Our PROMISE AGEP is in the “PROMISE Pathways” phase where we have been looking at ways to expand our program and partner with more campuses within the University System of Maryland (USM). On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, a group of PROMISE students left UMBC at 5AM to travel to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)Continue reading “PROMISE students celebrate new UMES President, Dr. Juliette Bell, on UMES’ campus”
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Dr. Portia Taylor (CMU, QoLT, PROMISE DH Alum) talks @UMBC about motion sensors & rehabilitation: April 10, 2013
Dr. Portia Taylor, an alum of the PROMISE Dissertation House at Carnegie Mellon (hosted by the Quality of Life Technology Center – University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon University), will be a guest speaker for UMBC’s Information Systems Department on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 12-1:00 PM, in Room 459 of the Information Technology/Engineering (ITE) Building. The UMBCContinue reading “Dr. Portia Taylor (CMU, QoLT, PROMISE DH Alum) talks @UMBC about motion sensors & rehabilitation: April 10, 2013”
Happy 10th Birthday PROMISE! From April 1, 2003 to Today: A Message from the Director
Dear Participants, Alumni, and Friends of PROMISE, Today, I celebrate 10 years as the Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP. For those of you who remember my first day at UMBC, I started out in an office on the 5th floor of the Administration Building. I am so happy that so many of you who wereContinue reading “Happy 10th Birthday PROMISE! From April 1, 2003 to Today: A Message from the Director”
STEM Grad Students! Win $1000 – $3000 from @NSF for the @GradEdChallenge! Deadline April 15, 2013
Calling all of our STEM graduate students!! YOU have ideas … we’ve heard many of them. You’ve shared them with us in meetings, at conferences like the PROMISE SSI, on the walkways of our campuses, and in our offices. Now it’s time to get those ideas out to a national audience, and receive money ifContinue reading “STEM Grad Students! Win $1000 – $3000 from @NSF for the @GradEdChallenge! Deadline April 15, 2013”
Henrietta Lacks (HeLa Cells) Symposium w/ “Medical Apartheid” author – March 7, 2013
PROMISE at UMB (University of Maryland – The Founding Campus, downtown Baltimore), invites you to join them for the 2nd Biennial Henrietta Lacks Symposium: The Dignity of Difference presented by The University of Maryland. From the website: “The event features Harriet Washington, author of Medical Apartheid, and artist (and TED speaker) Rick Guidotti, founder of Positive Exposure, as wellContinue reading “Henrietta Lacks (HeLa Cells) Symposium w/ “Medical Apartheid” author – March 7, 2013″
Feb. 23, 2013 Special Saturday Success Seminars: Thesis/Dissertation Completion & “Radio Research”
This month, we are sponsoring two Saturday seminars on February, 23, 2012, on UMBC’s Campus, Public Policy Building, Room 206. ________________________________________________________ Breakfast Seminar: “Completing Your Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation” Speaker: Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale (PROMISE Dissertation Coach, The Dissertation House) 10AM -12 Noon RSVP: UMBC’s graduate students are asked to RSVP on MyUMBC here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/16380 StudentsContinue reading “Feb. 23, 2013 Special Saturday Success Seminars: Thesis/Dissertation Completion & “Radio Research””
“Dissertation House,” “Postdoc Writing Suite,” & “Writing for Publication” – January 22-25, 2013
During the 2013 Winter Break, we are launching writing events for master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral scholars. The Dissertation House: January 22-25, 2013 (Deadline: 12/14/12) http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/winter-dissertation-house-coming-january-22-25-2013/ Head Coach: Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale ________________________________________ Writing for Publication: January 22 – 23, 2013 (Deadline 12/19/12) http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/new-initiative-writing-for-publication-january-22-23-2013-umbc/ Mentor-Coach: Dr. Patricia Young __________________________________________ Postdoctoral Writing Suite: January 25, 2013 http://my.umbc.edu/groups/postdocs/events/15297 (PostdocsContinue reading ““Dissertation House,” “Postdoc Writing Suite,” & “Writing for Publication” – January 22-25, 2013″
Fellowships! East Asia/Pacific Summer (NSF), National Physical Sciences Consortium
Dear Graduate Students, Please note that some of our alumni have taken advantage of these fellowships in the past and have found them to be extremely rewarding! We list two here: 1) The East Asia Pacific Summer Institute (Note that Dr. Alexis Harryman, UMBC Biology, participated in this fellowship. She loved it and was aContinue reading “Fellowships! East Asia/Pacific Summer (NSF), National Physical Sciences Consortium”
STEM Future Faculty Fellowship – A Unique Postdoc Opportunity at Northeastern
Dear PROMISE community, Over the last year, the NSF PROMISE AGEP has been strengthening relationships with NSF ADVANCE programs which serve women faculty. Some of the ADVANCE programs are working to broaden participation at the faculty level for women and for underrepresented scholars (male and female). You already know that UMBC has a Postdoctoral FellowshipContinue reading “STEM Future Faculty Fellowship – A Unique Postdoc Opportunity at Northeastern”
Cell Biology Faculty Position Available at UMBC! Postdocs available in all fields! Faculty positions at other schools
On behalf of UMBC, PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP is pleased to announce the following job openings: Cell Biology Faculty Position Opening at UMBC Excerpt: The Department of Biological Sciences at UMBC invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in eukaryotic cell biology, especially as it relates to neurobiology, to complement existing departmental strengths in neuroscienceContinue reading “Cell Biology Faculty Position Available at UMBC! Postdocs available in all fields! Faculty positions at other schools”
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