Events

Below are events that URMA members have shared that may be of interest. To see the details of an event click on the event in the calendar or view the entire listing below.

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Sep

Science Sundays: “Outraged: why we fight about morality and politics and how to find common ground”

Science Sundays: “Outraged: why we fight about morality and politics and how to find common ground”

TIME: 3:00 pm—5:00 pm EST

FORMAT: In-Person at 2400 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

It’s obvious we disagree about politics. It’s less obvious why we disagree. It might seem like liberals and conservatives have different moral minds, but they don’t. We all have the same harm-based moral minds. We all worry about protecting the vulnerable—but just see different people as vulnerable to victimization. This talk explores human nature and moral psychology, and will give you practical solutions for having conversations across the political divide.

Kurt Gray is the Weary Foundation Endowed Chair in Social Psychology at Ohio State, where he directs the Deepest Beliefs Lab and the Collaborative for Science of Polarization and Misinformation (C-SPAM). He studies how people decide right from wrong, and how our minds make sense of God, AI, and politics.

MODERATOR: John Beacom, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and Director of CCAPP, The Ohio State University

Sep

2028 URMA Annual Conference Host Information Session

2028 URMA Annual Conference Host Information Session

TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST

FORMAT: On-Line

Are you interested in applying to host the 2028 URMA Annual Conference at your institution? Attend this info session, hosted by URMA Conference Mentor, and find out what hosting entails, how the board and planning committee can support you, the benefits of having URMA members spend time on your campus, and how the event went for previous conference hosts. Get all your questions answered!

Jul

URMA Annual Conference Hosting Info Session

URMA Annual Conference Hosting Info Session

TIME: 1:00 pm—2:00 pm EST

FORMAT: Zoom

Each year, the URMA Annual Conference offers members an unmatched way to learn about best practices, share your wins, and build a professional network. Are you interested in hosting this valuable event on your campus? URMA Conference Mentor Alyssa LaFaro, who hosted the conference in 2024 at UNC-Chapel Hill, will hold an information session for those considering bringing the conference to their campuses or institutions in the next couple of years.

This session will address:
• what hosting entails
• gaining buy-in from your institution’s leadership
• crafting a successful proposal
• working with the URMA board
• logistical and financial aspects of hosting

There will also be time for questions. Even if you’re a little curious about hosting but aren’t quite ready to commit for next year, please feel free to attend to get your questions answered. See you there!

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Oct

2nd Annual Schoenberg Lectureship in partnership with Science Sundays: “Shooting the messenger: ‘Antisense’ therapies for rare diseases”

2nd Annual Schoenberg Lectureship in partnership with Science Sundays: “Shooting the messenger: ‘Antisense’ therapies for rare diseases”

TIME: 3:00 pm—5:00 pm EST

FORMAT: In-Person at Fawcett Event Center
2400 Olentangy River Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

Ongoing basic research to understand how cells decode the information present in our genes has recently made it possible to develop new types of drugs. We will discuss one of the key steps in this genetic decoding, namely how messenger RNA (mRNA) undergoes splicing. Splicing edits each mRNA to remove non-coding segments, so that the information it carries can be used to make a protein. We will also discuss how mRNA splicing can be precisely manipulated with designer drugs called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), for example to correct defective splicing in the context of disease. One notable example we will discuss is an ASO drug that is being used to prevent or treat a deadly neurodegenerative disease.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Mar

AppSciComm Storytelling Series: Beyond the News Release

AppSciComm Storytelling Series: Beyond the News Release

TIME: 4:00 pm— EST

PIOs are often tasked with finding ways to highlight their institution’s expertise. This session is aimed at discussing ways to do this that don’t rely on traditional news releases. We’ll talk about both formats for highlighting expertise and how to generate story ideas. (Hint: it’s helpful if you know some curious kids!)

MODERATOR: Christina Dierkes,

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Apr

URMA Conference Travel Grant Deadline

URMA Conference Travel Grant Deadline

TIME: 8:00 am—5:00 pm EST

The University Research Magazine Association is pleased to announce the Nick Houtman Travel Grants for the annual URMA Conference. Travel grants cover half of URMA conference travel expenses – up to $1,000. This year’s conference at the University of Pennsylvania hosted by Team Penn will be amazing. Registration is online at https://urma.org/2023-conference.

Travel grant recipients are required to submit a brief synopsis of their experiences at the conference to be posted to the URMA website. Priority will be given to URMA members who have not attended the conference. Members who have received a travel grant in the past are not eligible.

The deadline to apply for a travel grant is Friday, May 5. Recipients will be notified by May 12.

The travel grant application is attached. To apply, please return it to me at lindsay.lewis@bcm.edu.

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