Join Orientation Staff!

 

The 2027 Orientation Staff application will open this Monday, October 19th! Students are able to learn more and apply online at orientation.umd.edu/apply. The application will close on November 2nd. 

If you know of a student that would make a great candidate, please fill out the recommendation form by October 28th and we will send them a personalized invitation to apply. 

Be The Solution: Building Skills for Difficult Conversations Workshop

 

We are also excited to partner with BSOS to host a workshop for BSOS Undergraduate students looking to grow their skills in having difficult dialogues.

The Be The Solution: Building Skills for Difficult Conversations Workshop will be an interactive workshop facilitated by Dr. Nazish Salahuddin and Dr. Monica Cushnie where undergraduate students will learn practical strategies to navigate through tough topics when emotions run high. Food will be provided!  https://forms.gle/eoGDZ8dir4Q6WuU69 

Social Justice Teach-In

 

The Diversity Committee is working hard to plan events for Social Justice Teach-In Week which will be held Monday, November 9th - Friday, November 13th. 

We are thrilled to have Mrs. Dawn Collins, mother of Lt. Richard Collins III, as our Keynote Speaker. 

Mrs. Dawn Collins has become a leader in the fight against hate crimes. Since the tragic murder of her son,  Lt. Richard Collins III, by a white supremacist on UMD's campus in 2017, Mrs. Collins has been advocating for hate crimes reform. During the keynote address Mrs. Collins will speak to turning pain into social change, standing up for what is right in challenging times, and the power of education in creating a more just society.

Date: Wednesday, November 11th

Time: 12:00-12:50pm

Location: Benjamin Banneker Room, Stamp Student Union

Reception to follow until 1:50pm in Charles Carroll Room

RSVP HERE 

Students! Want a Partnership with NASA!

 

xFoundry@UMD is currently running a venture competition in partnership with NASA, and they are looking for more students to join!

The Horizons Challenge is a need discovery challenge. In teams, you will research one of the focus areas we’ve developed in partnership with NASA and research a problem. There is no product to build and no business plan to write. The whole challenge takes less than 20 hours across a team and is a great opportunity to diversify the experience on your resume! 

They are hosting an in-person event to learn more about the challenge on October 28th at 6 pm in the IDEA Factory! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register! 

Call for Student Regent Applications: July 1, 2027 - June 30, 2029 Term

 

This year, the University of Maryland, College Park, along with other institutions in the University System of Maryland, is invited to nominate one (1) candidate for this prestigious position on the University System of Maryland Student Council.

Our nominee will be reviewed by the System Student Council, and their finalists will be forwarded to the Chancellor for consideration. From there, the final recommendation is sent to the Governor.

In the past, College Park has been represented by exceptional scholar-leaders who have exemplified the values and excellence of our campus.  For more information visit USM Student Regent webpage.  

Boston DBS PhD program virtual open house Thursday, October 15th 4-5p.m

Visit us at the virtual OPEN HOUSE of the Developmental & Brain Sciences PhD Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston!

Hosted by:

Dr. Zsuzsa Kaldy, Graduate Program Director

Dr. Richard Hunter, Associate Professor

Marisa D. Patalano, Program Coordinator

Current graduate students

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 4-5 pm EDT

• Study on our beautiful oceanfront campus in Boston!
• Students work as part of tightly knit research teams, either on the behavioral or the cognitive neuroscience track, with many cross-lab connections.
• Be part of the most diverse university student body in the US Northeast!

Register here: http://tinyurl.com/DBSOpenHouse

Sleep Postbac

The Advanced MRI Section (AMRI) in the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland is seeking a postbaccalaureate fellow to assist with two projects: an all-night EEG-FMRI sleep study in healthy controls and an EEG-FMRI-CPAP nap study in patients with epilepsy. Tasks and priorities will vary depending on the phase of the studies and amendments that are made to their protocols and will include data collection and analysis. With time (4 months or longer), the fellow may be invited to develop an independent data analysis project. The start date is flexible but will likely be summer 2027.

As part of the NIH Intramural Research Program, AMRI has access to unique imaging and computational resources, including four 3 T and three 7 T human MRI scanners, EEG and MEG systems, and a large (currently 96,952-core) computational cluster. AMRI has a dedicated group of researchers with expertise in state-of-the-art MRI techniques, data analysis tools, MRI physics, and sleep neuroscience.

Required Qualifications:

1)    USA citizen or permanent resident

2)    Received a bachelor's degree within three years or received a master's degree within six months of the start date

3)    Willingness and ability to work night shifts

4)    Willingness and ability to work in the MRI environment

Preferred Qualifications:

1)    Statistics coursework and experience

2)    Scientific computer programming coursework and experience

3)    Data analysis experience

Applicants are requested to send their curriculum vitae to Dante Picchioni, PhD at dante.picchioni@nih.gov. It is encouraged to include contact information for three references from mentors and/or colleagues.