InstantLabs Partners with FDA to Commercialize Catfish Species ID Test

InstantLabs will co-develop and commercialize a new Ictalurid catfish species identification test as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the FDA. In accordance with U.S. Farm Bill legislation, only members of the Ictaluridae family can be legally marketed as catfish within the United States.

You are invited to come out and meet the members of the UMBC Preschool Advisory Committee and representatives of the Y Preschool of Central Maryland as we prepare to re-open the Y Preschool at UMBC.  Information on the following topics will be available,

• enrollment and registration deadlines
• preschool tuition and financing
• curriculum and staffing
• UMBC partnerships
• other general inquiries related to preschool administration

Get your important questions answered and enjoy some light refreshments!

It’s that time of the year again! Just a week ago, the UMBC alumni community welcomed its newest members and celebrated with them as they (finally!) walked across that stage to open the next chapter of their lives. Congratulations to all of the graduates in the class of 2015!

Throughout the spring, the Alumni Association and the Chapter of Black and Latino Alumni has hosted events to celebrate our new grads’ achievements. May Grads Day, hosted by the Alumni Association, treated our newest grads to an afternoon of food and fun. It was a chance for students to put down their books and relax as they prepared for their upcoming graduation and celebrated with their fellow Retrievers.

The Chapter of Black and Latino Alumni also recently celebrated our newest alums at their Senior Reception. Our seniors dressed up and displayed their Retriever pride with a luncheon filled with speakers who shared their UMBC stories and guidance.

We’re so thrilled to have such a wonderful new group of Retrievers in the Alumni Association, and we hope to see you back on campus soon!

Learn about our alumni perks and services!

Manager - Arts

Part-Time Contractual Position

Deep Vision Dance Company, Inc. seeks a Project Manager with experience working in the arts. This passionate, organized, and detail-oriented individual is committed to working in a team environment, demonstrates strong leadership skills, and values timely communication.

CSEE Ph.D. student Alexander Nelson and faculty Ryan Robucci and Nilanjan Banerjee participated in the monthly TechBreakfast MeetUp where they demonstrated the research on developing 'invisible' sensing systems that can be embedded into fabrics.

Their Inviz system, developed in the UMBC Eclipse cluster of laboratories,  uses textile-based capacitive sensor arrays and micro-doppler radars embedded into bed sheets, pillows, wheelchair pads, and clothing, for environmental control and physical therapy for such paralysis patients. The sensors detect gestures regardless of evolving environmental and patient conditions and provides explicit real-time feedback to the user. Using low-cost and ultra-low power capacitive sensing and micro-radars built into headgear, the Inviz system can reduce hospital visits and therapy costs.

You can read more about the work in a paper that was awarded the best demonstration runner-up prize at the 2015 conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom).

Gurashish Singh, Alexander Nelson, Ryan Robucci, Chintan Patel and Nilanjan Banerjee, Inviz: Low-power Personalized Gesture Recognition Using Wearable Textile Capacitive Sensor Arrays, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, IEEE, March 2015.

The Baltimore TechBreakfast is a free monthly demo-style event where entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, business people, and interested people see showcases on cool new technology and interact with each other. "Show and Tell for Adults" is how it's sometimes described. Each TechBreakfast begins at 8:00am and goes until 10:00am, although people usually hang around later.

Beginning Tuesday, June 2, and continuing through Sunday, June 7, extensive work on UMBC Blvd. will require us to close sections of the road and Hilltop circle in order to finish paving, painting, and signage. It is strongly recommend the campus community use alternate routes, such as Hilltop Rd., Walker Ave., and Poplar Ave. when entering and exiting campus.

Throughout the week, the outbound lanes of UMBC Blvd. will remain closed. Be advised, you will not be able to use UMBC Blvd. to access I-195. Please follow detour signs to exit campus using Wilkens Ave., Rolling Road, and Shelbourne Rd.

During this phase of the construction, traffic patterns on Hilltop Circle and the new traffic circle will change frequently. Please pay close attention to traffic and detour signs when traveling Hilltop Circle and UMBC Blvd.

Also, note that all permit parking on the inner and outer loop between the stop sign by the Performing Arts & Humanities Building and Administration Dr. will be closed through June 7. Be reminded you that during the summer session all zone A parking areas are accessible to faculty and staff. Please be sure to display your permit hang-tags at all times.

For specific information on traffic patterns, detours, and parking changes, please see our detailed map.

Normal traffic patterns are set to resume on Monday, June 8.