• Get a flu shot, it is not too late! UHS gave out 500 flu shots this season and while we do not have any more shots, they are available throughout the community.
  
• Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizing stations located around campus.
  
• Avoid those who are ill, if you can.
  
• Clean surfaces that you or others touch frequently in your room and/or office with anti-bacterial cleaner (bleach wipes are effective).
  
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve--not your hands--and wash your hands immediately.
  
• Avoid touching your face, whether you are ill or healthy; it spreads germs.
  
• Avoid sharing food, utensils, cups, and water bottles.

• If you are sick, stay home and in bed. Avoid crowded places like dining halls, classrooms, restaurants, and the RAC or other fitness centers to prevent spreading illness to others. If you are sick, ask a friend to care for you.
  
• Take fever reducers like acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), or naproxen (Aleve) if you do have a fever. If your fever persists for more than three days in spite of taking these medications, please seek medical care.
  
• Drink lots of fluids.
  
• If you have been diagnosed with the flu and develop shortness of breath and severe fatigue, call your health care provider or go to an emergency room.

• Get a flu shot, it is not too late! UHS gave out 500 flu shots this season and while we do not have any more shots, they are available throughout the community.
  
• Wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizing stations located around campus.
  
• Avoid those who are ill, if you can.
  
• Clean surfaces that you or others touch frequently in your room and/or office with anti-bacterial cleaner (bleach wipes are effective).
  
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve--not your hands--and wash your hands immediately.
  
• Avoid touching your face, whether you are ill or healthy; it spreads germs.
  
• Avoid sharing food, utensils, cups, and water bottles.

• If you are sick, stay home and in bed. Avoid crowded places like dining halls, classrooms, restaurants, and the RAC or other fitness centers to prevent spreading illness to others. If you are sick, ask a friend to care for you.
  
• Take fever reducers like acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), or naproxen (Aleve) if you do have a fever. If your fever persists for more than three days in spite of taking these medications, please seek medical care.
  
• Drink lots of fluids.
  
• If you have been diagnosed with the flu and develop shortness of breath and severe fatigue, call your health care provider or go to an emergency room.

• Site maintenance will begin at 7:00pm EST
• We expect up to 4 hours of downtime

The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) runs a unique summer program for undergraduate students. The students in your math classes may be interested!

The Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) Program provides an opportunity for students to work in teams on real-world research projects proposed by a sponsor from industry or a government research lab. Sponsors have included Google, Symantec, Los Alamos National Lab, The Aerospace Corporation, AMD, IBM, and many others.  IPAM covers the students’ travel, housing and most meals, and offers a generous stipend. 

In addition to RIPS in Los Angeles, IPAM will offer RIPS-Singapore in 2019 in partnership with the National University of Singapore.  U.S. undergrads will work with students from South-East Asia on projects sponsored by companies based in the region.  The format is the same as RIPS-LA, but the programs have different dates.  English is the only language required for participation. 

Please encourage your students, especially women and underrepresented minorities, to apply.  Past successful applicants came from quantitative majors, such as mathematics, statistics, computer science or theoretical physics and had a strong mathematics background and some programming skills.    The RIPS web site at http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/rips/ provides detailed information and a link to the online application. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2019.  (Note: graduating seniors are eligible for both programs; international students may apply for RIPS-LA only).

We hope to receive a number of strong applications from UMBC. Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards,

Dima Shlyakhtenko

Director

Institute for Pure and Applied Math

UCLA