On this episode we hear about the history of the 40 Elephants, an all-women, all-working-class gang that operated for over 100 years in London, thanks to the research of UMBC History MA student Nikki Vietz.

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Congressional District Health Dashboard Webinar
January, 25, 2023
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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The Congressional District Health Dashboard is a new online tool that provides first-of-its-kind critical health and social data for all 435 congressional districts across the country.

The Dashboard incorporates 36 key measures of health, such as deaths from cardiovascular disease and breast cancer, along with conditions that affect health, like housing affordability and access to nutritious foods. Until now, most of these data were not available at the congressional district level, nor were they compiled in a single location or easily available to the public.  

Join us to explore the Dashboard and its innovative features, and dig into key findings related to child poverty, maternal health, and racial and economic disparities in health:

Developed by the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Congressional District Health Dashboard is a one-stop resource of trusted, nonpartisan data at the congressional district level to support policies that allow everyone the opportunity for good health and wellbeing.

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·     Corrected margins for compliance with NSF policy

·     Included the revision date (rev. 01/19/2023) at the bottom of each page

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The 2-Day Virtual NIH Grants Conference is designed to help demystify grants policies and processes (pre-award and post-award), while providing the latest information about programs and funding. Get to know the NIH and our staff through sessions, exhibits, special events, personal appointments, and more. Here is just a sampling of what you can expect:   

• 25 LIVE SESSIONS FROM NIH AND HHS EXPERTS! Be sure to build your personal agenda in the Agenda Planning section of the site.
• 1:1 MEET THE EXPERTS!  20-minute conversations with NIH program, grants, review, and policy staff you can schedule.
• 46 NIH INSTITUTE/CENTER/SPECIAL PROGRAM BOOTHS (Many are staffed throughout the conference!)
• SPECIAL STAFFED BOOTHS:
  • Ask an NIH Program Manager!
  • Ask an NIH Grants Manager!
  • Ask a NIH Review Officer!
  • Ask a NIH Training Officer!
• ENGAGE WITH OTHER ATTENDEES: Update your profile and use the "Search Attendees" feature to find others with similar interests.

Save each conference day to your calendar! Day 1 and Day 2

Log into the NIH Grants Conference Center for even more resources!  

To the UMBC Grant Community,

This is a reminder that Effort Reports for Fall 2022 are available and ready for certification. The Fall 2022 period includes Payroll 2023-001 through Payroll 2023-014 (from June 19, 2022 through December 31, 2022). Certifications are due March 30, 2023.

Please remember that Effort Reports are both a Compliance Tool and a Grants Management Tool. After reviewing payroll charges, work with your business managers if any changes are needed. Payroll cost transfers (retros) should be processed prior to certification of Effort Reports as retros will re-open any previously certified effort due to adjustments.  

To find out whether you have open effort reports for Fall 2022 (see page 6, Year: 2022 Period: Fall) and to learn how to certify them, see the attached Effort Report Quick Guide with screenshots for your convenience. This guide provides instructions on how to access the Effort Reports.

*NOTE:  All Effort Reports for periods prior to Fall 2022, including Spring 2022, 2021, and 2020 should be in Finalized status. In order for UMBC to be in compliance, please check Open effort reports for these previous periods under your name to ensure they have been Finalized. Any payroll cost transfers (retros) for previous periods will re-open effort reports and they need to be certified and finalized again.

*NOTE:  If you are new to Effort Report certifications, please see page 10, #1 in the Quick Guide for information on how to gain certification access.

Additional resource: Effort Report Certification Guidance webpage, which includes definitions of Effort

Your timely commitment to this process is appreciated.

• Sherman Center Faculty Research Award, due Jan 25
• UMBC Summer Research Faculty Fellowship (SURFF), due Feb 10
• UMBC Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START), due Feb 17
• UMBC Charlesmead Initiative for Arts Education, due Mar 1