Our Health IT students could be highly qualified for this due to their strong technical skills.
It can be a valuable experience.

Dr. Koru

Position Summary:
    The Clinical Informatics Program at the Mayo Clinic Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery (http://www.mayo.edu/research/centers-programs/robert-d-patricia-e-kern-center-science-health-care-delivery) is offering a 3-6 month Summer/Fall internship in clinical informatics for 2015.  Several projects are currently under development in the areas of data integration, information retrieval and knowledge management using electronic health records, big data analysis, prediction modeling, and clinical decision support. We are seeking candidates with computer science/informatics background and experience in data mining, machine learning, and big data.  Research activities and successful findings will be translated into development activities for existing projects, peer-reviewed publications, and extramurally funded research programs.
    
    Basic Requirements:
    - Enrollment or recently completed a MS/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Biomedical Informatics, Information Technology, or related field
    - Research experience in one or more of the following areas: Data mining and machine learning, Electronic health records, Big data technologies (Apache Hadoop, Pig, Storm)
    - Coding skills in Java/C/C++ and knowledge of a scripting language (Perl, Python, JavaScript)
    
    Specific skills in the following environments and technologies are desirable:
    - R, SAS, Matlab
    - Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, Virtuoso
    - Data mining toolkits (Weka, Mallet)
    The candidate should be highly motivated, willing to learn and demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks. Must possess excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical design skills. Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills are required.
    
    How to apply:
    To apply, send cover letter and resume to:
    Che Ngufor, PhD
    Post-doctoral Research Associate
    Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics
    Department of Health Sciences Research
    Mayo Clinic
    200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN  55905, USA
    Email: Ngufor.Che@mayo.edu<mailto:Ngufor.Che@mayo.edu>
    
    Further information:
    For additional information about the position, contact Jyotishman Pathak, PhD (Pathak.Jyotishman@mayo.edu<mailto:Pathak.Jyotishman@mayo.edu>) or Che Ngufor, PhD (Ngufor.Che@mayo.edu<mailto:Ngufor.Che@mayo.edu>). The application deadline for this internship is open until filled.
    
    
    Jyotishman Pathak, PhD
    Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics
    Director, Clinical Informatics, Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
    Director, Biomedical Informatics, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    Department of Health Sciences Research
    Mayo Clinic
    200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    Phone: +1-507-538-8384
    Fax: +1-507-284-0360
    Email: Pathak.Jyotishman@mayo.edu<mailto:Pathak.Jyotishman@mayo.edu>
    Homepage: http://jyotishman.info<http://jyotishman.info/>

Photo by Marlayna Demond. Sitting (left to right): Joel DeWyer, Business Manager; Dr. Alan T. Sherman, Director and GM Sam Palatnik, Coach. Standing (left to right): GM Akshayraj “The Indian Knight” Kore; IM Levan “The Georgian Gangster” Bregadze; GM Niclas “The Dark Knight” Huschenbeth, Captain; IM and WGM Nazi “The Black Widow” Paikidze and IM Tanguy “The Belgium Butcher” Ringoir.

The UMBC chess team won its match (4-0) against Lindenwood University in the first round of the 2014 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship being held this week in South Padre Island, Texas. Five more rounds will be played over the next three days to determine winner and the top four USA schools, which will compete in the President’s Cup championship April 5-6 at the New York Athletic Club to determine the U.S. college team chess champion.

UMBC’s chess team has won or tied for first place a record ten times at the Pan-Am and a record six times at the President’s Cup. The UMBC team in this year’s Pan-Am consists of GM Niclas Huschenbeth, IM Levan Bregadze, IM Tanguy Ringoir, GM Akshayraj Kore and WGM Nazi Paikidze (alternate).

CSEE professor Alan Sherman, director of UMBC’s chess program, reports that the field is especially strong this year with 22 International Grandmasters (GM) or International Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and notes that “At least one strong school will not make the Final Four”.

You can view the latest results on the tournament website and watch selected games live on Monroi.

UMBC’s Interim Policy on Prohibited Sexual Misconduct and Other Related Misconduct was approved by President Hrabowski on December 22, 2014, and includes more information on prohibited misconduct that includes Sexual and Gender Based Harassment, Sexual Violence, Relationship Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Intimidation, Sex and Gender Based Stalking, and Retaliation. The policy follows recent updates in the USM Policy on Sexual Misconduct. Some campus training is underway and additional training is being developed.

Please take a moment to review the policy. For concerns about Gender-Based Misconduct, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Stephanie Lazarus at 410-455-5745. All students have additional campus based supports through the Voices Against Violence program, and the VAV Program Coordinator, Rina Rhyne, can provide support and information at 410-455-3748.

Piotr Gwiazda, English, has published a new book US Poetry in the Age of Empire, 1979-2012 (Palgrave Macmillan).

Examining poetry by Robert Pinsky, Adrienne Rich, and Amiri Baraka, among others, this book shows that leading US poets since 1979 have performed the role of public intellectuals through their poetic rhetoric.

Piotr Gwiazda’s argument aims to revitalize the art of poetry and reaffirm its social value in an era of global politics and culture.