When: Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Where: Nyumburu Center : Multipurpose Room
Event Type(s): Special Event

On Saturday February 13, 2010 the Nyumburu Cultural Center's Leadership Series will be sponsoring a FREE Black History Appreciation & Research Workshop. All are welcomed to participate, especially students of all ages. This workshop will begin promptly at 11:00 AM and end at 2:00 PM in the Nyumburu Cultural Center's Multipurpose Room. Participants will learn about important dates, events and historical figures. However, the workshop will primarily focus on conventional and non-conventional research methods as a means towards expanding the participants overall Black History knowledge base. The workshop will be conducted by Seattle-based researcher, independent historian and scholar, Mr. Ed Diaz.

For more information, contact:
Solomon Comissiong
Nyumburu
+1 301 314 8439
solomon@umd.edu
www.nyumburu.umd.edu

When: Friday, February 12, 2010 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Skinner : 0200
Event Type(s): Lecture,Training,Seminar

Dissertation Proposal with Christine Feak
This workshop will cover the essential parts of a well-constructed proposal as well as address some issues of language and organization for the different sections.

Website: www.gradschool.umd.edu/grrd/workshops/

For more information, contact:
Lenisa Joseph
+1 301 405 4180
retention@gradschool.umd.edu
www.gradschool.umd.edu/grrd/workshops/

When: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Stamp Student Union : PG Room
Event Type(s): Meeting

Students will have the opportunity to attend a general meeting to learn more about SEE and how they can get involved. Attendees will be able to ask questions and give suggestions for events.

Website: www.see.umd.edu

For more information, contact:
Rebecca Elizabeth Noel
Student Entertainment Events
+1 301 314 8498
rnoel@umd.edu
www.see.umd.edu

When: Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Armory : 0117
Event Type(s): Meeting

Charles R Drew hosts Dr. Adam Myers, Associate Dean of Biomedical Graduate Education at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Myers will talk about post-bacc programs as academic record enhancers in general and answer questions about Georgetown's Special Masters Program in Physiology in particular.

For more information, contact:
Wendy Richards Loughlin
HPAO
+1 301 405 7805
loughlin@umd.edu
www.prehealth.umd.edu

When: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Physics : 1410
Event Type(s): Colloquium

Discovered over a decade ago, dark energy remains a profound mystery to this day. Many believe that its explanation will have as profound an impact on our understanding of physics as was caused by the introduction of relativity and quantum theory. NASA Astrophysics missions, such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, have played a crucial role in the discovery of dark energy and in constraining its equation of state. Potential future space missions, including the Joint Dark Energy Mission, the International X-ray Observatory and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, can probe this mystery more deeply. Does the behavior of dark energy differ from that dictated by Einstein's cosmological constant? Is "dark energy" an artifact caused by the failure of general relativity in a cosmological context? Michael Salamon, NASA, describes the how NASA missions have and will address these fundamental questions.

Website: umdphysics.umd.edu/index.php/events/32-events/242-physicscolloquia.html

For more information, contact:
Carole Andres Cuaresma
+1 301 405 5945
ccuaresm@umd.edu

When: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: Nyumburu Center : Multipurpose Rm
Event Type(s): Special Event

Yohannes Bayu, an Ethiopian refugee who runs the African Refugee Development Center in Israel, will be speaking about the situation of African refugees in Israel.

Cosponsored by J Street U, TerPAC, Tzedek, and Ethiopian Student Association

If you'd like to read more about the African Refugee Development Center you can visit the website at www.ardc-israel.org.

Website: studentorg.umd.edu/ethiopia/

For more information, contact:
Meron Almaz Keberab
Ethiopian Students Association
+1 301 275 1690
mkeberab@umd.edu
studentorg.umd.edu/ethiopia/