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<Title>Summer 2024 Humanities Grant and Fellowship Opportunities</Title>
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    <span>A list of current external grant and fellowship opportunities for faculty in the humanities is available through the Dresher Center for the Humanities here: </span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/umbc/summer-2024-grants-fellowships-announcement" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://mailchi.mp/umbc/summer-2024-grants-fellowships-announcement</a><div>
    <br><span>Faculty should contact </span><a href="mailto:rbruba1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Rachel Brubaker</a><span>, Associate Director, CARAT, for proposal and routing assistance and consult with their chair before beginning any funding application.</span>
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<Title>Please Welcome Tory Williams Ph.D. to ORPC</Title>
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    <div>Tory Williams is transitioning to the Office of Research Protections and Compliance from the Faculty Development Center. An experienced Pedagogical Researcher, Tory has a rich history in the higher education sector, with roles encompassing Teaching, Research, and Professional Development. She is proficient in STEM Educational Reform, Experimental Design, Active Learning, Evolutionary Biology, and Quantitative Statistics. Tory is a seasoned research professional holding a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. In addition to her contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning, she plays a pivotal role in compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating data for the UMBC NSF IUSE grant.</div>
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    <div> Dr Williams looks forward to continuing her support for UMBC's wide-ranging research initiatives. Her 16 years at UMBC, serving in various capacities across different departments, have fostered extensive faculty networking relationships, which will prove invaluable for ongoing and future IRB collaborations.</div>
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    <div>Dr Williams will be working alongside Emily Redding and the IRB committee to keep the IRB running smoothly. The IRB office will continue to be in the Engerineering Building 329. Any questions please reach out to the IRB at <a href="mailto:irb@umbc.edu">irb@umbc.edu</a>. </div>
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    <div>Beginning July 1st, 2024, CARAT will roll-out revised guidance on grant-funded travel for PIs, Co-PIs, project affiliates, participants, graduate students, and undergraduate students. This information pertains to travel pre-approvals and reimbursements in the UMBC Travel System.<br><br>Please see the attached memo for details and let your grant manager know if you have any questions.</div>
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<Title>Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications</Title>
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    <p><strong>Updates to NIH
    Institutional Training Grant Applications for Due Dates on or After January 25,
    2025</strong></p>
    
    <p><strong>Notice Number: NOT-OD-24-129</strong></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-129.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-129.html</a></p>
    
    <p><strong>Purpose</strong>:</p>
    
    <p>This notice announces updates to the NIH Institutional
    Training Program applications and required training data tables. These changes
    take effect starting with submissions for due dates on or after January 25,
    2025.  The overall goal of these changes
    is to:</p>
    
    <p><span>·<span>        
    </span></span>Reduce applicant and reviewer burden. </p>
    
    <p><span>·<span>        
    </span></span>Further support the development of a biomedical
    research workforce            that will benefit from the full range of perspectives,
    experiences and             backgrounds needed to advance discovery.</p>
    
    <p><span>·<span>        
    </span></span>Align SF424 with updates with relevant NIH
    training grant NOFOs and           requirements.</p>
    
    <p>Please refer to the full notice linked above for further
    details.</p>
    
    <p>Assess to the June 5<sup>th</sup> Webinar video recording,
    transcript, and final slide presentation will be available <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/learning-center/nih-training-grant-application-updates-webinar" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>
    in approximately 7-10 business days.</p>
    
    <p>Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of
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<Title>Congratulations to Cameron McAdams, OSP's New Assistant Dir.</Title>
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    <p><span>OSP is very pleased to formally
    announce that Cameron McAdams has been selected as the new Assistant Director
    of the Office of Sponsored Programs.  Cameron joined the UMBC Office of
    Sponsored Programs as a Grants and Contracts Specialist in November 2010, 
    and was promoted to Grants &amp; Contracts Manager in 2015.  <br></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Cameron provides fourteen (14) years
    of experience in Research Administration to the AD position in OSP. It should
    be duly noted that he is also a proud alumnus of UMBC (Class of 2006, majoring
    in Modern Language and Linguistics)!<span>  </span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Cameron has had the opportunity to
    work with nearly all of the colleges and units during his years working in OSP,
    but has spent the past nine (9) years managing the grants and contracts that
    have emanated from the College of Engineering and Information Technology
    (COEIT).<span>  </span>His astute knowledge and
    experience have been well-noted and recognized by his peers as he was recently
    nominated for the COEIT Outstanding Partnership award and had been nominated
    for Staff Employee of the Quarter as well in the past.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Cameron’s proficiencies and
    leadership capabilities will be most welcomed in his new position as OSP
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<Title>Beyond the Classroom - Summer Session Events</Title>
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    <div>Join UMBC's Summer Session this summer for a series of fun and educational virtual events for the UMBC community. </div>
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    <div><strong>JUNE EVENTS</strong></div>
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    <p>Join
     a discussion about teaching currently incarcerated students, take a 
    walk on Pratt Street and then enjoy an Orioles game, learn about the 
    history and present of student activism, <span>and find out what's faster than light at the UMBC Observatory!</span><span>   </span></p>
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    <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/summerspecialprograms/events/130224" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Lunch &amp; Learn: Teaching in Prison</a> | June 5<br><br>
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    <li>
    <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/summerspecialprograms/events/130225" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tour Baltimore with Dr. Kate: Pratt Street &amp; an Orioles Game</a><span> | June 11 <br><br></span>
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    <li>
    <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/summerstem/events/130226" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Observatory Open House</a> | June 13<br><br>
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    <li>
    <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/summerspecialprograms/events/130246" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Lunch &amp; Learn: Student Activism and How Social Movements are Propelled on College Campuses</a>  | June 26</li>
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    <div>Go beyond the classroom, and broaden your social, civic, and global views about community, country, and the world.</div>
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    <div>Watch for more virtual and in-person events in July.</div>
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<Title>CARAT End of Fiscal Year Deadlines</Title>
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    <div>Good morning!</div>
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    <div>The end of the fiscal year is fast approaching! This means that the University has shorter processing periods in the month of June for all types of financial transactions so that they can close out their books for the year. <span>Transactions requested by CARAT after the <a href="https://financialservices.umbc.edu/fye24/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">University deadlines</a> will be processed by the Central Offices after July 1st, 2024.</span>
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    <div>If you have transactions that need to <u>post</u> before June 30th, in order for CARAT to process your requests in time, please be aware of the following deadlines. </div>
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    <span><div><span><u>Today, May 31</u></span></div>
    <ul><li><span>PAW Requisitions / Purchase Orders </span></li></ul></span>
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    <div><span><u>Friday, June 7</u></span></div>
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    <div><span><u>Tuesday, June 11</u></span></div>
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    <div>You can still request transactions after these dates, but they may not be processed by the Central Offices until after July 1st, 2024 when regular processing resumes.</div>
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    <div>Please contact us as soon as possible using the <a href="https://carat.umbc.edu/request-assistance/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">CARAT RT Ticket System</a> if you would like to make a transaction this fiscal year or you have any questions. If you have already sent a request, please know that it is in our queue for processing. You can see the status of your ticket by visiting <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rt.umbc.edu</a> or by following up on the email sent when the ticket was generated.</div>
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    <div>Thank you for your attention to this matter,</div>
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    <p><strong>Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
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    <p>Notice Number: NOT-OD-24-116</p>
    
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    <p><strong>Please refer to the
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    <p>Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of
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    <p>On today's episode we hear a rebroadcast of a special event sponsored by the UMBC <a href="http://sondheim.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program</a>. In April of 2024 (Earth Month, coincidentally), the Sondheim program convened a special panel of five policy experts on climate change to discuss Maryland's climate future.</p>
    <p>The Climate Futures policy event brought together distinguished speakers from academia, government, and nonprofit organizations.</p>
    <p><a href="https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/14doe/html/msa18504.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Serena Coleman McIlwain is the Secretary of the Environment</a> for the state of Maryland, having assumed the role under the administration of Governor Wes Moore in March of 2023.</p>
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    <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-thorn-koser-bces-pws-cerp-b6277045" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sarah T. Koser </a>serves as Restoration Program Manager at the Chesapeake Bay Trust.</p>
    <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietarodrigo" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Julieta Rodrigo</a> is Urban and Community Resilience Manager at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.</p>
    <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brady-walker-671a578b" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Brady Walker</a> is Head of US Government Affairs and Market Strategy at Ørsted, a major Danish energy firm specializing in green energy delivery, and is also a UMBC Sondheim Scholars Program alumnus.</p>
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    <p>Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, CS3, and our host:</p>
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    <li><a href="https://umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The University of Maryland, Baltimore County</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.iananson.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ian G. Anson, Ph.D.</a></li>
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