Special Social Science Undergrad Research Awards Deadline May 15, 2020
Social Science URAs provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate researchers whose work, in collaboration with a faculty mentor, uses social science to explore the world or address socially relevant concerns. Recipients agree to present their work as part of an URCAD panel and other groups of social science students at UMBC. To be eligible for a Social Science URA, you must be enrolled as a UMBC student for the duration of the work proposed and must adhere to all the requirements of the URA program. For more information, contact Christine Mallinson, Director, Center for Science Scholarship, via email at socialscience@umbc.edu.
*Special information related to Covid-19:

There are many changes happening to student research as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and campus closure. The URA selection committee has some advice to encourage you to apply for a URA and start to plan your research, even if there are some unknowns for the summer and fall semesters.

  1. We have moved the application deadline back to May 15, 2020, in order to give students some extra time to prepare their research proposals.
  2. Some research that was scheduled to start this summer may be delayed until the fall or spring semester- that’s ok! The URA is good for the entire year, June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2121. You can complete the research at any point during that time frame.
  3. Our expectations for a final product are fluid and relaxed. If the research plan doesn’t work out exactly as you proposed, that’s ok- it’s the nature of doing research.
  4. Be creative in the ways you think about your project. You may have to focus instead on doing a thorough literature review, using a pre-formed data set to analyze, or looking at case studies, rather than collecting in-person data, or conducting research in a lab.
  5. Methods such as lab benchwork, participant observations, focus groups, travel-related, in-person interviews, or other real-time collection methods may need some re-thinking. How can you collect data via online interviews, the internet, or other technological interventions?
  6. Creative arts projects may incorporate some kind of online delivery method. We are hoping to be back on campus for URCAD 2021, but consider how VoiceThread might be used to display your creative work.

Deadline: May 15, 2020

Applications require a research proposal and mentor statement of support.

Speciality URAs will be awarded to Social Scientists and Entrepreneurs- see below for more details. ur.umbc.edu/ura


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April L. Householder, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships
Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
114G Sherman Hall
Baltimore, MD  21250
Phone: 410-455-5754

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Class registration is now in the open enrollment phase.  That means all current students are eligible to enroll for Fall 2020... but you still have to be cleared to do so.  

On March 8th & 9th, all listed Econ and FIEC majors were emailed their assigned advisor and contact information.  Updates were sent on March 19th and April 27th.  We recommended making contact with your advisor if you have not already to receive clearance and schedule advising.  

If you declared your major as ECON BA or FIEC BS after March 15th, contact Robert Pawloski, Econ Dept. Advisor, at robpawl@umbc.edu for assistance.

Freshman and Transfer Orientation begins soon, so current students are encouraged to enroll as classes will fill up quickly.

Stay safe...

Robert Pawloski
Academic Advisor Economics
College fo Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
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There are many changes happening to student research as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and campus closure. The URA selection committee has some advice to encourage you to apply for a URA and start to plan your research, even if there are some unknowns for the summer and fall semesters.
  1. We have moved the application deadline back to May 15, 2020 in order to give students some extra time to prepare their research proposals.
  2. Some research that was scheduled to start this summer may be delayed until the fall or spring semester- that’s ok! The URA is good for the entire year, June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2121. You can complete the research at any point during that time frame.
  3. Our expectations for a final product are fluid and relaxed. If the research plan doesn’t work out exactly as you proposed, that’s ok- it’s the nature of doing research.
  4. Be creative in the ways you think about your project. You may have to focus instead on doing a thorough literature review, using a pre-formed data set to analyze, or looking at case studies, rather than collecting in-person data, or conducting research in a lab.
  5. Methods such as lab benchwork, participant observations, focus groups, travel-related, in-person interviews, or other real-time collection methods may need some re-thinking. How can you collect data via online interviews, the internet, or other technological interventions?
  6. Creative arts projects may incorporate some kind of online delivery method. We are hoping to be back on campus for URCAD 2021, but consider how VoiceThread might be used to display your creative work.

Remember:
URAs provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate students to support their research, scholarship, or creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. UMBC students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as they remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.

Deadline: May 15, 2020

Applications require a research proposal and mentor statement of support.

Speciality URAs will be awarded to Social Scientists and Entrepreneurs

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Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis
Edited by Scott Farrow and Richard Zerbe, Jr.

Benefit–cost analysis informs which policies or programs most benefit society when implemented by governments and institutions around the world. This volume brings together leading researchers and practitioners to recommend strategies and standards to improve the consistency and credibility of such analyses, assisting analysts of all types in achieving a greater uniformity of practice.

Link:
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781781953433/9781781953433.00009.xml
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Link to committee members:
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf//MeetingCalBOARD/A0665AA24D1AA8D4852585350045C384?OpenDocument

Link to New York Times article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/climate/epa-mercury-coal.html


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https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/education/2020/20200505_economic_update_educators

https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/education/2020/20200512_ask_an_economist

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Trenton Warner has been requesting a tutor for his daughter
in high school.  

THIS APPEARS TO BE A SCAM.

Trenton Warner is sending this request to faculty at lots of different universities and for a variety of disciplines.   Here some links explaining how the scam works:

https://it.brown.edu/alerts/read/tutor-scam-returns
https://blogs.k-state.edu/scams/2019/11/06/phishing-scam-11-06-19-tutor-needed/

Please DO NOT respond to this individual,,Trenton Warner.
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Last Day to Request Grading Method Change from Regular to Pass/Fail (P/F): Requests accepted through June 10

Students currently enrolled in a course under the regular grading method (A, B, C, D, or F) may request to have their final grade changed from an A, B, C, or D to a Pass (P) by submitting a request to the Academic Success Center. 

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to discuss the various implications (i.e., applicability to major/minor/certificate requirements, pre-requisites, professional school requirements, etc.) associated with changing the grading method to the Pass/Fail option.  

Please read the previous ECON post for more details.

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The Department of Economics Policy regarding whether courses completed with a grade of "P" in Spring, 2020 will meet requirements for the ECON BA, the  FIEC B.S., Econ minors, and Accounting Certificates is as follows. 

Courses  taken in Spring, 2020 which are NOT required prerequisites for
other courses can count towards the ECON, FIEC, and any Econ minor as well as  both accounting certificates if completed with
a grade of P.     

For courses taken in Spring, 2020 that are required prereqs for other courses, they will have to be completed with a grade of at least "C" to count towards our ECON,FIEC, and any Econ minor and accounting certificate requirements. 

Here is a list of the courses based on this criteria that  must be completed with a grade
of "C" or higher to count towards Econ and Accounting program requirements:

Econ 101
Econ 102
Econ 121
Econ 122
Econ 311
Econ 312
Math 151
Math 155
Stat 350, 351, 355, 453, or CMPE 320, or Econ 310
Econ 374
Econ 301

It is recommended that each student consult with their faculty adviser regarding whether to take  a grade of "P" rather than a letter grade for Spring, 2020 courses.  Here are some general considerations on whether to take a grade of "P" rather than a letter grade for a particular course.

Because of the special arrangement for this semester, you will know what your letter grade will be if you don't choose to take the course with a P for all of your Spring, 2020 courses.  It should be  obvious that if you get an A in a course, it would make no sense to take a P instead.  For a course in which you get a D, you would probably want to take a P to keep up your GPA at 2.0.  For a course in which you get a C, taking the letter grade would help make sure that your GPA is at least at 2.0 and it would also count toward major requirements; however, you may want to take a  P for this course in order to keep your GPA above a 2.0.     

For a course in which you get a B there are competing considerations:  You may want to take a P in that course if you are aiming to keep your GPA above a 3.0;  however, taking a P could signal to some that you expected to get a grade of C or D rather than an A or B which signal you may want to avoid.  So  the decision on taking a P rather than a B  would be how important maintaining your GPA above a 3.0 is.   
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Economics department scholarship applications are being accepted and will continue to be until April 15, 2020.

Please scan your application and email to Ms. Kelly Hodges at khodges@umbc.edu.

The scholarship announcement and application form are attached.
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