Google Travel and Conference Grants

WE16 is just a couple months away and we know you are making your plans to be there! We also know you may be interested in receiving some travel funds to help pay for your whole experience.

Well if you work or study in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or related technical field, consider applying for a Google Travel and Conference Grant.

Google Travel and Conference Grant recipients receive:

• The cost of their conference registration covered
• A $500 pre-paid Visa gift card
• The special opportunity to interact with some current Googlers

The deadline to apply for a grant is August 5, 2016 and you can apply now. If you have any questions, please contact travel-grants@google.com.

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Renaissance Fine Arts is seeking a Sales Consultant for our Baltimore gallery.

Sales Position:

To be successful in our fast paced art gallery, you must be dynamic & self motivated. Candidates must have an upbeat and professional demeanor, a desire to help our clientele "personalize" their homes and offices with art, and excellent closing skills.

UMBC Global Brigades student leaders have organized a spring break service trip to Central America, with an environmental mission.

Click here to sign up for a Global Brigades program with UMBC. Join the myUMBC group here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/global-brigades/posts/60513 

Any and all current UMBC undergraduate students can apply, including incoming freshman! If you have any questions or want to learn more, email  gbumbc@gmail.com.

ENVIRONMENTAL BRIGADES, PANAMA
UMBC's chapter of Global Brigades started in 2012 with a Medical Brigade program. This evolved into a hybrid Medical/Public Health program which went on to complete our university's first brigade volunteer trip to Panama in March 2014. As of June 2015 we have had over 120 student volunteers and host 3 official programs and we are in the process of starting 2 more!

		Current agricultural practices promote practices often harmful to the environment. Volunteers work with community members to improve production and profits of their own farms using sustainable farming techniques.
		Each year, Panama loses approximately 1% of its forest, and harmful farming techniques degrade the health of the soil. With education and project implementation, communities can avoid the contamination of soil, conserve resources, and preserve their environment and local species.
		Unsustainable farming techniques can reduce a farm's production, which means a farmer can generate less profit to support themselves. Volunteers will consult with farmers to calculate projections for their farm's production and profit.
		Volunteers work with technicians to ensure the  sustainability of projects and are provided with  translators to communicate with families.
		The Environmental Program works in conjunction with the other Global Brigades programs to provide holistic development to communities.
		Volunteers engage in evening discussions and educational workshops.

Volunteers empower rural communities to reverse degradation and preserve their environment. Volunteers have the opportunity to work with families on sustainable agriculture projects in order to combat the degradation of soil, promote environmental and financial sustainability, and ensure food security within communities in Eastern Panama.

Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Since 2004, Global Brigades has mobilized tens of thousands of university students and professionals through skill-based programs that work in partnership with community members to improve quality of life in under resourced regions while respecting local culture.

Change is the only constant

Photo by: Angela Graf | News Editor

Dr. Hoban lectures to a full hall of people in the IRC about climate change.

Some people roll their eyes at the thought of global warming, laughing it off as an innately liberal theory. What if, however, they heard it broken down into small, indisputable and objective facts?

On Thursday, Jan. 14, Ferris students had the opportunity to do exactly that, hosting Dr. Susan Hoban, a senior research scientist from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Hoban works with an organization called the Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET), which in turn works with NASA.

While her focus is primarily astronomy, Hoban came to Ferris to give a lecture on the changing climate and trends that have been appearing recently in the atmosphere and earth itself.

Despite this not being her primary field of study, Hoban was well informed on the topic and stressed the fact that, unlike many fields, climate and weather are things that affect every person every day.

To begin the talk, she eased the audience in, giving a brief background of the earth’s development and how it got to its present state.

Despite the initial uncertainty of some students, they quickly realized that the purpose of the presentation was not to scare or gain support for an agenda, rather it was to inform. Hoban even went as far as to discredit some of the things often heard in passing or from the media.

“If you hear people talking about one thing that’s affecting the climate,” said Hoban, “I would like you to be very skeptical about reports like that. The climate is an extraordinarily complex system and while one thing may have some impact on it, everything is interrelated.”

One student in attendance was Ferris chemistry sophomore Kelsey Diamond. Diamond happened to find herself in strong agreement with some of the points made by Hoban.

“I think it was interesting how she used the history of the earth to give context to what is currently going on in our climate,” said Diamond.

“Drawing on the fact that there is change and there always will be change, it’s just a question of how drastic and over what time period.”

Hoban presented a timeline that did exactly that, dating back hundreds of years, illustrating the fluctuations and patterns in things like temperature, carbon concentration and a number of other measurements, building a strong foundation for her main points.

Ferris graphic design sophomore Alysha West appreciated the manner in which the information was presented and explained.

“I thought it was very informative, especially being a non-science major,” said West. “I didn’t think it was too far over my head; she was very good at being thorough in her explanations and making sure everyone was able to understand.”

Hoban urged the audience to stay informed and pay attention to developments in the world of earth climate, cognizant of the fact that, despite interference and even opposing efforts, there are just some things that will forever continue to change.

“We’re humans and we’re smart and we’ll adapt, at least over the short term,” said Hoban. “Unless the pace of change gets out of hand.”

http://fsutorch.com/2016/01/20/change-is-the-only-constant/

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Mitski Miyawaki tours with her latest emotional album “Puberty 2”.

Mitski closes her eyes as she sings into her mic.

MITSKI’S latest album Puberty 2 has received critical acclaim from publications such as Pitchfork, New Yorker, Dazed, and Bandcamp.

MITSKI performs for a sold out crowd of energetic youths singing along to almost every track.

MITSKI performs alone for a few songs off her album “Bury Me At Makeout Creek”.

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