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We apologize for the inconvenience!

BIOINFORMATICS PRESENTERS

Xander Barton | MECHANISTIC REGULATION OF PLANARIAN SHAPE DURING REGENERATION |

Mentor: Daniel Lobo | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #6

Emma Chaney | A High-Performance Agent-Based Tissue Modeling Framework Based on GPU

Computation | Mentor: Daniel Lobo | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #25

Nathan Dayie | Investigating Neural and Behavioral Correlates Underlying Sensory Integration in

Marmosets | Mentor: Guoping Feng | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 1:15-1:30, RAC 230

Julianna Gepilano | Spatial Network of Hypoxia Events in Chesapeake Bay Using Granger

Causality | Mentor: Vyacheslav Lyubchich | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #23

Ahmad Mian | Cross-Species Transcriptomic Analysis of Smoke Exposure from Drosophila

Models to Human Orthologs | Mentor: Maricel Kann | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #61

Jalynn Somerville | Modeling Ionic and Metabolic Dynamics of Neurons and Glia Under Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation | Mentor: Parag Chitnis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | RAC 050, :35-1:50pm

URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!

For the full schedule see:

urcad.umbc.edu

AMERICAN STUDIES PRESENTERS

Bryan Castro-Velez | Museo Garifuna Sawaina in Context: Honduran Neoliberalism, Anti-Colonial Ethnographies & Garifuna Celebrations of Life | Mentor: Sarah Fouts | American Studies | RAC 230 , 2:35-2:50pm

Sophia Crowell | Bay Shore Amusement Park: A Forgotten History of Sparrows Point | Mentor: Michael

Casiano | American Studies | RAC 106, 11:20-11:35am

Kat Gill | The Case for a Public Internet | Mentor: Michael Casiano | American Studies | RAC 230,  2:55-3:10pm

Andrea Quispe | Visualizing Enforcement: ICE Activity and Community Response in Maryland |

Mentor: Tamara Bhalla | American Studies | RAC 230, 11:40-11:55am

The event will be on Friday, May 1, from 2-3:30pm in the Library Gallery.

Taking migration as a central premise, artist Wei Leng Tay will share about modes of narrative-making in her art. From her beginnings in journalism to her current practice, she will speak about shifting ideas and uses of representation and materiality in relation to the photographic medium. She will discuss ways migration moves through some of her works, from topic to medium to form. The Other Shore, a photographic and interview-based audio work, tells a story of a new generation of mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong. you think it over slowly, slowly choose…, considers statelessness through the materiality of the photograph. Works in Untitled (family slides 60s-70s) question how the objecthood of photographs shape the ways personal and collective memory converge, and how photographs can constitute ideas of history. Through these examples, Tay will surface the complex relationships between history, embodiment, and representation entangled with the photographic image. 

Bio:

Based in Singapore, artist Wei Leng Tay works across photography, video, and installation and explores constructions of identity, memory, and history through her practice. Her works draw on long-term engagements with individuals, families, and communities, and include research into photographic archives, interviews, and collaborative processes. Central to her practice is a sustained inquiry into the medium of photography through its materiality, modes of circulation, and communicative possibilities. By working at the intersection of the intimate and the structural, Tay unpacks the complexities of belonging, displacement, and the politics of representation, bringing attention to what it means to be human within today's shifting political and cultural contexts.

Originally trained in biology at McGill University, Tay's early professional experience was in photojournalism, working as a photo editor and photographer for news organisations such as TIME Magazine's Asia edition in Hong Kong. This background continues to inform her inquiry into the instrumentalization of photography and the politics of image-making. Tay later completed her MFA at Bard College and has since developed a practice that bridges research, pedagogy, and collaboration. She was most recently a lecturer of art practice at Yale-NUS College and remains invested in teaching as a form of knowledge exchange and artistic inquiry.

This artist talk is supported by the Department of Visual Arts and CIRCA, with additional support from the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, the Asian Studies Program, the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC), and the Global Asias Initiative.

The Alpha Delta Beta chapter of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society at Fresno State is hosting a free, virtual talk featurning five Fresno State alumni who are current 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, University of San Diego School of Law, and University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.

After a short presentation and discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to ask panelists any questions they may have about the law school process/experience.

Time: 8:30 PM- 9:30 PM (Eastern Time) (5:30 PM-6:30 PM (Pacific Time))

The event is free and open to all!

Both scholarships are awarded each Spring to be used in the upcoming Fall semester. Residents may apply for both scholarships, however, if selected, will only be eligible to receive one of the scholarship awards. 

Student Success Scholarship

The Residential Life Student Success Scholarships was created with the purpose of assisting students who demonstrate significant financial need and who may be otherwise unable to afford housing to remain on-campus residents. Residential Life wants to minimize barriers to the on-campus experience by supporting student success and engagement. Scholarship award funds will not exceed the total cost of the housing balance for the semester of application.

Students who are licensed with Walker Avenue Apartments or hired as a Residential Life Paraprofessional for the award period are not eligible for this scholarship.

To be eligible, students must:

• Be a current degree-seeking undergraduate resident.
• Be living in a UMBC-owned and operated hall, suite, or apartment (not Walker Avenue).
• Be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits per semester.
• Be in good academic standing with the University, 2.5 GPA or higher.
• Have completed a FAFSA and demonstrate high financial need.
• Have no judicial record.

Today is Empowering Our Voices Day! 🩺💗 Come meet our wonderful panelists and gain some insight on medical malpractice and medical maltreatment of women of color within healthcare! The event will be located in the AOK Library Gallery from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The dress code is business casual, so come out and enjoy, get some food, and have a good time with us! Make sure that you RSVP for the event, and we can’t wait to see you there 💕