SACNAS now has travel grants available for engineers interested in pursuing faculty positions to join us at 2017 SACNAS the SACNAS Engineering Faculty Career Workshop (October 18-21) in Salt Lake City, UT.

More information can be found by clicking on the following link:

http://www.2017sacnas.org/events/2017-sacnas-the-national-diversity-in-stem-conference/custom-122-344a437cdada442d9179834c162b0a21.aspx

Apply by August 14.

Click on the following link to see the official information flyer: NASA Postdoctoral Program Flyer

NCI’s Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP), a postdoctoral research and leadership training program, is accepting applications. The program is open to researchers, scientists, and clinicians with a demonstrated interest in cancer prevention and control.

Highlights of this multidisciplinary program include:
*The CPFP provides up to 4 years of support *The opportunity to obtain an MPH degree sponsored by NCI (if necessary based on prior training) *Dedicated training to build scientific and leadership skills *A cohort of fellows that spans across STEM and other fields *Competitive stipends, relocation expenses, travel allowances, and more.

To learn more about the fellowship, including eligibility requirements and application details, please visit https://cpfp.cancer.gov/, or contact us at cpfpcoordinator@mail.nih.gov. To hear more about this opportunity from current fellows and alumni, watch our video (https://cpfp.cancer.gov/).

The application deadline is August 25, 2017.

Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association celebrates alumni and faculty who have made outstanding contributions to their fields, their communities, and the University. Join us for the Alumni Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 5, at the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, as we honor the following individuals:

Outstanding Alumnus, Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Kafui Dzirasa ’01, Chemical Engineering
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University

Outstanding Alumnus, Humanities
Dennis Williams ’14, American Studies
Head of Content Marketing, Skillshare; Oculus Content Fellow; LinkedIn Top Voice 2016

Outstanding Alumna, Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Kate Laskowski ’06, Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Scientist, Department of Biology & Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz-Institution of Freshwater Ecology & Inland Fisheries

Outstanding Alumnus, Visual and Performing Arts
Dr. Alejandro Cremaschi ’93, Music
Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Chair of Keyboard Studies, College of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder

Outstanding Alumna, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D. ’06, Public Policy
Acting U.S. Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services

Distinguished Service
Dr. Steven Storck ’08, Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics, M.S. ’09, Mechanical Engineering, and Ph.D. ’14, Mechanical Engineering
Additive Manufacturing Application Engineer, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Rising Star
Lauren Mazzoli ’15, Computer Science and Mathematics, and M.S. ’17, Computer Science
Systems Engineer, Future Technical Leaders Program, Northrop Grumman

Outstanding Faculty
Dr. Marc Zupan
Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMBC

Learn more about our past award winners:

2016 Award Winners

2015 Award Winners

2014 Award Winners

2013 Award Winners

2012 Award Winners

2011 Award Winners

2010 Award Winners

2009 Award Winners

2008 Award Winners

2007 Award Winners

2006 Award Winners

2005 Award Winners

Past UMBC Alumni Award Winners

UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame

1 Peter 1:3-5 - “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.”

What is this inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade, kept in heaven for us? The book of Revelation gives us a view:

Revelation 21:1-5 - ” … a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea…And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’”

These trustworthy and true words were written for us, to teach and remind us of the eternity that God has prepared for His people. And what is our response to be? As 1 Peter 1:3 says: Praise be to God!

Let’s worship God, who has loved us and given us new birth into something that will last forever and into a living, breathing hope for today. Give Him thanks for this new life. Pray through the day ahead of or behind you, asking God to help you live in praise of Him and in light of all this newness.

Let’s worship Him in song -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqnRj1N4blA&list=PL3rQovoAIut1_QfaPm-HxzgysPL5ipzGi&index=1

-BR

Auditions for Baltimore Ghost Tours are on Sunday August 20th at noon and Sunday August 27th at noon. Please contact us to arrange an alternate audition date if needed.

Baltimore Ghost Tours (www.baltimoreghosttours.com) has a fall opening for a tour guide for our two hour haunted pub walks and one hour haunted walking tours in Fell’s Point. Tours are on Friday and Saturdays, March - November, at 7:00pm (pub tours) and 8:00 pm (ghost tours), and group tours are scheduled for various dates/times.