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CITI Program Website Upgrade

You may have noticed. CITI Program's website has been upgraded to more of a user-friendly "interface" to the entire site and many new features.  Additional new features will be added as well. ...

Posted: August 2, 2013, 1:33 PM

Is the pursuit of perfection holding you back?

Submit that article! Avoid the Demon! July 10, 2013

Professor Kevin Omland has more than 50 publications, that have been cited more than 3000 times. Dr. Omland provides his "Avoid the Demon of 'Perfection'" lecture for members of the UMBC...

Posted: July 2, 2013, 2:38 PM

Learn about "Impact Factor" and targeting your articles, 7/9

How are your publications "rated and ranked?" Learn more!

Professor Kevin Omland, author of more than 50 publications, provides his "Understanding Impact Factor" lecture for members of the UMBC community. Faculty, Postdocs, and graduate students are...

Posted: July 2, 2013, 2:31 PM

Postdoctoral Writing Suite, Friday, July 12, 2013

Work on writing projects and learn about IDPs for postdocs!

Our Postdoctoral Writing Suite will be held on Friday July 12.  This is a great time away from the office or lab to focus on your grant application, book chapter, manuscript, job application, or...

Posted: July 2, 2013, 2:22 PM

Diseases of Research Animals (DORA)

For  researchers, lab personnel and animal care staff: The Diseases of Research Animals (DORA) website, sponsored by the University of Missouri - Comparative Medicine Program and IDEXX...

Posted: June 25, 2013, 2:28 PM

Overview of NIH/NSF Conflict of Interest Guidelines

NCURA Youtube Tuesday

Take a look at this video for a discussion on how these agencies approach conflicts of interest. A recent National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) YouTube Tuesday video,...

Posted: May 28, 2013, 4:33 PM

Export Control Training

See the EC training link for additional training information from BIS - Bureau of Industry and Security

Posted: May 24, 2013, 2:23 PM

Plagiarism as Research Misconduct

View an archive of presenters from the NSF Office of the Inspector General and HHS Office of Research Integrity (ORI) at the May 6, 2013 Plagiarism Workshop, sponsored by Colorado State...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 4:15 PM

Invitation to Apply to Be a Student Member of the IRB

The Institutional Review Board (IRB),  the formally designated UMBC committee to approve, monitor, and review research involving humans is currently accepting applications from students to join...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 2:39 PM

With export controls, be safe and smart

A reminder about the need to do entity background checks for anything being shipped overseas.  The Office for Research Protections and Compliance has access to a dynamic database to verify if...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 9:04 AM