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