The Urban Arts Leadership Program (UALP) seeks to identify ten exceptional rising leaders of color who aspire to leadership positions at arts and cultural organizations in Maryland.

Here at UMBC, we take pride in what our alums accomplish after graduation. Take a moment to see which Retrievers have been on the move and making news!

UMBC’s vice provost for enrollment management and planning, Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross ’88, health science and policy, speaks out in support of the Advanced Placement Summer Academy, which might be eliminated due to budget restrictions. Mozie-Ross told the Baltimore Sun that “The AP academy attracts very highly motivated students, and certainly for us, gives us an opportunity to recruit well-prepared students.”

Read the full article here.

Ray Barbosa ’09, American studies, was recently named the new head coach of Bethlehem Catholic’s boys basketball team. Barbosa takes on the exciting position of head coach in a time when he will also get the opportunity to coach his younger brother, something that few others get to experience in their own careers. He is also eager to teach the players his outlook and the new system he wants to put into effect to have them at the top of their game next season.

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Daniel Roberts ’10, music, and Luke Roberts ’12, mechanical engineering, recently released their self-titled debut album They’ll Have Dreams. The Roberts brothers’ approach is unique in that their goal for each show is to play the music completely live, despite the fact that there are only two of them on stage. To that end, they’ve harnessed the Ableton Live software  in order to play and record multiple instruments during a show.

Read more.

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Ingredients

• 7 large pitted medjool dates (about 1/2 cup packed), soaked
• 5 tablespoons hot water
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (with salt)
• 3 tablespoons brown rice syrup (certified gluten-free if necessary; can also substitute with honey)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats (certified gluten-free if necessary)
• 1/4 cup chia seeds (certified gluten-free if necessary)
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed (certified gluten-free if necessary)

Directions

Line a shallow baking dish with parchment paper (or wax paper). I used a 7 inch x 11 inch glass dish.

Place pitted dates in a bowl. Cover the dates with boiling or very hot water (I used my tea kettle) until full submerged. Allow them to soak for at least 10 minutes.

Strain the soaked dates and place them plus 5 tablespoons of water in a blender. Blend until combined. The mixture will be very thick.

Place date mixture, peanut butter, brown rice syrup, and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until well-combined and heated through.

In a large bowl, combine oats, chia seeds, and flax. Stir in wet mixture until combined.

Spoon mixture into the baking dish, pressing very firmly so mixture is evenly spread throughout pan. It should be very compact. Place another piece of parchment paper on top and press down firmly. Remove top piece of parchment and freeze bars for at least 2 hours.

Cut into 12 bars. Store in the freezer.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 12 |  Serving Size: 1 bar

Per serving: Calories: 198; Total Fat: 7g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 39mg; Carbohydrate: 29g; Dietary Fiber: 5g; Sugar: 12g; Protein: 5g

Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 137mg; Iron: 9%; Vitamin A: 0%; Vitamin C: 1%; Calcium: 5% 

Author: Alexis Joseph, MS, RD, LD is the whole foods enthusiast and registered dietitian

Arroy: The Thai Food Cart documents street vendors and market spaces in the central region of Thailand. Cuisine is a complex, multi-faceted feature of Thai culture and goes far beyond the Western perception of “Thai Food.”

This video documentation captures food being prepared, sold, packaged, displayed, and eaten by both residents and tourists. 

The resulting film demonstrates the cultural significance of Thai cuisine as a communal medium for the people of Thailand.

Come to URCAD in the Engineering Building, room 023 at 11:00 a.m. to see her presentation

This research examines the social-emotional skills of Latino English Learners (ELs). analyze  classroom context and teacher practices facilitate student growth in social-emotional skills.

Preliminary results indicate that teachers reported higher levels of approaches to learning, attentional focus, and inhibitory control for Latino ELs than for native-English Latinos, Whites, and Black children after controlling for socioeconomic status. 

 The results from this study will be useful in developing a better understanding of Latino English Learners and may help to facilitate their success.          

Come check out her presentation TOMORROW the 22nd in Eng 023

 at 4 p.m.          

Determining the rail span of top running overhead cranes is a time-intensive and inaccurate process. This group has developed an automated solution to accurately survey the rail span for cranes of various sizes. Their system is capable of completing the survey in less time, with fewer individuals, with greater accuracy, and with more data points than the current method.

Come to URCAD to check out their research!!!

TOMORROW, Wednesday the 22nd in the University Center Ballroom from 2-4pm.