• Nandini Aravindan | Individualized Study
  Maternal Diet And Exercise Influences On Peripheral And Placental Inflammatory Markers 
  Mentor(s): Kellie Tamashiro
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Snigdha Chigurupati | Individualized Study
  The Effect Of Personally Meaningful Music On Mood And Behavior Of Those With Dementia 
  Mentor(s): Bernard Rabin
  Fine Arts Recital Hall | 10:45 – 11 a.m.
• Alex Getachew | Individualized Study
  The Impact Of Arts Integration On Learning Identity For 6th Grade Social Studies Students In Anne Arundel County (AACPS) 
  Mentor(s): Vickie Williams
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

• Jordan Harper | Individualized Study
  Modeling Democratic Practice: Aligning Faculty Teaching Practices With University Democratic And Civic Aspirations 
  Mentor(s): George Derek Musgrove
  Fine Arts Recital Hall | 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
• Sasha Lenus | Individualized Study
  Music Therapy Contributes To A Holistic Model Of Medical Care For Aging Individuals With Neurodegenerative Diseases 
  Mentor(s): Tiffany Gierasch
  Fine Arts Recital Hall | 11 – 11:15 a.m.
• Nishka Patel | Individualized Study
  Cognitive Profile Of Patients With Gaucher Disease And Heterozygous Mutation Carriers At Risk For Parkinson’s Disease 
  Mentor(s): Grisel Lopez
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Alexia Petasis | Individualized Study
  Becoming Survivor: Understanding Human Trafficking Through Dance 
  Mentor(s): Steven McAlpine
  Dance Cube, 337 PAHB | 10:30

• Arushi Aneja | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  Impact Of Discriminatory Housing Policy On Urban Green Space Use In Baltimore City 
  Mentor(s): Dawn Biehler
  Fine Arts Recital Hall | 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
• Milan Brown | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  What Happened To Franklin Square Park?: Understanding Park Quality Through Historical And Present Day Contexts 
  Mentor: Dawn Biehler
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Thomas Chapin | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  Symbiotic And Asymbiotic Germination Of Native Terrestrial Orchids In Platanthera genus 
  Mentor(s): Melissa McCormick
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

• Nathaniel Jones | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  The Environmental Risk Homeless Communities Face In Baltimore
  Mentor(s): Christine Hawn
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Zachary Little | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  Modeling River Delta Evolution Under Different Wave Climates 
  Mentor(s): A. Brad Murray
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Victoria Rottman-Turner | The Effects Of Stream Contaminants On Terrestrial Ecology 
  Geography and Environmental Systems 
  Mentor(s): Christine Hawn
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Joshua David Slaughter | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  The Ephemerality of Secondary Forests In Southern Costa Rica 
  Mentor(s): Matthew Fagan
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Kristina Soetje | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  Observing The Status Of The Rim Fire SUC 204 Amidst The Sierra Nevada’s Declining Forest Health 
  Mentor(s): Colin Studds
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Ryan Wooldridge | Geography and Environmental Systems 
  Are Low-Altitude Remote Sensing Technologies More Effective Than Traditional Techniques For Monitoring Channel Change? 
  Mentor(s): Matthew Baker
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

2019 Awards: 

2019 Honorable Mention: 

The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.

Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session:

• New York City
• San Francisco Bay Area
• Boston
• Washington, DC.

Dates: All sections will be from 2019-06-24 to 2019-08-16.

Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html#apply?ref=wcm91dHphaG5AdW1iYy5lZHUK

Early Deadline: 2019-04-15.
Regular Deadline: 2019-04-22.
We are assessing and interviewing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.

**from the physics department**

Dear UMBC Community,

Public Lecture

Cosmological Inflation, the Multiverse, and more: Views of a Skeptic

Tuesday April 16th at 7PM

Please join us for a special Public Lecture by Dr. Demos Kazanas, one the originators of the idea of Inflation in the early Universe.  In this talk, Dr. Demos Kazanas will present a basic overview of standard (Newtonian) cosmology, the problems of initial conditions, including Horizons and flatness and how Inflation provides a resolution. The cost of this approach is that of the Multiverse, an infinite set of independent universe islands like the one we perceive. Dr. Kazanas will discuss his personal take on the resolution to these problems. 

The event is free and open to the public. There will be time after the lecture (of about 1 hour) for Q&A with the speaker. The event will be held in room 401 on the fourth floor of the Physics Building. 

More information here: https://physics.umbc.edu/outreach/

Students are particularly encouraged to attend. Please spread the word!

Dr. Meyer

Chair, UMBC Physics Outreach Committee

• Julia Arbutus | English 
  The Baltimore Sun's Reporting Legacy: Understanding The White Press and Lynching Coverage
  Mentor(s): Lindsay DiCuirci
  UC 310 | 11:45 – Noon
• Reese Burke | English 
  Producing UMBC Bartleby 2019 
  Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Ryan Mohler | English 
  H.L. Mencken – Disturber Of The Peace – In The 21st Century 
  Mentor(s): Christopher Corbett
  UC 312 | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
• Abigail Moore | English 
  Producing UMBC Bartleby 2019 
  Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Morgan Mullings | English 
  Cross Hairs : Existing In Black Fat Femme Opposition 
  Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
  UC Ballroom | Time
• Mohamed Soliman | English 
  Producing UMBC Bartleby 2019 
  Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Kelvin Thompson | English 
  Producing UMBC Bartleby 2019 
  Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Nate Yasay | English 
  Producing UMBC Bartleby 2019 
  Mentor(s): Tanya Olson
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

• Venkatesh Batni | Education 
  What’s That Rhythm? Rhythm Reading With The Kodály Method 
  Mentor(s): Nana Vaughn
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Sarah Boggs | Education 
  Enhancing Student Analytic Skills For Advanced Placement Tests 
  Mentor(s): Cheryl North
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Meredith Grossman | Education 
  Improving Student Scores On Advanced Placement Tests 
  Mentor(s): Cheryl North
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Jacob Mohammadi | Education 
  Improving Organization In Student Writing 
  Mentor(s): Cheryl North
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Terrence Monroe | Education 
  Interpreting The Past: Analyzing Multiple Sources to Improve Students’ Corroboration Skills 
  Mentor(s): Tim Johnson
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Maia Parker | Education 
  Is Baltimore City Meeting The Needs Of Students: The Integration Of Latinx Students Into Baltimore City Schools 
  Mentor(s): Jennifer Mata-McMahon
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Leah Prescott | Education 
  Do You C What I C: Sight-Reading Melodies In C Major 
  Mentor(s): Nana Vaughn
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.
• Gail Rye | Education 
  Supporting Summary Writing In Foreign Language 
  Mentor(s): Linda Oliva
  UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
• Katy Shen | Education 
  Instructional Strategies To Increase Quality Of Writing 
  Mentor(s): Cheryl North
  UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.