PROMISE Spring 2017 Calendar of Events

Jobs, Fellowships, Opportunities

• 17th PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI): August 17, 2019 #ThinkBigDiversity August 13, 2019
  17th PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI): August 17, 2019 #ThinkBigDiversity: Ready for SSI 2019? This is the professional development conference you need to attend if you are a senior undergraduate, graduate student, postdoc or early-career faculty of color in a University System of Maryland school, register today! 
• 2019 Summer Horizons Program @ UMBC July 9, 2019
  2019 Summer Horizons Program @ UMBC: If you are an underrepresented student interested in pursuing a master or Ph.D. in STEM you should come to this informational session. Tickets are about to sell out, register now. This is a FREE event.
• The NASA Postdoctoral Program June 18, 2019
  The NASA Postdoctoral ProgramNASA Postdoctoral Fellowship The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers U.S. and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections. Selected […]
• Are you or do you know a “Rising Star”? June 18, 2019
  Are you or do you know a “Rising Star”? Drs. Cynthia Leifer and Hector Aguilar-Carreno in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University have been awarded an NIH NIAID Research Education Program grant entitled “Cornell Program to Increase Faculty Diversity and Promote Research Excellence”. Several depart […]
• 17th PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI): August 17, 2019 #ThinkBigDiversity April 30, 2019
  Last update: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 @ 6:30 pm This page is currently under construction. Please read some of the history of our SSI Conference, and the tentative agenda. In 2003, “SUCCESS 2003” (later named the PROMISE Summer Success Institute or “SSI”) brought together graduate students in STEM from underrepresented groups in Maryland for a conference and […]
• 10th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019 @ UMES March 5, 2019
  10th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019 @ UMESThe following information was mirrored on March 05, 2019 from the symposium website. For more up to date information, please visit the UMES 2019 Symposium page. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE  Welcomes you to its  5th GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK April 15, 2019 to April 19, 2019 hosting the 10th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMP […]
• SEEDS Graduate Student Survey! February 11, 2019
  SEEDS Graduate Student Survey! The Ecological Society of America is seeking your help to reach your graduate students particularly from underrepresented minority groups for a brief survey. Kindly forward the following information to them. The Ecological Society of America’s SEEDS – Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability – program is p […]
• Telling Your Research Story January 15, 2019
  Telling Your Research Story: Join this public speaking workshop and get ready for your conference presentations like our PROMISE Research Symposium! Please register to attend the event. Saturday, January 26 at 9 AM at UMBC campus
• Job opportunities at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) January 15, 2019
  Job opportunities at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) About NREL At NREL, we focus on creative answers to today’s energy challenges. From breakthroughs in fundamental science to new clean technologies to integrated energy systems that power our lives, NREL researchers are transforming the way the nation and the world use energy. More on their […]
• Congratulations, UMB PROMISE Participants! January 14, 2019
  Congratulations, UMB PROMISE Participants! “Students Maya Hanna, MPH,and Juan-David Rueda, MD, received the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research’s (PHSR) Student Travel Scholarship to present their research at the 2018 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research meeting in Europe. Other PHSR awards to graduate students […]