COVID-19-Related Updates and Information from CS3

Staying Connected

• The Center for Social Science Scholarship remains a resource for our UMBC social science community during this challenging time. Faculty, staff, and students -- don't hesitate to reach out to us via socialscience@umbc.edu with any questions or concerns. 
• To stay connected, please join our myUMBC group and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!  You can also learn more about how the UMBC social science community is researching and responding to COVID-19.

CS3 Programming and Events

• All CS3 programming and events have either been cancelled or postponed or will be hosted in a virtual format. For more information, visit our updates page and join our myUMBC group.
• Specific updates for Spring 2020:
  • Our remaining Social Sciences Forum Lectures have been cancelled and/or postponed until the next academic year.
  • Our Academic Cover Letter and CV speed review event for graduate students has been moved ONLINE. To sign up, please email socialscience@umbc.edu.
  • Our "Climate Solutions Roundtable Debate" on 4/21 will be held ONLINE via Zoom; visit our event page for the link.
  • A virtual forum featuring UMBC social science faculty on research and responses to COVID-19 is in preparation; stay tuned. 
  • Join the conversation! How is your research tackling issues related to COVID-19, and how do insights from your research or discipline help us understand this health crisis? Send us a short video, photograph, or quote -- we’ll be compiling them to feature on the web and on social media.

Research Initiatives and Research Support

• For social science faculty working on external grant proposals, the Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) remain fully available for remote pre-and post-award management assistance and consultation. For more information, please visit mipar.umbc.edu/covid-19.
• For updated UMBC-wide guidance on research under COVID-19, resources are provided via UMBC Research, the Office of Sponsored Programs, and the Office of Research Protections and Compliance.
• Learn more about how members of the UMBC social science community are researching and responding to COVID-19 here! 

For information on UMBC's response to the COVID-19 health crisis, visit covid19.umbc.edu.