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Cliff Bridges ’09 Receives Post-Graduate Scholarship
Cliff Bridges ’09 was named one of the three recipients of the Maryland Association of College Directors of Athletics (MACDA) post-graduate scholarships. The MACDA postgraduate scholarships recognize three student-athletes for superior work in the classroom and on the field. Bridges, who earned seven varsity letters as a jumps specialist for the indoor and outdoor track and field teams, was a two-time All America East Conference selection in 2006 and 2008. He also earned Dean’s List honors four of his eight semesters and is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma and Golden Key Honor Societies. He will be attending the University of Colorado at Boulder to pursue a Ph.D. in Mathematics in fall 2009.
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Anindya Roy Appointed Associate Editor
Associate Professor of Mathematics Anindya Roy has been appointed an associate editor for the Journal of American Statistical Association, the flagship publication of the American Statistical Association. The new editorial board’s tenure is 2010-12.
Lacrosse Players Selected in Major League Draft
Three UMBC seniors were selected in the Major League Lacrosse Entry Draft at Stevens Institute of Technology. Peet Poillon was a third-round selection by the Boston Cannons, Alex Hopmann and goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins were back-to-back fourth-round picks of the Denver Outlaws. The three selections matches the total number of Retrievers selected in draft history.
Screenings by Eric Dyer, Visual Arts
Films by Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Eric Dyer will be screened at various locations throughout the summer:
* His film, “Copenhagen Cycles,” will screen at the opening of the Edge of Arabia on Saturday, June 6. The opening celebration will take place at The Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo Polignac (a magnificent, early Renaissance palace). The films in the program have been chosen to reflect the feeling and spirit of the Edge of Arabia foundation, which is to explore visual language and innovative multimedia art across cultures.
* Dyer will also present his art and cinema project, “The Bellows March,” at the 15th International Symposium of Electronic Art in Belfast, Ireland on Saturday, August 29.
* Several of the 3-D printed ‘cinetropes’ from Dyer’s installation and cinema project, “The Bellows March,” will be exhibited at Ererbuni Gallery Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn in September. Too Art for TV is a group exhibition designed to promote and encourage artistic approaches in the field of animation.