The UMBC CSEE Seminar Series Presents

 Capturing Brain Activity at Rest: Recent Development of Resting-State Functional MRI and Its Potential in Clinical Applications

Dr. Yihong Yang
Neuroimaging Research Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH

12noon-1pm Friday, 2 Oct. 2015, ITE 102

There has been growing interest in the intrinsic brain activity at “rest” that may be used to reveal circuit-level information of brain functions. Alterations of resting-state brain activity have been implicated in various neurological and psychiatric disorders. In this seminar, the recent development of resting-state fMRI techniques will be introduced and discussed. Applications of these new imaging techniques in clinical applications such as cocaine addiction and traumatic brain injury will be demonstrated.

Dr. Yihong Yang received his Ph.D. in Biophysics, 1995, at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under Paul C. Lauterbur who share 2003 Physiology or Medicine Nobel price with Peter Mansfield on the development of MRI. He is currently a senior investigator and the chief of MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Section at NIDA. Dr. Yang has made significant contributions to the development of MRI methodology and application of neuroimaging techniques to neurological and psychiatric disorders. He has published over 130 original research papers in leading journals and contributed several book chapters in the fields of functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and MR spectroscopy, as well as applications of MRI technology to the assessment of brain disorders, particularly in drug addiction. He has served on many NIH Study Sections and other research foundations including Medical Research Council (UK), Alzheimer’s Association, and National Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He is an editorial board member of the Brain Connectivity and Open Neuroimaging Journal. He has trained many post-doctoral and pre-postdoctoral fellows in neuroimaging.

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Below are featured events and internship/employment opportunities that have recently been posted or have application deadline dates that are quickly approaching!  To see all that the UMBC Career Center has to offer YOU, please visit our myUMBC group page or log into your UMBCworks account!

FEATURED EVENTS….

Upcoming on the Roads….check them out and RSVP via UMBCworks!

On the Road:  Idealist Grad School Fair, Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:30 – 8:00 pm.  Thinking about graduate school?  This one is for you!

On the Road:  The Nielsen Company, Friday, October 2, 2015, 9 am – 1 pm – If you are able to drive yourself, you are welcome to attend!  Just email plitt@umbc.edu and I will send you logistics.  GRADUATE and UUNDERGRADUATE students are encouraged to attend this event!  Nielsen has several excellent emerging leader programs for interns and full-time entry-level positions in the fields of data science, human resources, engineering, finance and technology.

NEW! UMBC Connects: Lockheed Martin – Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 11 am–2 pm

NEW! UMBC Connects: Northrop Grumman Corporation - Tech Showcase– Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 10am–2pm  STOP IN WHEN YOU ARE ABLE! No need to stay for the entire event!

NEW! UMBC Connects: Northrop Grumman Corporation - Networking– Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 5pm-7pm STOP IN WHEN YOU ARE ABLE! No need to stay for the entire event!

NEW! Inside Scoop: Science & Research– Monday, October 5, 2015, 12 pm–1 pm

NEW! Information Session: CyberPoint International, LLC. – Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 5 pm–6 pm

NEW!Resumania – Thursday, October 8, 2015, 10 am–4 pm

The Fall Recruiting Season is HERE!  Prepare yourself by attending one (or more) of these workshops!

Keys to Success: Get Ready...Here They Come! - Resumes– September 29, 5:00 – 6:00pm, The Commons 331 – Facilitated by Victoria Kirkpartick, Kohls

Keys to Success: Get Ready... Here They Come! Interviewing– September 30, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, The Commons 331 – Facilitated by Jennifer Lantini, Wells Fargo

Get Ready...Here They Come! - Job Fair/Networking – October 1, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Commons 331 – Facilitated by Joe Poplawski, Next Century Corporation

Get Ready...Here They Come! - Interviewing – October 2, Noon–1:00 pm, The Commons 329 – Facilitated by Kristen Cook, Maryland Public Television

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NEW!  On-Campus Interview Deadlines

The Hershey Company
Internal Audit Intern and Information Services Intern
Deadline to Apply:  September 29
Interview Date:  October 13

The Nielsen Company
MANY OPPORTUNITIES POSTED IN UMBCworks FOR MANY MAJORS!!
Deadline to Apply:  October 5
Interview Date:  October 16

The Nielsen Company
MANY OPPORTUNITIES POSTED IN UMBCworks FOR MANY MAJORS!!
Deadline to Apply:  October 5
Interview Date:  October 15

Textron Systems
MANY OPPORTUNITIES POSTED IN UMBCworks FOR MANY MAJORS!!
Deadline to Apply:  October 6
Interview Date:  October 20

Morgan Stanley
Technology Full Time Analyst
Deadline to Apply:  October 7
Interview Date:  October 21

FEATURED FULL-TIME & PART-TIME JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, AND RESEARCH POSITIONS

GE Information Technology Leadership Program- Summer 2016

Data Analysis Internship with Humanim

PAID 10-week Internship for Spring 16 with NASA DEVELOP!

Keep an eye on the Career Center website (http://careers.umbc.edu/) for all upcoming events and programs!  Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors….this is an excellent opportunity for you to learn more about career paths…whether you are exploring possibilities or searching for an internship or full-time opportunity!

Appropriately Valuing Inter-Disciplinary Research
between Computer Science, Creativity and the Arts

Professor Celine Latulipe
Software and Information Systems
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2:00pm Friday 2 October 2015, PAHB 132

Scientists and technologists conducting research in creativity and engaging with artists face political pressure to justify their work. A case study of the NSF-funded Dance.Draw project is used to illustrate the problematic aspects of pressure. I argue that a shift in dialogue is needed to appropriately value this type of inter-disciplinary research.

Dr. Celine Latulipe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems in the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research involves developing and evaluating novel interaction techniques, creativity and collaboration support tools and technologies to support the arts, and developing innovation computer science curriculum design patterns. Dr. Latulipe examines issues of how to support expression and exploration in complex interfaces and how interaction affordances impact satisficing behavior. She also conducts research into how to make computer science education a more social experience, both as a way of more deeply engaging students and as an approach to broadening participation in a field that lacks gender and racial diversity.

As we count down to the Critical Social Justice: Baltimore 365 keynote event “Baltimore in Action: Always Rising” on Tuesday, October 20th, we’ll be profiling all of our keynote speakers in our “What You Need to Know” series. 

Marisela B. Gomez, activist, public health professional, and author

Marisela B. Gomez is a community activist, author, public health professional, and physician scientist. She received a BS and MS from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, a PHD, MD, and MPH from the Johns Hopkins University. Of Afro-Latina ancestry, she has spent more than 20 years in Baltimore involved in social justice activism and community building/health research and practice.

Meet Marisela!

Some of her most notable work includes working on and leading the Save Middle East Action Committee which was created by residents living north of the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in an area called Middle East in response to learning the area would become the future site of a $1.8 billion redevelopment project known as the John Hopkins Biotech Park. Marisela was interestingly positioned in this battle as she was a resident of the area and a community member of the Johns Hopkins Medical Center. She would later go on to write a book about the organizing experience, the historical disinvestment of Middle East, and the ongoing consequences of race, economic, and institutional power inequities faced by marginalized communities.

“Supposed you learned about your community like they did, through The Sun [paper]?… You don’t stop big projects initiated by Johns Hopkins University. But you can slow it down, you can seek to change the dollar amount of those whose homes are to be used and you can still struggle for the right of re-entry. You can still fight to make sure the residents who are to be moved out can stay in the neighborhood.” †

Since 2004, she has been studying and practicing mindfulness and other forms of meditation around the world. Most recently, she’s been sharing her meditation practices with activists doing racial justice and social justice work through retreats and workshops with the Baltimore community.

An important read about the confrontation between the fragile and distressed Middle East neighborhood of Baltimore and the city’s most powerful institutions, including the closest neighborhood, Johns Hopkins Medical.

Much of the conversation about Baltimore — especially in the aftermath of the April uprisings — centers around West Baltimore while little attention from national and local media is given to the issues facing East Baltimore. The Critical Social Justice planning committee is excited to have Marisela join our keynote panel and give voice to the experiences of the East Baltimore community. Moreover, we are eager to learn ways in which we can add to our self-care toolkit and learn ways to combat burnout when engaging in important social and racial justice activist work.

For more on Marisela, check out:

• Her website – A Path: Race, Class Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore 
• This segment on the Marc Steiner Show where Marisela discusses her book entitled Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore: Rebuilding Abandoned Communities in America  
• Listen to this podcast interview on the Importance of Listening and Community Involvement in Rebuilding Cities featured on Indypendent Reader
• For more information on the rebuilding of the Middle East and SMEAC. 
• Visit the Baltimore and Beyond: Mindfulness Community to learn more about the mindfulness retreats Marisela facilitates for social justice activists.

If you plan on applying to graduate school for next year or are currently a graduate student in your first or second year and are a US citizen or permanent-resident, you should consider applying to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). This program makes approximately 2000 new fellowship awards each year.

The GRFP program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Fellows benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $32,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees, and opportunities for international research and professional development.

GRFP is the country’s oldest national fellowship program directly supporting graduate students in STEM fields. The hallmark features of the program are: 1) the award of fellowships to individuals on the basis of merit and potential, and 2) the freedom and flexibility provided to Fellows to define their own research and choose the accredited U.S. graduate institution that they will attend.

US citizens and permanent residents who are planning to enter graduate school in an NSF-supported discipline next fall, or in the first two years of such a graduate program, or who are returning to graduate school after being out for two or more years, are eligible. Applications for computing and engineering areas fields are due October 27. The applicant information page and the solicitation contain the necessary details.

Blue Waters seeks undergrads and mentors for internship program

This NSF-funded project is designed to help prepare the next generation of supercomputing researchers. The Blue Waters project offers paid internships to undergraduate students across the country. To be eligible, students must be enrolled as an undergraduate through spring 2017 at a U.S. accredited, degree-granting institution. To see available internship projects and to apply, visit shodor.org/petascale/participation/internships/. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 1, 2016, and notifications will be made by March 1, 2016.

Are you a faculty member who would like to mentor an undergraduate intern in a year-long project about the use of high-performance computing to address problems in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics? Follow the link above to post a description of the internship project you would like to supervise and by Feb. 15, 2016. You will be able to indicate whether the internship is intended for a particular student or is open to all applicants.

Name: Vivek Desai

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Laureate Education

Position Title: IT Programmer Analyst

Major(s)/Minor(s): Master's IT

Expected Graduation Year: 2015

Briefly describe your internship, co-op,  or research opportunity, including your day-to-day tasks, responsibilities, and assignments.

This is my first IT job. I am lucky and proud to say that it got me the best learning experiences, incredible supporting colleagues, and coolest Mentor/Manager/Boss. During my last year at UMBC, I opted to do research/Master's thesis in the field of Data mining and collaborated my IT job with my academics. My Professor and Manager came together to decide the research topic which can be utilized in a product of Laureate Education. During my year at this internship, I wore multiple hats. I have worked as a salesforce administrator, project coordinator and programmer analyst. It is a great roller coaster ride to learn and explore new technologies. 

Describe the process of obtaining your internship, research, or co-op opportunity.

I participated in every career fair that UMBC organized. At each fair, I walked around and did not skipping any encounter. I provided my resume and talked with employers face to face, and I was very specific and clear on what I am doing in my academics and what my interests are. It was a good practice for networking, and it was great to meet new employers all under one roof.

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization/company?

They are very friendly, and the working environment is very professional. They provide a flexibility to work from home as well. All these advantages sum up to a positive outcome; it encourages you to work more effectively and be more productive. 

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

I have used my knowledge of the salesforce to create a ticketing system to handle real-time customer facing issues. After I implemented my system, the issue storing process has become more efficient and effective. It saved a lot of time and reduced the waiting time for customers to get their problems resolved. Research work which I have done for my Master's thesis is actually a solution to a real-time problem statement/business requirement at Laureate Education. 

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?

Never give up! Attend all career fairs and networking events, and be crystal clear on what path you want to move forward on in your career. Self-teaching is something which is required at each phase of life, be it in professional life or in academics. 

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Keys to Success: Get Ready...Here They Come! - Resumes– September 28, Noon – 1pm, The Commons 331 – Facilitated by Susan Krause, Lockheed Martin

Keys to Success: Get Ready...Here They Come! - Resumes– September 29, 5:00 – 6:00pm, The Commons 331 – Facilitated by Victoria Kirkpartick, Kohls

Keys to Success: Get Ready... Here They Come! Interviewing– September 30, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, The Commons 331 – Facilitated by Jennifer Lantini, Wells Fargo

Get Ready...Here They Come! - Job Fair/Networking – October 1, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Commons 331 – Facilitated by Joe Poplawski, Next Century Corporation

Get Ready...Here They Come! - Interviewing – October 2, Noon – 1:00 pm, The Commons 329 – Facilitated by Kristen Cook, Maryland Public Television

As we count down to the Critical Social Justice: Baltimore 365 keynote event “Baltimore in Action: Always Rising” on Tuesday, October 20th, we’ll be profiling all of our keynote speakers in our “What You Need to Know” series. 

Tawanda Jones

Tawanda Jones speaks at the 111th consecutive West Wednesday demonstration. (Baltimore BLOC)

Since her brother Tyrone West was murdered by Baltimore police on July 18th, 2013, Tawanda Jones has emerged as a leading voice in the movement to end police terror. Recently named Best Organizers in City Paper’s 2015 Best of Baltimore, the West family has led 113 consecutive West Wednesday demonstrations demanding justice for victims of police brutality.

I’m tired of meeting grieving families. But I do so that people can know it’s real. †

In their tireless efforts to seek answers and accountability following Tyrone’s death, Tawanda and the West family have be credited with increasing local awareness of police violence and thereby setting the stage for the Baltimore Uprising after the murder of Freddie Gray.

I’m here to be the voice of the people that can’t speak, and that’s the victims of police murder. It’s not a ‘Tyrone thing.’ It’s a worldwide thing. ‡

For more on Tawanda, check out:

• Revolution Newspaper’s interview with Tawanda where she talks about her ongoing fight for justice, what she’s learned about the system, and what keeps her from losing faith
• Videos of West Wednesday demonstrations and interviews (by Baltimore BLOC)  
• Follow the Justice for Tyrone West Facebook page for the latest updates and events