Meet Brian and Larry. They have decided to apply for a URA Award.

"There are three different awards this year," noted Brian, who was interviewed while blow drying his luxurious hair. "You've got the usual award, open to all majors and worth up to $1,500 and then you've got the Social Science award and the entrepreneurship award. Pretty amazing opportunity. And the deadline isn't until May 1st, so we've got plenty of time!"

"Really does help us with our research," added Larry, who was interviewed while combing his mustache. "And you can even apply as a group!"

URA’s provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate students to support their research 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 will remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.

URCAD Presentations Featuring 

International Research/Subjects

Come see these presentations at URCAD on Wednesday, April 24th by students who conducted international research or studied international subjects!

Ninja: Japan’s Soft Power And American Appropriation

Crysshelda Kosasih, Asian Studies

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

Create Freedom: 

Equipping Everyday People to use Art to End Modern-day Slavery

Mia Rickenbach, Theatre

Oral, 11:15am, UC 310

Becoming Survivor: Understanding Human Trafficking through Dance

Alexia Petasis, INDS/Dance

Dance performance, 10:30am, PAHB Dance Cube

Reconciling Nigerian Culture and Values with Western Culture: 

An Intergenerational Perspective

Chiamaka Ugboh, Gender and Women’s Studies

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

The Shamanic Shaping of Korean Society

Carley MacKenzie, MLLI

Oral, 2:00pm, UC 204

Modern Dualism in Korean Contemporary Art

Sarah Natterman, MLLI

Oral, 9:45am, UC 310

Traveling the Medieval Globe

Nathaniel Litsch, Daniel Choo, Tina-Marie Miller, Crysshelda Kosasih, David, Jessop, Kris Jefferson, History

Oral panel, 11:15am, UC 312

Humphrey Jennings: Voice of the People or Propagandist for The British Empire?

Morgan Miller, History

Oral, 10:30am, UC 3123

Conservative Interest in British Fascism in the 1930s

Adam Ng, History

Oral, 2:45, UC 312

Entrepreneurship in Eighteenth-Century England

Nikki Vietz, Amber Davis, Christian Adams, Anthony Jacobs, History

Oral panel, 1:00pm, UC 310

Ninja: Japan’s Soft Power and American Appropriation

Crysshelda Kosasih, Asian Studies

Poster, 10-11:30am, UC Ballroom

Evaluating the Impact of Early Childhood Malaria on Normal School Progression in Ghana

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Economics

Oral, 10:00am, UC310

A Comparison Between Social Service Delivery Systems in Ghana and the United States

Rebecca Mann, Social Work

Poster, 10-11:30am, UC Ballroom

Total And Methylmercury Exposure To Individuals In Artisanal And Small-Scale Gold Mining In Madre De Dios, Peru

April Laranang, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Poster, 10-11:30am, UC Ballroom

Geographical Trends In Size And Fecundity Of Japanese Harvestmen

Genevieve Ahearn, Biological Sciences

Poster, 10-11:30am, UC Ballroom

Nest Predation Of The Bahama Oriole (Icterus Northropi) By The Black Rat (Rattus Rattus) On Andros

Matthew Kane, Biological Sciences

Oral, 3:30pm, UC 310

Speciation Of Elephant Ivory Tusks From Java Sea Shipwreck To Inform Ancient Trade Routes

Claire Scott, Biological Sciences

Oral, 9:45am, Room TBA

Nest Site Characteristics Of The Bahama Oriole: Habitat Requirements Of A Critically Endangered Species

Briana Yancy, Biological Sciences

Oral, 9:45am, FA Recital Hall

Using Molecular Sexing To Determine The Validity Of In-Field Sexing Methods

Cierra McKoy, Biological Sciences

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

The Ephemerality of Secondary Forests In Southern Costa Rica

Joshua David Slaughter, Geography and Environmental Systems

Poster, 10-11:30am, UC Ballroom

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Women’s Center is hosting its seventh consecutive Take Back The Night (TBTN) on Thursday, April 13th. Over the years, we’ve had a lot of questions about what Take Back the Night exactly is, why it looks the way it does, and how students can get involved. To help get those questions answered this year, we’ve doing a “What You Need to Know” series focused on TBTN so stay tuned for more posts over the next couple of weeks. This is the fifth post in the series and it focuses on the last part of Take Back the Night which is craftivism and community building.

Hearing and sharing survivors’ stories of sexual violence can be empowering, challenging, and emotional. We know that people process their feelings in different ways, and so following survivor speak out and march, the event continues with Craftivism on Main Street. This portion of the program is intended to provide space for reflection, creative expression, and community building.

When the marchers return to Main Street, there will be tables set up with art supplies for anyone wishing to contribute to one of the community craft projects we’ll have available: sachet bags to fill with scented dried flowers and herbs, the Clothesline Project, and the Dear Survivor scrapbook. We also encourage attendees to check out the resource tables to learn more about various campus and community organizations and services.

All are welcome to add a page to our Dear Survivor scrapbook, which features messages of hope, healing, and solidarity from survivors and allies who have attended TBTN in past years. The scrapbook can be found in the Women’s Center lounge.

Materials for the Clothesline Project will be available for survivors who would like to give voice to their experience by decorating a shirt that will be displayed during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every April, these shirts are hung shoulder-to-shoulder on a clothesline on Main Street to give public testimony to the problems of sexual and gender-based violence. Please note that while allies are invited to participate in the Monument Quilt and Dear Survivor scrapbook, the Clothesline Project is intended for those who identify as survivors.

For those who prefer a quieter space for reflection, there will be a self-care station set up in the commuter lounge available during the survivor speak out and the rest of the evening. There will be tissues, stress balls, coloring supplies, and other resources for self-care. The station also provides a more private space where attendees can speak with one of the counselors on call, if needed.

For more information about UMBC’s TBTN (check out Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter too by searching the hashtag #UMBCTBTN):

• Stop by the Women’s Center on April 17th to make a rally sign for the march
• A blog post about UMBC’s 2005 TBTN march written by alum, Dr. Grollman.
• The Women’s Center 2018 TBTN roundup
• A BreakingGround post about how the 2013 TBTN came to be – Our Own ‘Take Back the Night’

2019 URCAD Alumni Keynote Speaker

Dr. Eric Grollman

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Highlighted Events:

Other Events Throughout the Month Include:

Ongoing Events and Resources for Survivors and Allies: 

Student researchers and artists exploring LGBTQ+ themes!

When Eve and Eve Bit the Apple

Teresa Whittemore, Dance Performance

11:45am, Dance Cube, 337 PAHB

Traitor: An Animated Short

Julia Blurton-Jones, Visual Arts

2:30pm, Film, FA Recital Hall

Lesbian Activist Involvement In AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power(ACT-UP)

Kathy Robitaille, Gender and Women's Studies

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

Perspectives Of Queer Jewish Leaders On The Intersections Of Their Jewish And Queer Identities

Cliel Shdaimah, Gender and Women's Studies

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

Will You Listen?: A Critical Analysis of Gendered and Racialized Disembodied Voices in Contemporary Media Culture

Daniel Goldstein, Media and Communication Studies

1:15pm, Room TBA

The Effect of GSA Involvement on Attitudes towards LGBTQ Individuals

Trevor Pitts, Psychology

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

URCAD is Wednesday, April 24 from 9am-4pm.

For more info:

aprilh@umbc.edu

Baltimore Traces: West Baltimore Street Stories (panel)
DeAndre Bright, Tony Cano, Christian Howe, Adam Czarnecki, Daniel Eiskant
Oral, 1:45, UC 312

"A Model of a Negro Village": How Environmental Racism Affects the Health of African-Americans in Cherry Hill
Lydia Coley, American Studies

Poster, 1-2:30, UC Ballroom

Combating Academic Inequity: A Community-based Approach to Cultivating a Love for STEM within Students of Color
Shadia Musa, American Studies
Oral, 2:15, UC 310

The Baltimore Sun's Reporting Legacy: Understanding the White Press and Lynching Coverage

Julia Arbutus, English

Oral, 11:45, UC 310