Center for Well-Being Mind Spa Closed this week
The Mind Spa located in the Center for Well-Being, will be closed this week.
Please visit our other locations in the Library 367, Elks (near the laundry room), and Patapsco Hall, 163.
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URA Application Deadline Extended!
Undergraduate Research Awards applications due by Friday 5/9
The deadline to apply to the Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) has been extended until Friday, May 9, 2025!
Students must submit a research or artistic proposal, along with a UMBC mentor support statement.
URAs provide up to $1500 in funding to
undergraduate students to support their research, scholarship, or
creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. UMBC
students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as
they remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.
Entrepreneurship URAs provide up to $1,500
to undergraduate researchers to support the commercialization of their
ideas to solve a technical or social problem. These solutions can be new
or improved products or services, address a social or “green” concern
or promote ideas that generate artistic value. Students will collaborate
with either a faculty member or a business mentor identified or
approved by the Alex. Brown Center as they conduct their research. To be
eligible for an ENTR URA students must be enrolled as a UMBC student
for the duration of the work proposed. Preference will be given to
students enrolled in the ENTR Minor who are serious about launching a
business around their idea in the near future.
APPLY ONLINE TODAY!
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URA Application Deadline Extended!
Undergraduate Research Awards applications due by Friday 5/9
The deadline to apply to the Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) has been extended until Friday, May 9, 2025!
Students must submit a research or artistic proposal, along with a UMBC mentor support statement.
URAs provide up to $1500 in funding to
undergraduate students to support their research, scholarship, or
creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. UMBC
students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as
they remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.
Entrepreneurship URAs provide up to $1,500
to undergraduate researchers to support the commercialization of their
ideas to solve a technical or social problem. These solutions can be new
or improved products or services, address a social or “green” concern
or promote ideas that generate artistic value. Students will collaborate
with either a faculty member or a business mentor identified or
approved by the Alex. Brown Center as they conduct their research. To be
eligible for an ENTR URA students must be enrolled as a UMBC student
for the duration of the work proposed. Preference will be given to
students enrolled in the ENTR Minor who are serious about launching a
business around their idea in the near future.
APPLY ONLINE TODAY!
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Mon, 05 May 2025 14:56:10 -0400
MODELING AND PROBING CONTRACTING BLOOD CLOTS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM PLATELETS
MARK THE DATE: ME Seminar, Fri., 5/9, ENG 112, 2:30 P.M.
Dr. Yueyi (Diana) Sun is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lafayette College. She will be visiting UMBC this Friday to give a seminar. Please see abstract and biography below.
Abstract:
Blood clots are essential for restoring homeostasis and regulating thrombosis. Following vascular injury, a series of biochemical and mechanical events lead to the formation of a soft fibrin network embedded with platelets—small, anucleate blood cells. Upon activation, platelets contract via actomyosin-driven forces, reshaping the clot, modifying its internal structure, and enhancing mechanical stability. In this talk, Dr. Sun will present an experimentally informed mesoscale computational model of fibrin-platelet blood clots developed to gain insights into the contraction mechanics of clots and to examine the interactions among different clot elements. She will highlight key findings from this work, including the emergent collective behavior of platelets, the direct link between forces generated by individual platelets and the contractile force of the clot, the dependence of this force on the network’s structural properties, and how clot contraction governs the entrapment and retention of red blood cells, shaping the clot’s structure and mechanical integrity. Finally, Dr. Sun will explore how these insights can inform medical applications for blood disorders, inspire the design of active materials, and advance our understanding of cell–polymer matrix interactions more broadly.
Bio:
Dr. Yueyi (Diana) Sun is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department
and the integrative engineering Program at Lafayette College. Her research focuses on
modeling and probing active cell-polymer matrices and complex fluids at the intersection of mechanical and biomedical engineering. She developed an experimentally informed mesoscale computational model of fibrin-platelet blood clots to gain insights into the contraction mechanics of blood clots and to examine the interactions among different clot elements. Her work aims to uncover the underlying biophysics and mechanics of blood clotting, explain variations in formation and properties of blood clots, and translate lessons learned from the collective behavior of platelets and the active micromechanics of contracting clots into the design of novel active materials and medical applications. She completed her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees at Georgia Institute of Technology (2013-2023). She was named to the 2024 Top Under 30 Chinese American Youth Elite List, in recognition of her research achievements in blood clotting.
Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Talk: Charles Nicholas on Issues in Document Security, May 9
12-1pm EDT Friday, May 9, 2025, online
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab
Issues in Document Security
Charles Nicholas, UMBC
Joint work with Robert Joyce, Ran Liu, Edward Raff, Maksim Eren, Rick Forno, and Cynthia Matuszek
12–1pm Friday, May 9, 2025, online
When hitherto separate areas of science intersect, research opportunities tend to pop up. So it is with the fields of Document Engineering and Cybersecurity. We present a summary of recent and ongoing work in our lab, including dealing with malicious PDF files, the construction of useful data sets, the use of tensor decomposition, and ongoing work in clustering, symbolic computation, and AI-generated code. We will point out certain themes in our work, as well as certain outstanding problems.
Charles Nicholas has been a faculty member at UMBC since 1988. He received the B.S. degree from the University of Michigan-Flint and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University, all in computer science. He has served five times as General Chair of the Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, and twice as Chair of the ACM Symposium on Principles of Document Processing. He served as chair of the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from 2003 to 2010.
Support for this event was provided in part by the National Science Foundation under SFS grant DGE-1753681.
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Exciting Changes in the Division of Information Technology
Updates about Promotions, Department Name, & New Initiatives
There are exciting updates from the Division of Information Technology as we continue our commitment to ensuring the success of UMBC’s diverse community.
Promotions
1. Jason Paluck: Promoted to Acting Associate Vice President
We are excited to share that Jason Paluck has accepted the role of Acting Associate Vice President. Over the past five years, Jason has been instrumental in shaping DoIT's technological infrastructure and strategic direction through his comprehensive involvement in the strategic sourcing of major IT contracts and purchasing decisions, his work utilizing emerging technologies of AI and cloud computing, and his ability to apply his work in new and innovative ways. His experience as a CEO and CTO in the private sector has given him valuable insight that benefits both DoIT and UMBC. In his new role, he will continue to leverage these skills and oversee activities in our largest department in DoIT, EIS. As part of this work I’ve asked Jason to continue to follow the lead of Damian and be an active bridge to both the UMBC campus and the broader higher education community.
2. Roy Prouty: Selected as the New Assistant Director of Research Computing
Roy has stellar experience working with High-Performance Computing (HPC) and research computing. In addition, Roy’s experience working for and with faculty members gives him a great understanding of the language of higher education and research. Roy is enthusiastic about collaborating with a diverse research community to optimize the use of computing resources. He has innovative ideas for expanding teaching and learning opportunities for faculty, graduate students, and support staff, and he demonstrates a visionary and strategic perspective on the future of research IT.
3. Ally Hepp: Promoted to IT Project Manager
This role has expanded to lead the Division of Information Technology’s Project Management Office (PMO). In addition to managing cross-departmental projects, Ally manages institutional projects involving DoIT and other campus divisions, so her role includes a great deal of collaboration and work with other campus units and leadership. The PMO has grown in scope to the point that Ally supervises multiple Graduate Assistants and undergraduate student employees, and the PMO is expanding to include an additional full-time employee role. Ally provides direction and planning for the successful completion of projects within scope, timeline, and budget and works to streamline business processes with new projects in the Project Management Office.
4. Chris Sutherin: Promoted to Manager of Application Architecture and Middleware
Chris has been fostering growth for team members and leading projects across multiple teams and stakeholders. He is responsible for leading a team, setting priorities, and driving critical IAM transformation initiatives. Additionally, this promotion involves a broader scope, including oversight of hybrid cloud strategies, which require managing the integration of on-premise and cloud infrastructures.
5. Jeremy Gude: Promoted to Manager of Application Architecture and Innovation
Jeremy has been elevating his work both in leadership and strategic responsibilities. Jeremy has expanded his work to include direct management of multiple teams, such as the PeopleSoft application infrastructure and data engineering teams, emphasizing day-to-day operations and successful project execution. Jeremy has taken on a more significant leadership role, guiding the design and implementation of cloud-based solutions, managing cross-team efforts, and aligning technical strategies with institutional goals. The scope of responsibility has broadened to include the cloud infrastructure work and the facilitation of data movement between systems, external vendors, and state agencies.
New AI Resources
We are committed to providing access to cutting-edge technologies that enhance productivity, teaching, learning, research, and work. We are excited to announce the expanded availability of powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for the UMBC community. Check out AI tools here!
Get personalized answers to your searches on myUMBC! The myUMBC team has been exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can make the platform better for students, faculty, and staff, all while ensuring security and privacy.
Department Name Change
We officially changed the department name to Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust. This change highlights the important shift in the team’s scope moving forward.The new name change emphasizes the differences between cybersecurity and the responsibilities of UMBC police. It also emphasizes the team's expanding role in establishing cybersecurity best practices and that the university fulfills its cybersecurity obligations. Furthermore, the "Digital Trust" component includes privacy practices, cybersecurity awareness, and training in the department's responsibilities. This focus on trust acknowledges its critical role in the digital world and the importance of establishing and preserving it through responsible data management and user education. Learn more about Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust here!
Thank you for all you do for our UMBC community!
Sincerely,
Jack Suess
Vice President of Information Technology &
Chief Information Officer
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5/6 GMC Menu!
Enjoy breakfast with other UMBC commuters and get connected with on-campus resources! There isn't a better way to start your day!
GMC will be hosted every Tuesday morning from 8:30am to 10:30am. It is complimentary with your Commuter Gold Card.
Gold Cards are a one-time per academic year purchase and are available to be purchased at every GMC with cash only.
Gold Cards at $5 for Commuters
$10 for Residential & Graduate Students
**if you purchased a Gold Card in Fall 2024 then it is still valid!
This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.
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Updates on Impact of Executive Orders and Federal Actions and Promotion and Tenure Reviews
Dear Colleagues,
We write today to share some updates related to the impact of executive orders and federal actions, as well as some modifications of protocols surrounding promotion and tenure reviews.
Since the start of the spring 2025 semester, faculty members across the university may have experienced disruption to their research, teaching, and service activities due to some of the recent White House Executive Orders and federal actions. Faculty research could be impacted in various ways: stop-work orders to federal grants; inability to access datasets or databases housed in or sponsored by federal agencies; or challenges in travel to present their work at national or international conferences supported by federal funds.
Also, there may have been potential impacts on the faculty’s ability to hire students and staff to support their research using federal support. In other instances, faculty members’ community-engaged scholarship, teaching, and service may have been severely impacted due to programs being curtailed in both the public and private sectors and due to lack of resources to conduct the work. Faculty whose scholarship and teaching could be categorized as diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) may have to spend considerable time navigating the current political climate in the process of conducting and publishing their work.
Provost's modifications of tenure track faculty and librarian faculty promotion protocols: AY 2025 – 2026 Cycle
To address the potential impact of recent executive orders and federal actions related to research funding, curtailment or termination of DEIA initiatives, and related topics on faculty’s research, teaching, and service, the following protocol will be put in place beginning in academic year 2025 – 2026 faculty promotion and tenure (P&T) reviews. These modifications will be communicated to each level of P&T review through the provost’s annual P&T instructions, through the deans’ instructions for the development of letters to external reviewers, through the provost’s charge to the University Faculty Review Committee, and in deliberations made by department promotion and tenure committees.
1. If there have been any impacts on their research, teaching and/or service as a result of the executive orders and federal actions, candidates for P&T review are encouraged to reflect on such impacts in their self-assessment.
If the candidate mentions impacts in their self-evaluation:
2. Every level of review, including outside reviewers, must consider the described impact of such executive orders and federal actions on the usual progression of our faculty towards promotion and tenure when evaluating both the work performed during this period of disruption and their potential as a scholar after promotion and/or tenure when performing on- and off-campus activities.
3. Each level of review must include a Statement of Affirmation that their review, and all previous levels of review, has taken into full consideration the impact of executive orders and federal actions beginning in 2025 on the candidate’s progression.
[I] affirm that [my] review took into full consideration any impacts of current executive orders and federal actions on [X’s] candidacy.
If it is determined that any prior level of review has failed to do so in a way that may have resulted in negative consequences for the candidate, the current level of review shall inform the provost in their own report.
4. All letters providing guidance to external reviewers must include the following statement regarding the impact of executive orders and federal actions on P&T recommendations.
When considering your recommendation regarding this P&T decision, please make sure to consider any potential effects described by the candidate associated with recent federal executive orders and federal actions impacting research, teaching, and service. This impact might include, but it is not limited to, the termination of federal support or faculty’s inability to present at conferences outside the United States.
This statement recognizes the impact that current executive orders and federal actions might have on the research, teaching, and service of faculty going up for promotion and tenure.
This policy applies to the academic year 2025 – 2026 review cycle. The Office of the Provost will provide additional guidance for any promotion and tenure modifications in subsequent cycles as the impact of the executive orders and federal actions evolve.
Sincerely,
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ana Oskoz
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
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Updates on Impact of Executive Orders and Federal Actions and Promotion and Tenure Reviews
Dear Colleagues,
We write today to share some updates related to the impact of executive orders and federal actions, as well as some modifications of protocols surrounding promotion and tenure reviews.
Since the start of the spring 2025 semester, faculty members across the university may have experienced disruption to their research, teaching, and service activities due to some of the recent White House Executive Orders and federal actions. Faculty research could be impacted in various ways: stop-work orders to federal grants; inability to access datasets or databases housed in or sponsored by federal agencies; or challenges in travel to present their work at national or international conferences supported by federal funds.
Also, there may have been potential impacts on the faculty’s ability to hire students and staff to support their research using federal support. In other instances, faculty members’ community-engaged scholarship, teaching, and service may have been severely impacted due to programs being curtailed in both the public and private sectors and due to lack of resources to conduct the work. Faculty whose scholarship and teaching could be categorized as diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) may have to spend considerable time navigating the current political climate in the process of conducting and publishing their work.
Provost’s modifications of tenure track faculty and librarian faculty promotion protocols: AY 2025 – 2026 Cycle
To address the potential impact of recent executive orders and federal actions related to research funding, curtailment or termination of DEIA initiatives, and related topics on faculty’s research, teaching, and service, the following protocol will be put in place beginning in academic year 2025 – 2026 faculty promotion and tenure (P&T) reviews. These modifications will be communicated to each level of P&T review through the provost’s annual P&T instructions, through the deans’ instructions for the development of letters to external reviewers, through the provost’s charge to the University Faculty Review Committee, and in deliberations made by department promotion and tenure committees.
1. If there have been any impacts on their research, teaching and/or service as a result of the executive orders and federal actions, candidates for P&T review are encouraged to reflect on such impacts in their self-assessment.
If the candidate mentions impacts in their self-evaluation:
2. Every level of review, including outside reviewers, must consider the described impact of such executive orders and federal actions on the usual progression of our faculty towards promotion and tenure when evaluating both the work performed during this period of disruption and their potential as a scholar after promotion and/or tenure when performing on- and off-campus activities.
3. Each level of review must include a Statement of Affirmation that their review, and all previous levels of review, has taken into full consideration the impact of executive orders and federal actions beginning in 2025 on the candidate’s progression.
[I] affirm that [my] review took into full consideration any impacts of current executive orders and federal actions on [X’s] candidacy.
If it is determined that any prior level of review has failed to do so in a way that may have resulted in negative consequences for the candidate, the current level of review shall inform the provost in their own report.
4. All letters providing guidance to external reviewers must include the following statement regarding the impact of executive orders and federal actions on P&T recommendations.
When considering your recommendation regarding this P&T decision, please make sure to consider any potential effects described by the candidate associated with recent federal executive orders and federal actions impacting research, teaching, and service. This impact might include, but it is not limited to, the termination of federal support or faculty’s inability to present at conferences outside the United States.
This statement recognizes the impact that current executive orders and federal actions might have on the research, teaching, and service of faculty going up for promotion and tenure.
This policy applies to the academic year 2025 – 2026 review cycle. The Office of the Provost will provide additional guidance for any promotion and tenure modifications in subsequent cycles as the impact of the executive orders and federal actions evolve.
Sincerely,
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ana Oskoz
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
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Finalist Interviews and On-Campus Visit for Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean for the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Dear UMBC Community,
We are pleased to announce that finalists for the vice provost for student success and dean for the division of undergraduate academic affairs position will be visiting campus to participate in candidate forums and engage with the UMBC community.
Reporting to the provost, the
vice provost and dean will lead the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, which supports the academic pursuits of undergraduate students from all colleges and programs from enrollment to graduation.
We invite you to join us for the three candidate forums:
Candidate 1
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 1 p.m.
Candidate 2
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 1 p.m.
Candidate 3
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: 102 Information Technology/Engineering Building
During the forums, candidates will share their academic journey, present a vision for academic affairs, and participate in an open Q&A session with attendees. The session will be moderated by Kimberly R. Moffitt, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and chair of the search committee.
Your participation is vital to the selection process, and we encourage you to join us for these important events.
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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