Two animation works by Kelley Bell, assistant professor of graphic design, have recently been selected for display in Occam’s Razor: Art, Science and Aesthetics, at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, and the Ontario Science Center’s !dea Gallery. Her pieces, The Kuber-Ross Device, and Eureka! will be presented alongside other works that narrow the cultural divide between art and science. Works selected for Occam’s Razor were chosen because of the way they highlight similarities in practice amongst scientists and artists.

Occam’s Razor: Art, Science and Aesthetics will open Wednesday, April 2, and continues through April 20.

Bell’s artwork will also be featured in the Northern Spark projection arts festival this June in Minneapolis. Learn more at the Northern Spark website.

Tomiko Shine ’14, anthropology, won first place in the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) undergraduate paper competition for her paper, “The Lens of Blackness: An Anthro-Political Perspective.”

When Tomiko moved to Baltimore, she noticed through her work with youth and mothers in Baltimore City that many of their fathers or husbands were incarcerated. After seeing the impact that incarceration had on black families and communities, Tomiko responded by becoming a court advocate and attended court with youth who had charges that carried jail time. “I wanted to understand this phenomenon of the impact of incarceration on black family and community,” she said.

In order to more fully understand this phenomenon, Tomiko conducted research with Sarah Chard, associate professor and associate chair of sociology and anthropology, and submitted her paper which concluded that high rates of incarceration impact the American social society, economy, education and labor system.

Tomiko plans to graduate from UMBC in the spring and would like to continue her anthropological studies in graduate school with a combined degree in public policy. She will attend the NCBS Conference Student Luncheon on Friday, March 7 to present her paper. Congratulations, Tomiko!

RecycleMania parade on Monday, March 10^th from 12-1/1:30!

Rain/snow date will be Wednesday, March 12th at the same time.

The parade will begin at the Performing Arts & Humanities
Center at 12:10, continue down to the  University Center Plaza with a speech from President Hrabowski and end with a celebration at the Commons Terrace. There will be Electric Vehicles floats designed by groups from across campus, bikes, segways, dance and musical performances and more!

We are looking for volunteers interested in promoting this event by acting as parade marshals, photographers, promoters, etc.  We want you to lend us your talent and enthusiasm in order to make this year’s parade the best it can be!