Anupam Joshi, UMBC's vice provost and chief AI officer, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the world's largest general scientific societies and the publisher of the Science family of journals. Joshi was one of 22 scientists, engineers, and innovators in the Information, Computing and Communication field who were selected as 2025 fellows for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers. 

Dr. Joshi is a pioneer in using AI approaches for data management and security for mobile and ad-hoc networks. He has explored this intersection to improve cybersecurity, using distributed AI approaches for attack detection and resilience in the cyber-phyiscal systems and internet of things systems that undergird critical infrastructures.

Read more about his selection here.

On Monday at noon, Elaine MacDougall will present "Understanding and Defining Multiple Literacies and Their Implementation in Higher Education in Prison Programs" for the next event in the Dresher Center's CURRENTS series. 

If you cannot attend in person, join via WebEx: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m01e07cced8c55ac61c1e32fa106be40c

More information from the Dresher Center below. 

The Dresher Center's CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now lunchtime series showcases exciting new work in the humanities in a dynamic and inter-disciplinary setting.

Understanding and Defining Multiple Literacies and Their Implementation in Higher Education in Prison Programs

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2026

Notice Number: NOT-OD-26-044

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-044.html

This Notice supersedes NOT-OD-25-105 and establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2026 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows, as shown in the tables below, which reflect the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75), signed into law on February 3, 2026.

Please refer to the full NIH Notice linked above for updated stipend levels.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.

Please review the following notices:

Publication of the Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. March 2026) for Fiscal Year 2026

Notice Number: NOT-OD-26-057

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-057.html

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces publication of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. March 2026). The NIHGPS provides both up-to-date policy guidance that serves as NIH standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements, and extensive guidance to those who are interested in pursuing NIH grants.

The latest  version of the NIHGPS can be found here.

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Prior Approval Requirement for Changes to Domestic Subawards

Notice Number: NOT-OD-26-062

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-062.html

Effective June 1, 2026, all prime recipients are required to obtain NIH prior approval when adding a new domestic subaward to a project post-award, when the arrangement was not originally a part of the peer-reviewed and approved application.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.