12-week paid summer internship will be from May 18th to August 7th 2015, with the grant covering the costs of return travel to and from Charleston, dormitory housing with the College of Charleston, a $4,500 stipend and any associated individual intern research project costs (up to $500 per student). Each intern will receiving expert training in the key professional skills needed to pursue graduate school and/or a career in the marine and environmental science disciplines, design and complete an individual research project under the guidance of their mentor(s), and will present their findings to their peers and the Fort Johnson research community at the end of the program in a one-day colloquium setting.

DUE DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH

Walk In Advising Hours February 16th-20th
Got a question? Stop on by! 

Monday, February 16th
10am-11:30am and 1:30pm-3pm

Tuesday, February 17th
10am-11:30am and 1:30pm-3pm

Wednesday, February 18th
10am-11:30am and 1:30pm-3pm

Thursday, February 19th
10am-11:30am and 1:30pm-3pm

Friday, February 20th
10am-11:30am

Advisors are also available by appointment.

During the last week, multiple internship positions have been posted to UMBCworks. Check out these new positions today!
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Foreign Policy Intern(9272221)
The British Embassy - Washington, District of Columbia

This summer internship offers the opportunity to work for the British Embassy, Washington’s Foreign & Security Policy Group (FSPG). The successful applicant will conduct research in support of FSPG’s strategic and policy work, providing analysis to FSPG’s Political Counselors and the wider embassy.

Graphic Artist & Animation Creator(9272217)
PaRaBaL Inc. - UMBC Research Park, Maryland

Innovative Tech Company located in UMBC Research Park is seeking a Graphic Artist/Animator to create a specific video for the company’s web site. The project would be a paid internship for the Graphic arts major. This position is a project-based position to create one video PaRaBaL’s mission is to help organizations achieve better productivity through mobile technologies.

Spring 2015- Interactive Services Intern (9272157)
Maryland Office of Tourism, Film and the Arts - Baltimore, Maryland

Expected projects and duties will involve Digital Asset & Resource Management. Resource management will include facilitating acquisition and management of digital assets. Utilizing a Digital Asset Management system, this team member will manage the inventory and classifications of digital assets and other materials associated with the Maryland Office of Tourism Development (OTD) and Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts (TFA.)

Summer 2015 Discovery INternship(9272133)
Discovery Communications - Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Silver Spring, Maryland

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching 2.7 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories.

Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with high-quality content on worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery and Science, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery also controls Eurosport International, a premier sports entertainment group, and more!

Summer Copywriter intern (paid position) (9272040)
Merkle Inc. - Columbua, Maryland

As a Copywriter Intern for Merkle, you will work as part of the Creative Department to help create real-life marketing campaigns for large brand name clients like MetLife, AARP, PNC Bank and others. You will be mentored by a senior creative and given the opportunity to contribute to the development of actual marketing campaigns.

Spring 2015- Grant and Program Intern (9272012)
Hollins Creative Placemaking Committee - Baltimore, Maryland

The intern will be responsible for managing grant applications and received grants. Responsibilities will include event planning, maintaining website and social media, community organizing and assisting with the developing and implementing the master strategic plan.

Summer 2015- Creative and Performance Arts Intern (9272014)
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - Baltimore, Maryland

The Education Department at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore offers spring, summer and fall internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students working toward a degree in dance performance, theatre arts, music, art, arts administration, or other related field. Recent graduates may also be considered.
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To access these positions, login to your UMBCworks account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings!

Please note you MUST have an approved resume and be released to apply to internships. To schedule an appointment, access our online system in UMBCworks or call (410) 455-2216.

Last week, health insurance giant Anthem revealed that the personal information of as many as 80 million customers was stolen by hackers. This news came just days before President Obama announced the creation of a new agency to analyze and counter cyber threats. In this hour, we look at Obama’s cybersecurity agenda, and the cyber-security challenges that face users in the coming year.

Joining UMBC’s Graduate Graduate Program Director for this morning’s hour-long discussion were Joseph Marks, Cybersecurity Reporter, Politico Pro (his article on the new cybersecurity center) and Dakota S. Rudesill, Assistant Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law The Ohio State University

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MP3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 49:57 — 68.6MB)

In light of the recent significant snowfall across parts of the Northeast, School of Public Policy professor John Rennie Short wrote an article for The Conversation in which he analyzed the impact of climate change on extreme weather events.

In referencing the 60 inches of snow that fell in 30 days on Boston and parts of the wider region, Short wrote: “This is the new normal for weather in the US. Global climate change increases the chances that the once-a-century event is now a once-every-twenty-years occurrence. The country is now experiencing more severe weather events: long droughts in the Southwest, destructive wildfires in the West, and more intense hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.”

In his article, Short discussed urban planning and climate adaptation and the value of publicly funded services, among other topics.

“Immediately after a storm, there is public outcry for more and better emergency responses, but these priorities quickly move to the back of the line of government priorities as the event passes from memory. We are not good at using public monies for extreme, irregular events,” Short wrote. “Major weather events also expose the recurring dilemma of balancing public concerns with private interest. The shift of the past forty years towards private interests is embodied in the desire for small government, reducing taxation and shrinking the public sector.”

To read the full article titled “Extreme weather exposes the vulnerability of our cities to climate change,” click here.

In the wake of three hit-and-run accidents in the Baltimore region, the Baltimore Sun recently published an article addressing the question of what leads someone to flee an accident where another person may have suffered harm?

Psychology professor Carlo DiClemente was quoted in the article and discussed how alcohol, a factor in about 30 percent of traffic fatalities nationally, can amplify emotions of fear, shame, and guilt which overwhelm self-control.

“Rational decision-making is clearly difficult in an intoxicated state, particularly as blood-alcohol levels increase,” said DiClemente. “Fear and escape motivations kick in and, without good executive functioning, make flight more probable.”

DiClemente, who researches addictive behavior, was recently appointed to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The council advises and makes recommendations to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) secretary, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) director on research program and policy matters in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. For more information, click here.

To read the full article in the Baltimore Sun, click here.