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<Title>Announcing CS3's 2025 Summer Fellows</Title>
<Tagline>Join us in congratulating our summer fellows!</Tagline>
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    <h5><a href="https://saph.umbc.edu/ftfaculty/person/vz80453/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Taka Yamashita</strong></a></h5>Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health<br>Co-Director, Gerontology Doctoral Program<br><br>"Socioeconomic Characteristics, Financial Literacy and Financial Behaviors in the Middle-aged and Older Adult Population in the United States: An Initial Analysis of the 2023 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Data"<br><br><hr>
    <h5><a href="https://saph.umbc.edu/ftfaculty/person/ma63371/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Brian Soller</strong></a></h5>Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health<br>Director, Sociology Undergraduate Program<br><br><div>"Mapping Mobility Networks to Examine Drug Market Activity and Overdose Risk in Baltimore"</div>
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    <span>Visit our</span><span> <a href="https://socialscience.umbc.edu/2025-summer-fellows/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">website</a> for more information on their research projects.</span>
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<Summary>Taka Yamashita Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health Co-Director, Gerontology Doctoral Program  "Socioeconomic Characteristics, Financial Literacy and Financial...</Summary>
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<Title>Dresher Center Summer 2025 Fellows</Title>
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    <div>This summer, four UMBC faculty members were awarded summer fellowships from the Dresher Center.</div>
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    <strong>Keegan Cook Finberg</strong>, Assistant Professor in English, will research and write an essay for peer-review, “Utopian Resistance and Imperial Steinian Form in Harryette Mullen’s Trimmings and S*PeRM**K*T,” to be published in <em>The Edinburgh Companion to Women's Experimental Literature since 1900</em>. The essay examines two books of poetry by African American poet Haryette Mullen, which thematize neoliberal forms of racialized commodification and marketization of gender in the 1990s.</div>
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    <strong>Emily Yoon</strong>, Assistant Professor in English, will work to revise her book proposal and refine two chapters to serve as writing samples to submit to academic presses. Her book project, <em>Little Intimacies: Ecologies of Race, Migration, and Relation in Minority Literatures</em>, takes a comparative approach to investigate how the environments in which global migrations occur inform how minoritized characters experience and understand race and relation.</div>
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    <strong>Kyung-Eun Yoon</strong>, Assistant Professor in Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication, will work to advance her project, "K-Pop and Memes in Protest Discourse: Identity and Collective Membership in the 2024-2025 South Korean Impeachment Protests," which examines the dynamic protest culture surrounding the 2024-2025 South Korean impeachment protests, focusing on how younger generations integrated K-pop culture and memes into their activism.</div>
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    <strong>Natalie Groom</strong>, Affiliate Artist of Clarinet in Music, will research, study, engrave, and publish a <em>Trio</em> for clarinet, horn, and bassoon that was written by music history pioneer Pauline Oliveros (1932—2016). Some brief records indicate the <em>Trio</em> was written in 1955, but no records indicate that the work was published or performed.<div><br></div>
    <div>Please join us in congratulating these fellows!<br>
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<Title>IMPORTANT NIH UPDATE</Title>
<Tagline>Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions</Tagline>
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    <p><strong>Updated NIH Processes
    for No-Cost Extensions <br></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong>Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-110</strong></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-110.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-110.html</a></p>
    
    <p><strong>Purpose</strong>:</p>
    
    <p>This notice alerts the extramural community that NIH has
    temporarily disabled the <a href="https://www.era.nih.gov/erahelp/commons/commons/status/NCE.htm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">No-Cost
    Extension functionality </a>in eRA Commons. The Director of NIH has directed
    NIH staff to review all existing grants and cooperative agreements to ensure
    that NIH awards do not fund off-mission activities or projects. Therefore<u>,
    temporarily disabling the NCE functionality in eRA Commons will allow NIH staff
    to review and assess all NCE requests to confirm that the activities proposed
    during the extension align with the NIH mission and agency priorities.</u></p>
    
    <p>At this time, <u>all requests for NCEs must be submitted as a
    prior approval request in eRA Commons, for NIH review and approval. </u>Requests
    for activities that do not align with the NIH mission and agency priorities
    will not be approved.</p>
    
    <p> Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of
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<Title>Dresher Center Summer Writing Group</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Are you interested in joining our Dresher Center Summer Writing Group? Please complete this Google Form to help us to help us determine the format and focus of the group?<br><br><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi29W3wzVJvMtsjUof_q3nbv_uY0HaJDbKTOwN0ongvCpv-w/viewform?usp=dialog" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi29W3wzVJvMtsjUof_q3nbv_uY0HaJDbKTOwN0ongvCpv-w/viewform?usp=sharing</a><br><br>If any faculty has any questions, they can reach out to the at <a href="mailto:dreshercenter@umbc.edu">dreshercenter@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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<Title>IMPORTANT NIH UPDATE</Title>
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    <div>Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions</div>
    <div>Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-110</div>
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    <p><strong>Purpose</strong></p>
    
    <p>This notice alerts the extramural
    community that NIH has temporarily disabled the No-Cost Extension functionality
    in eRA Commons. The Director of NIH has directed NIH staff to review all
    existing grants and cooperative agreements to ensure that NIH awards do not
    fund off-mission activities or projects. Therefore, temporarily disabling the
    NCE functionality in eRA Commons will allow NIH staff to review and assess all
    NCE requests to confirm that the activities proposed during the extension align
    with the NIH mission and agency priorities.</p>
    
    <p>At this time, all requests for
    NCEs must be submitted as a prior approval request in eRA Commons, for NIH
    review and approval. Requests for activities that do not align with the NIH
    mission and agency priorities will not be approved.</p>
    
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    <p><strong>Please refer to the
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<Title>UMBC Gap Guidance on NSF Facilities and Administration Policy</Title>
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    <p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
    <p>On Friday, May 2, The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocga/posts/149831/5d4b/2c40a50674e72a2932205c229a6d6d14/email/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Fannouncements-faculty%2Fposts%2F149827%2F33073%2F62c89385ce7b0bea7335e02734dd1481%2Fweb%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nsf.gov%252Fpolicies%252Fdocument%252Findirect-cost-rate" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">15 percent Facility &amp; Administrative (F&amp;A) Cost Recovery policy</a> for implementation today,  Monday May 5, 2025. This new policy does not impact existing or continuations of existing awards.  However, it does impact new awards for already submitted, and to-be-submitted, proposals.</p>
    <p>As you may know, UMBC’s current <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocga/posts/149831/5d4b/0dfe873f3b3856e528c687be7e065ec1/email/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Fannouncements-faculty%2Fposts%2F149827%2F33073%2Fbdb06a130858271e5503107618d59826%2Fweb%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fumbc.app.box.com%252Fembed%252Fs%252Fhluuuv4m61hhr592a0unaij4h9dahzq6%253FsortColumn%253Ddate%2526view%253Dlist%252522%252520width%253D%252522500%252522%252520height%253D%252522400%252522%252520frameborder%253D%2525220%252522%252520allowfullscreen%252520webkitallowfullscreen%252520msallowfullscreen%25253E%25253C%252Fiframe%25253E" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">F&amp;A Cost Recovery rates</a> are approved by the federal government (HHS is our Cognizant Federal Agency for our federally-negotiated F&amp;A Rate Agreement across all agencies) after a comprehensive process that includes an audit and review of actual expenditures, as well as an extensive negotiation.  The application of the federally approved F&amp;A rates allows UMBC to recover the actual costs required to complete the proposed work in support of our research and creative achievement community.  </p>
    <p>This new NSF policy has no basis on UMBC’s actual costs.  Acceptance of any rate that does not cover UMBC’s costs represents an unsustainable cost burden on UMBC. UMBC has been advised that any proposal submitted to or any approved award accepted from NSF at the 15% F&amp;A rate may represent legal acceptance of this capped rate for all of our federal contracts and grants. </p>
    <p>UMBC anticipates that, as with other agencies who have attempted similar policies, a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) will be placed on this NSF F&amp;A policy.  However, there may be a gap between such a TRO and an award issuance or proposal submission.  </p>
    <p>Therefore, at this time, UMBC will only submit proposals to and accept awards from NSF utilizing our federally negotiated and approved F&amp;A Cost Recovery rates.  Please understand that there is a valid concern that proposals submitted with an F&amp;A Rate above the 15% cap may be returned to the institution without review.  We will not be able to accept any NSF awards with a 15% F&amp;A cap at this time.</p>
    <p>While we appreciate the potential negative impact this decision may have on members in our research and creative achievement community, we hope this gap guidance will become moot once a TRO has been issued.     </p>
    <p>To learn more about F&amp;A at UMBC, please see the <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocga/posts/149831/5d4b/4a334e438a439563aae9f3f3e1f16525/email/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Fannouncements-faculty%2Fposts%2F149827%2F33073%2Fd141f07ad1a77da89976ec43a7dda458%2Fweb%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fresearch.umbc.edu%252Fumbc-fa-rate-information%252F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC F&amp;A Rate Information page</a>.      </p>
    <p>Sincerely,</p>
    <p><em>Dean A. Drake</em></p>
    <p><em>Associate Vice President for Research and Creative Achievement</em></p>
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    <div>*<a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/announcements-faculty/posts/149827" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">re-post</a>*<br>
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    <div><span><p><span>Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
    <p><span>On Friday, May 2, The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/announcements-faculty/posts/149827/33073/62c89385ce7b0bea7335e02734dd1481/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fpolicies%2Fdocument%2Findirect-cost-rate" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>15 percent Facility &amp; Administrative (F&amp;A) Cost Recovery policy</span></a><span>
     for implementation today,  Monday May 5, 2025. This new policy does not
     impact existing or continuations of existing awards.  However, it does 
    impact new awards for already submitted, and to-be-submitted, proposals.</span></p>
    <p><span>As you may know, UMBC’s current </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/announcements-faculty/posts/149827/33073/bdb06a130858271e5503107618d59826/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fumbc.app.box.com%2Fembed%2Fs%2Fhluuuv4m61hhr592a0unaij4h9dahzq6%3FsortColumn%3Ddate%26view%3Dlist%2522%2520width%3D%2522500%2522%2520height%3D%2522400%2522%2520frameborder%3D%25220%2522%2520allowfullscreen%2520webkitallowfullscreen%2520msallowfullscreen%253E%253C%2Fiframe%253E" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>F&amp;A Cost Recovery rates</span></a><span>
     are approved by the federal government (HHS is our Cognizant Federal 
    Agency for our federally-negotiated F&amp;A Rate Agreement across all 
    agencies) after a comprehensive process that includes an audit and 
    review of actual expenditures, as well as an extensive negotiation.  The
     application of the federally approved F&amp;A rates allows UMBC to 
    recover the actual costs required to complete the proposed work in 
    support of our research and creative achievement community.  </span></p>
    <p><span>This new NSF policy has no basis on UMBC’s actual
     costs.  Acceptance of any rate that does not cover UMBC’s costs 
    represents an unsustainable cost burden on UMBC. UMBC has been advised 
    that any proposal submitted to or any approved award accepted from NSF 
    at the 15% F&amp;A rate may represent legal acceptance of this capped 
    rate for </span><span>all</span><span> of our federal contracts and grants. </span></p>
    <p><span>UMBC anticipates that, as with other 
    agencies who have attempted similar policies, a Temporary Restraining 
    Order (TRO) will be placed on this NSF F&amp;A policy.  However, there 
    may be a gap between such a TRO and an award issuance or proposal 
    submission.  </span></p>
    <p><span>Therefore, at this time, UMBC will only 
    submit proposals to and accept awards from NSF utilizing our federally 
    negotiated and approved F&amp;A Cost Recovery rates.  Please understand 
    that there is a valid concern that proposals submitted with an F&amp;A 
    Rate above the 15% cap may be returned to the institution without 
    review.  We will not be able to accept any NSF awards with a 15% F&amp;A
     cap at this time.</span></p>
    <p><span>While we appreciate the potential negative 
    impact this decision may have on members in our research and creative 
    achievement community, we hope this gap guidance will become moot once a
     TRO has been issued.     </span></p>
    <p><span>To learn more about F&amp;A at UMBC, please see the </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/announcements-faculty/posts/149827/33073/d141f07ad1a77da89976ec43a7dda458/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.umbc.edu%2Fumbc-fa-rate-information%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>UMBC F&amp;A Rate Information page</span></a><span>.      </span></p>
    <p><span>Sincerely,</span></p>
    <p><em><span>Dean A. Drake</span></em></p>
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<Summary>*re-post*    Dear Colleagues,   On Friday, May 2, The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new 15 percent Facility &amp; Administrative (F&amp;A) Cost Recovery policy  for implementation...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="149793" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/carat/posts/149793">
<Title>Introducing the New OCGA Director: Please Welcome...Cheryl Young!</Title>
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    <div>Dear Research and Creative Achievement Community,</div>
    <br><div>I’m happy to announce that today May 5th , Cheryl Young has joined the <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocga/posts/149781/33073/73563cf87ae3f2cc9f756dc0a345cacc/email/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fcga.umbc.edu%2Fcontact-us%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of Contract and Grant Accounting </a>as our Director.</div>
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    <div>Cheryl joins UMBC after an impressive tenure at our sister 
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    <div>Her departmental perspective will inform our team and allow us to 
    better understand and service the needs of our UMBC community. Cheryl 
    has a proven track record as a collaborative leader and has been 
    instrumental in building high functioning teams at UMB’s School of 
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    <div><br></div>Please join me in welcoming Cheryl to UMBC!<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Bryan Casey<br>Asst. Vice President and Controller</div>
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    <div>Cheryl joins UMBC after an impressive tenure at our sister institution the University of Maryland, Baltimore within their School of Medicine, where she most recently served as the Director, Contracts and Grants. Cheryl brings a wealth of experience including over 14 years of research administration. </div>
    <div>Her departmental perspective will inform our team and allow us to better understand and service the needs of our UMBC community. Cheryl has a proven track record as a collaborative leader and has been instrumental in building high functioning teams at UMB’s School of Medicine.</div>
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<Title>REMINDER: CARAT Open Office Hour on May 5 (no appointment necessary)</Title>
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    <div>CARAT staff will be available to discuss project and sponsor ideas, as well as answer questions about pre- and post-award services. We are committed to supporting all faculty in this challenging time. If you are unable to attend the Open Office, feel free to reach out:</div>
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    <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlcU8TrEvSSX5eDwI93n-jrd0Es-WtW5Xekio0z4WDoGwLaA/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Request a Consultation</a> (form - complete while on myUMBC)</li>
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    <div><p>CARAT will continue to offer this opportunity, as well as others, in support of CAHSS faculty researchers. </p></div>
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    <em><u>Optional</u></em>: RSVP to Rachel Brubaker (<a href="mailto:rbruba1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rbruba1@umbc.edu</a>), CARAT Associate Director for RCA Development, with your name, the office hour date you will attend, and a question or topic.</div>
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