The State of Maryland Health Risk Assessment and Wellness Program The State of Maryland has implemented a new Health Risk Assessment and Wellness Program for employees with Health Benefits. To avoid a surcharge of $50 (plus an additional $50 for your spouse) in 2016, it is very important that you complete the following steps by September 30, 2015: Step 1: Log into your health provider’s website and select a Primary Care Provider (PCP). Step 2: Complete an online Health Risk Assessment (20-30 minutes) and print the results. Step 3: Discuss the results with your doctor and have him or her complete a physician’s sign-off form. Note: the physician at University Health Services can complete your sign-off … ]]> The State of Maryland has implemented a new Health Risk Assessment and Wellness Program for employees with Health Benefits. To avoid a surcharge of $50 (plus an additional $50 for your spouse) in... https://news.umbc.edu/the-state-of-maryland-health-risk-assessment-and-wellness-program/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/109143/guest@my.umbc.edu/65c365b8656026e8c5119069088e7bad/api/pixel community UMBC News https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-news https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/xsmall.png?1632921809 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/original.png?1632921809 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/xxlarge.png?1632921809 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/xlarge.png?1632921809 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/large.png?1632921809 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/medium.png?1632921809 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/small.png?1632921809 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/xsmall.png?1632921809 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/944/2c79aeea85b1abb37f8cf9fbcdc382b0/xxsmall.png?1632921809 UMBC News 0 0 false Mon, 11 May 2015 09:54:27 -0400 talk: Zieglar on Verifying Security Properties of Cryptographic Protocols, 5/15

UMBC Cyber Defense Lab

Verifying Security Properties of
Cryptographic Protocols with CPSA

Edward V. Zieglar Jr.
Analysis and Design Methods
DoD Trusted Systems Research Group

12-1pm, Friday, 15 May 2015, ITE 227

The design of cryptographic protocols with well understood properties is a difficult problem. Many simple cryptographic protocols that have been designed over the years by experienced designers have been found to have subtle flaws or incorrect assumptions that have led to attacks against them. Much effort has gone into the development of theories, techniques and tools to formally analysis the security properties of cryptographic protocols in an attempt to identify and eliminate such security flaws. This talk will address basic paradigms used in the analysis and verification of the security properties of cryptographic protocols, discuss efforts to develop tools to assist designers in developing protocols with verifiable security properties and demonstrate one such tool, the Cryptographic Protocol Shapes Analyzer (CPSA), available at https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cpsa.

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by Jill Wrigley

When asked how many raised plots in the UMBC Garden their family would like, Ba Zo and Na Lun, my course collaborators and refugees from Burma, turned their gaze to an unused swath of land nearby. Ba Zo smiled and said: “We’d like to have all that.  We could grow a lot of food.”  Along with my students, I followed his gesture and considered the space. Ba Zo remarked that the power and good energy of the earth was waiting there, waiting to be used to grow food... (continue reading)
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Project Name
SAAAC - Satisfying Two Requirements Look Up

Project Sponsor
Steven Smith

Project Description
While trying to help a student find a course that would satisfy two requirement types (SS and WI), I was disappointed to discover that adding a second line under "requirement" did not give me a list of courses that satisfy BOTH requirements. Instead, I got a list of courses that would satisfy EITHER requirement.

It would be much more useful if that feature searched for BOTH, rather than EITHER because looking for either can easily be done with two separate searches, while searching for BOTH requires clicking EACH and every course link to see if both attributes are included.

The items that have changed are:
Status from Stalled to Cancelled

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Early this Summer DoIT will be upgrading several key web services including myUMBC. While every measure is being taken to ensure a minimal disruption of service, It is important that everyone review the following changes to make sure they are aware of what is taking place and how it may affect them.


The upgrades to myUMBC will be done in two phases. The first phase will occur on Saturday, May 30th, when the existing myUMBC portal will migrate to newer hardware and software that will allow for future growth and better reliability. There will be some short downtime associated with this upgrade. We will provide a placeholder page that will allow continued access to critical university systems during this upgrade.


The second phase will occur in mid-to-late June and will feature significant changes to the layout and features of myUMBC. For more information, please review: Upcoming Changes to myUMBC.


To receive additional updates, including finalized dates and changes, please follow the myUMBC Group.


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Have you ever been in a job interview before? Do you know what some of the common questions are? Here are a few samples:

  1. Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
  2. Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.
  3. How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
Those seem like difficult questions to answer. However, if you think about them well before the interview, you should have some great answers to give.

Check the link for a list of 50 common interview questions that you can begin studying right now!

Also, if you would like to have a practice interview, come to the front desk and schedule an appointment with Adam or send him an email at adamh@umbc.edu. He can help you with job training skills like building a resume and preparing for interviews. 


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Early this Summer DoIT will be upgrading several key web services including the main campus web server, www.umbc.edu. While every measure is being taken to ensure a minimal disruption of service, It is important that departments review the following changes to make sure their online offerings will not be affected.


On Saturday June 13th we will be migrating the main campus website environment so it is running on new hardware and software. This past fall an emergency preparedness exercise was conducted by the campus and it became clear that in the event of an emergency one of our main methods of communications, the campus web server, would be unable to respond to the demands placed on it. The new web environment will be running a modern set of web protocols and the infrastructure will be able to scale and meet the demands of the campus moving forward.


To help prepare for this transition we have been working with OIA to test compatibility between the main website as well as some of the departmental websites hosted on the main campus web server.


If you department has moved to our new sites.umbc.edu environment, usually indicated by a format of “http://department.umbc.edu”, your website will not be affected at all by this migration. If your site has not migrated and is still accessed through a link that looks like “http://www.umbc.edu/yourdepartment” it may be affected by this migration and need some updating to work on the newer software.


If you are responsible for a website whose address begins with “http://www.umbc.edu/yourdepartment”, we have instructions available here that you can use to test your site against the new environment ahead of time to check for any issues.


If you are unsure if this affects you or your department you can call the Technology Support Center at x53838 or put in a RT ticket at http://rt.umbc.edu.



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With Office 365 you can download the client to your machine like a traditional installation or run the program from within your browser. Its possible to store your documents, locally, on a network shared drive, or save either directly to OneDrive or to other cloud storage platforms like Box. 

If you have been using Office 365 with your UMBC email address the only change you will notice moving forward is that we will be migrating to UMBC's single sign on so you will no longer have to keep a separate password. There will be a link directly off myUMBC and once you are logged into to any of UMBC's services you will automatically be logged into Microsoft Office 365.

We will be releasing final dates shortly along with links to a set of FAQ pages to help walk people through the different options and common settings within the program. 
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Posted: May 9, 2015 by Tim Finin (CSEE Department)

talk: Kavita Krishnaswamy on Robotics for Independence, 7pm 5/20

CSEE Ph.D. student Kavita Krishnaswamy will give a talk entitled Robotics for Independence sponsored by Refresh Baltimore on May 20 at 7:00pm. The talk will be given at Betamore, 1111 Light Street in Baltimore. Refreshments at 6:30, RSVP online.

The future is here! In this talk, Kavita will discuss the development of robotic systems and how they provide assistance and increase independence for people with disabilities. Kavita will introduce several prototype robotic systems that support transferring, repositioning, and personal care, and focus on accessible user interfaces for control that are feasible for persons with severe disabilities.

Kavita Krishnaswamy is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County working with Dr. Tim Oates. As a professional researcher with a physical disability, Kavita is motivated by a powerful, innate force: autonomy is the soul of independent daily living that is achieved with the advancement of technology. She is both a Ford Foundation Predoctoral and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Kavita has worked at the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Center – Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLT) in Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh and IBM Business consulting services.

Refresh Baltimore describes itself as "a community made up of sharp design and development professionals, creative minds and Baltimore technologists looking to learn from one another and apply critical thinking to the industry."

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Name: Lydia Kang

Hometown: Yong-In, S. Korea

Major: Political Science

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: This is my 4th year at UMBC!

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Learner & Full Time Student.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I have a lot to look forward to. Being a learner puts you in the position of having the most to gain. The best part about being a full time student is that certain point at the end of the semester when I get to pick new classes that I've been so curious about. It's like shopping!

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: Going into college, I wanted to learn how to write. I used to think being an elaborate and eloquent writer was what made "good writing," so that's what I tried for. In my very first semester, my English 100 professor shot me down. The A's I was waiting for were...not A's. Sometimes I would shake it off with the thought that the professor just didn't understand the point I was trying to make (but with a lot more sass). Isn't that a bit ridiculous? How could I possibly not care about what my sole audience thought? It's kind of like talking to yourself. Pointless. I found that there was no sense in trying to write in some fancy, cluttered way that no one could understand or would want to follow. The most important thing I learned at UMBC was that sometimes less is more.

Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?

A: Recently, a friend of mine pointed out that I talk a lot about "career stuff." I think part of the reason is that UMBC is a place full of opportunity and a place I have felt empowered to take on any career track I choose. Among my younger friends in my church community, I try to be an encouragement. People need to feel empowered and I try to remind them that they are.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Sheryl Sandberg, Indian buffets, Pinterest, and Jennifer Lawrence.

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A: If you are a student, take Gib Mason's ENTR201 class. It'll be one of the best things you can do for yourself.
Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.

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