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UMBC Musicians Perform at Creative Alliance

The Hi Tom Ensemble is a new percussion quartet start by UMBC music majors Adam Smith, Alex Armbruster, Kyra O'Donnell, and Brandon Gouin. Together, these students have premiered several...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 12:13 PM

Kathryn Blake (Composition '21) Wins Third Prize

Kathryn Blake (Music Composition '21) won third prize in the Media Press Music 2021 Solo Percussion Composition Competition with their piece Just Ordinary. Their work will be published by Media...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 9:36 AM

REMINDER: Grad Student Grant Garage Workshop

Today at noon!

Join us today at noon for "Grad Student Grant Garage." We'll differentiate funding types, walk through typical proposal components, consider approaches to proposal development, and discuss funder...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 8:48 AM

Check out the art events we’re looking forward to this week!

Feat. Colette Searls (UMBC Thtr) & Kelley Bell (UMBC VisArt)

UMBC’s CIRCA presents THING THEATRE, Thursday, June 24 at 8pm on zoom! This event is online and free, featuring work from Maryland puppetry artists Schroeder Cherry, Dirk Joseph, and Colette...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 2:09 PM

Latin-American Dance Music and Romantic Compositions

Written by Jay Fenner

Latin-American dance music has been deeply foundational in establishing the identity of South American popular music, however its importance within the compositions of 19th-century composers is...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 12:03 PM

Documentary Premieres featuring work by Greg Kalember

Professor of Practice Greg Kalember composed music, produced, recorded, and mixed audio for the upcoming documentary series Mysteries of Mental Illness on PBS. The Chicago Tribune says: “It will...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 11:49 AM

New NSF PAPPG 21-1 has been Issued

***Repost from OSP***

NSF has announced that a revised version of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1) has been issued. The new PAPPG will be...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 10:59 AM

ORCID at UMBC

New Opportunity for PIs and Research Administrators

UMBC became a member of ORCID in March 2021. CS3/MIPAR along with OSP strongly encourages all Principle Investigators and Research Administrators to become a member of ORCID!  ***Reposted from...

Posted: June 22, 2021, 9:58 AM

Prof. Short explores impact of COVID on traffic in cities

Lessons from COVID lockdowns examined

Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short has published a new article in The Conversation examining the impact of COVID-19 on city traffic, and what the future of urban transportation could look...

Posted: June 21, 2021, 3:52 PM

New Kuali Requirement for Proposers: Credit Split (July 1)

Attend an Open Door Session to Learn More!

The Office of Sponsored Programs has announced that Kuali Credit Split will be “going live” in all proposals on July 1, 2021. What does this mean?  This means beginning July 1, 2021, for...

Posted: June 21, 2021, 10:47 AM