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UMBC & the Meyerhoff Scholars Program on 60 Minutes - November 13

Posted on November 14, 2011 10:11 AM |Permalink

UMBC was featured on 60 Minutes in a segment entitled "Hrabowski: An Educator Focused on Math and Science." The segment, which aired on November 13, 2011, featured interviews with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski and Meyerhoff alumni and current students. Click on links below to view segments.

Hrabowski: An educator focused on math and science

Reaching about the ceiling (featuring Meyerhoff alumnus, Dr. Kafui Dzirasa)

Remembering the Children's March

Getting beyond the grades

Hrabowski: "Education transforms lives"

Angelique Johnson (M12) Takes Top Honors at Challenge Program

Posted on October 28, 2011 12:11 PM |Permalink

Angelique Johnson (M12) '05, computer engineering, and her new company, MEMStim, took top honors and prize money in the 2011 Michigan Business Challenge and Eugene Applebaum Dare to Dream Grant program for U-M startups.

MEMStim make customizable micro-fabricated stimulators. The company plans to sell MEMS electrode leads to medical device companies for integration into their targeted nerve stimulation devices.

Dr. Johnson earned her M.S. in 2007 and Ph.D. in 2011 from the University of Michigan.

To read more click here.

2010-2011 Meyerhoff Alumni Advisory Board

Posted on October 28, 2011 12:04 PM |Permalink

Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Alumni Advisory Board of the Chapter of Meyerhoff Alumni.

President, Kamili Jackson, M4
Vice President, Tiffani Bright, M11
Secretary, Shawnielle Predeoux, M4
Treasurer, Torria Ellis-Dugar, M4
Parliamentarian, Jason Lee, M3
Historian, Ahmad Ridley, M1
M1 Rep, Michael Haywood
M3 rep, Angelique Blanding Griffin
M4 Rep, Jattu Senesie
M5 Rep, Jason McCullers
M6 Rep, Jonta Williams
M7 Rep, Camelia Owens
M8 Rep, Alexandra Harryman
M9 Rep, Raj Stewart
M10 Rep, Sabrina Johnson Turner
M11 Rep, Abi Chike
M12 Rep, Erica Reaves
M13 Rep, Nwokedi Idika
M14 Rep, Donel Sequea
M15 Rep, Tiffany Williams
M16 Rep, Stephen Mobley
M17 Rep, Nancy Chiles
M18 Rep, Natee Johnson
M19 Rep, Lydia Grmai
Graduate Fellow Re, Joseph Washington

To learn more about the advisory board, click here.

Congratulations to the M4's for winning the 2010-2011 Cohort Giving Challenge

Posted on September 20, 2011 10:36 AM |Permalink

The Meyerhoff Cohort Giving Challenge presents an annual opportunity for alumni to demonstrate both their appreciation for the program that gave them so much, and their commitment to future Meyerhoff Scholars. In the spirit of healthy competition, the cohort with the highest participation of giving each year will be recognized on the Meyerhoff website and on a plaque in the Scholarship Program office.

Congratulations to the M4's for winning the 2010-2011 challenge with 36% participation from their cohort!

For more information about the cohort giving challenge and to make a gift toward the 2011-2012 challenge, click here.

Chirag Patel (M17) Earns M.P.H. from The Johns Hopkins University

Posted on June 27, 2011 12:15 PM |Permalink

Chirag Patel (M17) '09, biological science and psychology, recently earned his M.P.H. degree in Health Science from The Johns Hopkins University- School of Public Health.

Calvin Williams M.D./ Ph.D., (M9) Completes Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Posted on June 27, 2011 10:23 AM |Permalink

Dr. Calvin Williams (M9) ’01, biochemistry and molecular biology, recently earned his M.D./Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in May. He will be entering the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Christiana Care in June 2010.

Benyam Kinde (M18) Featured in National Report, BET

Posted on June 27, 2011 10:20 AM |Permalink

Benyam Kinde (M18) ’10, biological science, headlines a national report on the successes of immigrant students in the United States STEM program. Kinde, valedictorian of the class of 2010, is the spotlight of an article boasting outstanding statistics on first and second generation American students in the sciences, technology, engineering and math fields.

To read more click here.

Jason Reid (M14) Performs Groundbreaking Research at University of California-Berkeley

Posted on June 6, 2011 4:05 PM |Permalink

Jason Reid (M14) ’07, mechanical engineering, currently a Ph.D. candidate at University of California- Berkeley, is busy at work on groundbreaking research for a product in progress for the last decade. The device is the latest evolution to a line of “exoskeletons” designed as a rehabilitation tool for paraplegics and alternative to wheelchairs.

To view footage of the device at work, click here.

Vashti Wood (M12) Earns MBA Degree at the University of Virginia.

Posted on June 6, 2011 2:47 PM |Permalink

Vashti Wood (M12), ’04, earned her MBA at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia in May 2011.

Omolola Eniola-Adefeso Ph.D. (M7) Wins CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

Posted on June 6, 2011 2:46 PM |Permalink

Dr. Omolola (Lola) Eniola-Adefeso (M7) ’99, chemical engineering, won a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will allow Lola to continue her work on understanding particle dynamics in blood flow and improving the design of vascular drug delivery systems.

Dr. Eniola-Adefeso has also been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). This award recognizes and honors her scientific contributions and achievements and her dedication to research. She received the award at the 37th Annual NOBCChE meeting in April in Houston, TX.

Dr. Eniola-Adefeso earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania 2004.