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    <Title>MEETING TODAY!!!</Title>
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    <Summary>Good morning all writers! We'll be having our weekly meeting today from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Harbor MPR! So excited to see y'all :)</Summary>
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  <Title>Deadline Extended for Rutledge Well-Being Award!!</Title>
  <Tagline>Proposals due Feb 27th</Tagline>
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    <div><em><strong>Deadline Extended for Proposals: Janet C. Rutledge Graduate Student Well-Being Award</strong></em></div>
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    <p>The Graduate School invites UMBC faculty and staff (partnerships welcome) to apply for the inaugural Janet C. Rutledge Graduate Student Well-Being Award, which supports innovative, research-informed projects that promote sustainable graduate student well-being.</p>
    <p>One proposal will be selected annually to receive up to $3,500 for programming costs and/or a stipend. Projects may address one or more areas of graduate student well-being, including sense of purpose, financial security, belonging, faculty mentoring, or student-centered academic structures. Priority will be given to projects with impact beyond the award period.</p>
    <p>NEW Deadline to apply: February 27<br>Award announced: April 1<br>Award presented at the April 10th, 2026 GSA Awards Ceremony</p>
    <p>Eligibility, proposal guidelines, and submission details are available through the Graduate School website: <a href="https://gradschool.umbc.edu/janet-c-rutledge-graduate-student-well-being-award/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://gradschool.umbc.edu/janet-c-rutledge-graduate-student-well-being-award/</a>.</p>
    <p>For questions, contact Dr. Robin Cresiski, <a href="http://goog_1940767485/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rcresisk</a><a href="http://umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">@umbc.edu</a>.<strong> </strong></p>
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  <Summary>Deadline Extended for Proposals: Janet C. Rutledge Graduate Student Well-Being Award     The Graduate School invites UMBC faculty and staff (partnerships welcome) to apply for...</Summary>
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  <Title>Spring 2026 Deadlines</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">For those working toward completing your thesis this semester, please see the deadlines below! <div><br></div>
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    <h6>Thesis-Option Candidates (NOTE: This should be done in the next week or so!) </h6>Due two (2) months prior to the final exam. Submit <a href="http://umbc.edu/go/644" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Final Master's Examination Committee form</a>. The Graduate School will notify the Chairman of the Committee and the Dean's selected representative of the approved/appointed committee by returning the above form showing Graduate School approval and appointment of the Dean's representative.</div>
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    <br><h6>Certification Readiness to Defend</h6>Due two (2) weeks before the thesis defense. After all committee members have read the thesis, the Chairperson and the Graduate Program Director sign the <a href="https://umbc.edu/go/663" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Certification of Readiness to Defend the Master's Thesis form</a>. <em>The Graduate School will then send the Procedures for Examination of the Master's Thesis and the Report of the Examining Committee form to the Dean's representative of your committee.</em>
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    <em><br></em><h6>Oral Defense: Examining Committee Report</h6>Due within two (2) business days after the oral defense. The Representative for the Dean returns the completed Report of the Examining Committee form to the Graduate School.</div>
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    <br><h6>Approval Sheet &amp; Thesis: MAY 1 </h6>The signed thesis <a href="https://docusign.umbc.edu/secure/prd/FormToDocuSign/Form2DS.php?cfg=GS_ThesisApprovalSheet" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">approval sheet</a> and electronic thesis must be submitted to <a href="https://www.etdadmin.com/main/home?siteId=75" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMI/ProQuest</a> by the dates per semester listed below. The original signed approval sheet must also be submitted to the Graduate School by May 1. </div>
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    <br><h6>Certification of Completion: MAY 19 </h6>This is the last day to submit the <a href="https://gradschool.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/155/2020/03/MA_requirements_certification_form.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Certification of Completion of Master's Degree Requirements form</a>.</div>
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    <br><h6>Commencement Ceremony: MAY 20</h6>
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    <h6>Please reach out to <a href="mailto:dicuirci@umbc.edu">dicuirci@umbc.edu</a> for any follow-up questions or concerns! </h6>
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  <Summary>For those working toward completing your thesis this semester, please see the deadlines below!      Thesis-Option Candidates (NOTE: This should be done in the next week or so!)  Due two (2) months...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">The 106th American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting was held in Houston, TX, January 25-29, 2026. This year, the meeting's theme was "<a href="https://annual.ametsoc.org/2026/about/theme/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Fast and Slow Thinking: The Human Factor in a Rapidly Changing World</a>." <a href="https://gestar2.umbc.edu/graduate-research-assistants/#Richards" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Joshua Richards</a> and <a href="https://gestar2.umbc.edu/graduate-research-assistants/#Pandey" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sharad Pandey</a>, both GESTAR II Graduate Research Assistants and members of the Demoz Group (CNMS/UMBC), presented posters at the meeting; Joshua also had the opportunity to showcase his research in an oral presentation at the NOAA booth. Maurice Roots, Ph.D. '25, currently a post-doc with <a href="https://npp.orau.org/index.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">NASA's Postdoctoral Program</a> (NPP) and former member of the Demoz Group, gave an oral presentation. Thanks to <a href="https://gestar2.umbc.edu/leadership/#Demoz" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Belay Demoz</a> for reporting from AMS.<br><br><div>
    <a href="https://ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/478970" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Influence of ENSO Teleconnection on Surface Ozone Exceedances in Colorado (1980-2024)</a>, <strong>Joshua A. Richards</strong>, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and G. A. Morris, I. Petropavlovskikh, PhD, and B. Demoz<br><blockquote><div><img src="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/news/000/156/703/dc5d87d4ede18ef011716f8e60b6964b/JRichards%20NOAA%20booth%20web.jpg" alt="Josh Richards in a gray suit stands to the right of a video display of his presentation." style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div></blockquote>
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    <a href="https://ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/474279" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Interactions Between Low-Level Jets and Nocturnal Boundary Layer Processes over the Southern Great Plains: Insights from PECAN Observations and WRF Simulations</a>, <strong>Sharad Pandey</strong>, UMBC, Baltimore Cty, MD; and M. E. D. Roots, K. Pan, B. Demoz, A. F. Arellano Jr., and B. J. Carroll</div></div>
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    <a href="https://ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/478270" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Characterizing the Morphology and Impact of the Piedmont-LLJ on Air Quality</a>, <strong>Maurice E. D. Roots</strong>, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Pandey, J. T. Sullivan, and B. Demoz </div>
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    <div>Tanyka M. Barber, Vice President, Institutional Equity and Chief Diversity Officer</div>
    <div>D. Paul Monteiro, Vice President, Government Relations and Community Affairs</div>
    <div>Paul A. Meggett, Vice President and General Counsel</div>
    <div>Kacey Hammel, Chief of Staff to the President</div>
    <div>Renique T. Kersh, Vice President, Student Affairs</div>
    <div>Karl V. Steiner, Vice President, Research and Creative Achievement</div>
    <div>Lisa K. Van Riper, Vice President, University Communications and Marketing</div>
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    <p>Good Afternoon UMBC Community,</p>
    <p>Starting this year we will have an early registration to the UMBC Summer Day Camp for UMBC Faculty &amp; Staff Members. General registration will begin on March 3rd at 12pm, <strong>UMBC Faculty &amp; Staff will have access to register starting Sunday March 1, at 12pm. </strong>Information on how to register your CampDoc account can be found by accessing this information from our website: <a href="https://summerdaycamp.umbc.edu/programs-themes/frequently-asked-questions/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Summer Day Camp FAQ's</a>.</p>
    <p>UMBC Faculty &amp; Staff members will receive a discount of $35 per week during registration using the code "<strong>STAFF 26</strong>". Discounts may not be combined or stacked.</p>
    <p>We're excited to welcome campers back for another fun-filled summer with great activities and plenty of opportunities to learn and make friends. This summer we will be introducing some NEW themes such as: Decades Week, Space Week, Holiday Week, World Cup Week, and Game Show Week. While keeping some of our classic themes like Under the Big Top Week, At the Beach Week, Science and Conservation Week, and rounding out the summer with Color Wars!! All information such as pricing, dates, weekly descriptions, and more can be found on our <a href="https://summerdaycamp.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">website</a>.</p>
    <p>Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions and we hope to see you all again this summer!"</p>
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    <div>Thanks,</div>
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    <div><strong>Follow us <a href="http://www.facebook.com/UMBCdaycamp" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.Facebook.com/UMBCdaycamp</a> </strong></div>
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