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.
Nov |
06 |
URMA Live!
Global insights into university research communication practices
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line (Click here for the link)
URMA member Justin Shaw, UK-based Chief Higher Education Consultant at Communications Management, has been undertaking a review of university research communications around the world. In this session he’ll provide an update on his latest findings, building on the preliminary work he presented at URMA 2023 in Philadelphia. Justin will cover different comparative insights relating to: roles and resourcing; methods, channels and tactics; integrated campaign approaches and examples; and measurement and reporting. His work on this continues and he now has funding to expand this project over the next two years in order to feed into the evolution of best practice by those who lead on design and policy for research communications. He’ll also ask members about what else they’d like to see addressed through his investigations – so this will also be a chance to bring along your own list of ideas and opportunities.
URMA Event Summary
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Jan |
15 |
January URMA Live!
Beyond the PSA: Putting Athletics to Work for Research Visibility
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
Speakers:
• Michael Terrazas – Director of Research Communications, University of Georgia
• Chad Binette – Assistant Vice President of Communications, University of Central Florida
• Michael Hughes – Program Director for Research Brand Execution, University of Notre Dame
• Lisa Robbins – Senior Director of Integrated Brand Strategy, University of Georgia
• Jake Stump – Director of Research Communications, West Virginia University
MODERATOR: Michael Terrazas, Director of Research Communications, University of Georgia
Dec |
04 |
December URMA Live!
There and Back Again: UNC Research’s epic journey from print to digital to print
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
Her office was formed in 1984 to produce a research magazine called Endeavors three times per year. It did so successfully until 2012, when state budget cuts eliminated the magazine, forcing the office to reform into a digital communications shop. With much persistence and a passion for print, Alyssa and her graphic designer were able to bring back an annual print edition in 2019 and just produced their sixth edition under a new name with new branding: UNC Research Stories.
Alyssa will share the story of this evolution, including her strategy for pitching a print magazine to research administrators, what kind of team it takes to produce a print magazine in house, their distribution plan and recent rebrand, how the print edition is used to complement online content, and much more.
PAST EVENT
Nov |
06 |
November URMA Live!
Global insights into university research communication practices
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Oct |
13 |
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
This event is free and open to the public.
PAST EVENT
Sep |
18 |
September URMA Live!
Applying the tools of fiction editing to improve your scicomms
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Jul |
24 |
July URMA Live!
A Deep Dive into Generative AI
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
PAST EVENT
Jun |
26 |
June URMA Live!
June 2024 URMA Live!: Annual Conference recap
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
This event is open to all URMA members, whether or not you attended the meeting. Hope to see you there.
PAST EVENT
May |
14 |
CONFERENCE
URMA 2024 at UNC
TIME: 10:00 am—12:00 pm EST
FORMAT: In-Person at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
United States
MODERATOR: Alyssa LaFaro,
PAST EVENT
Apr |
17 |
April URMA Live!
Speed networking
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
MODERATOR: Gail McCormick, Penn State University and URMA’s Secretary
PAST EVENT
Mar |
19 |
AppSciComm Storytelling Series: Beyond the News Release
AppSciComm Storytelling Series: Beyond the News Release
TIME: 4:00 pm— EST
MODERATOR: Christina Dierkes,
PAST EVENT
Mar |
13 |
March URMA Live!
URMA Annual Conference preview
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Feb |
14 |
February URMA Live!
Research Crisis Communications Planning
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
Please register in advance for this meeting on Zoom:
https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlde-prTgrEtVuyiCzTlEIFph0oI-Ime2S
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you then and there!
MODERATOR: Lindsay Lewis, Research Communications Strategist (Lead)
PAST EVENT
Jan |
24 |
January URMA Live!
What’s on Your Professional Development Calendar?
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR: Katherine Baillie, Interim Director, Environmental Innovations Initiative
PAST EVENT
Dec |
13 |
December URMA Live!
That’s a Wrap! Conference announcement, URMA web tour & your best projects of the year.
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
PAST EVENT
Nov |
15 |
November URMA Live!
Understanding where your audience comes from: UTM codes, QR codes, GA4 and more
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
In addition, I’m happy to report that the recording from last month’s URMA Live, on generative AI applications in research communications, is now up on the members-only page of the URMA website: https://urma.org/resources/urma-live-videos/.
MODERATOR: Catherine Zandonella, Senior Associate Director for Communications
PAST EVENT
Sep |
27 |
September URMA Live!
Research Newsletters
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR: Beth Potier, Marketing, Elliott Alumni Center
PAST EVENT
Aug |
23 |
August URMA Live!
URMA Conference Recap
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Jul |
25 |
CONFERENCE
SciPEP 2023: New Insights for Communicating Basic Science
TIME: 11:00 am—4:00 pm EST
This virtual event is free and open to the public.
PAST EVENT
Jun |
05 |
WORKSHOP
2023 Summer Grant Writing Workshops
TIME: 8:00 am—2:00 pm EST
PAST EVENT
May |
31 |
May URMA Live!
How to create short-form videos that make viewers curious about science!
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
At the suggestion of a student, Cook began filming science demonstrations for TikTok as @ChemTeacherPhil in 2019. The following year, he racked up multiple millions of views with his first viral video. He continues to share his love of science with an audience of 3.9 million followers.
MODERATOR: Kathryn Jepsen, Editor-in-Chief, Symmetry Magazine, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
PAST EVENT
Apr |
27 |
URMA Conference Travel Grant Deadline
URMA Conference Travel Grant Deadline
TIME: 8:00 am—5:00 pm EST
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.
PAST EVENT
Apr |
26 |
April URMA Live!
URMA Conference Sneak Peak
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR: Katie Baillie, Senior Science News Officer
PAST EVENT
Nov |
06 |
URMA Live!
Global insights into university research communication practices
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line (Click here for the link)
URMA member Justin Shaw, UK-based Chief Higher Education Consultant at Communications Management, has been undertaking a review of university research communications around the world. In this session he’ll provide an update on his latest findings, building on the preliminary work he presented at URMA 2023 in Philadelphia. Justin will cover different comparative insights relating to: roles and resourcing; methods, channels and tactics; integrated campaign approaches and examples; and measurement and reporting. His work on this continues and he now has funding to expand this project over the next two years in order to feed into the evolution of best practice by those who lead on design and policy for research communications. He’ll also ask members about what else they’d like to see addressed through his investigations – so this will also be a chance to bring along your own list of ideas and opportunities.
URMA Event Summary
FILTER BY: URMA Live! | Conference | Workshop | Other | All
Jan |
15 |
January URMA Live!
Beyond the PSA: Putting Athletics to Work for Research Visibility
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
Speakers:
• Michael Terrazas – Director of Research Communications, University of Georgia
• Chad Binette – Assistant Vice President of Communications, University of Central Florida
• Michael Hughes – Program Director for Research Brand Execution, University of Notre Dame
• Lisa Robbins – Senior Director of Integrated Brand Strategy, University of Georgia
• Jake Stump – Director of Research Communications, West Virginia University
MODERATOR: Michael Terrazas, Director of Research Communications, University of Georgia
Dec |
04 |
December URMA Live!
There and Back Again: UNC Research’s epic journey from print to digital to print
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
Her office was formed in 1984 to produce a research magazine called Endeavors three times per year. It did so successfully until 2012, when state budget cuts eliminated the magazine, forcing the office to reform into a digital communications shop. With much persistence and a passion for print, Alyssa and her graphic designer were able to bring back an annual print edition in 2019 and just produced their sixth edition under a new name with new branding: UNC Research Stories.
Alyssa will share the story of this evolution, including her strategy for pitching a print magazine to research administrators, what kind of team it takes to produce a print magazine in house, their distribution plan and recent rebrand, how the print edition is used to complement online content, and much more.
PAST EVENT
Nov |
06 |
November URMA Live!
Global insights into university research communication practices
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Oct |
13 |
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
This event is free and open to the public.
PAST EVENT
Sep |
18 |
September URMA Live!
Applying the tools of fiction editing to improve your scicomms
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Jul |
24 |
July URMA Live!
A Deep Dive into Generative AI
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
PAST EVENT
Jun |
26 |
June URMA Live!
June 2024 URMA Live!: Annual Conference recap
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
This event is open to all URMA members, whether or not you attended the meeting. Hope to see you there.
PAST EVENT
May |
14 |
CONFERENCE
URMA 2024 at UNC
TIME: 10:00 am—12:00 pm EST
FORMAT: In-Person at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
United States
MODERATOR: Alyssa LaFaro,
PAST EVENT
Apr |
17 |
April URMA Live!
Speed networking
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
MODERATOR: Gail McCormick, Penn State University and URMA’s Secretary
PAST EVENT
Mar |
19 |
AppSciComm Storytelling Series: Beyond the News Release
AppSciComm Storytelling Series: Beyond the News Release
TIME: 4:00 pm— EST
MODERATOR: Christina Dierkes,
PAST EVENT
Mar |
13 |
March URMA Live!
URMA Annual Conference preview
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Feb |
14 |
February URMA Live!
Research Crisis Communications Planning
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
Please register in advance for this meeting on Zoom:
https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlde-prTgrEtVuyiCzTlEIFph0oI-Ime2S
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you then and there!
MODERATOR: Lindsay Lewis, Research Communications Strategist (Lead)
PAST EVENT
Jan |
24 |
January URMA Live!
What’s on Your Professional Development Calendar?
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR: Katherine Baillie, Interim Director, Environmental Innovations Initiative
PAST EVENT
Dec |
13 |
December URMA Live!
That’s a Wrap! Conference announcement, URMA web tour & your best projects of the year.
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
PAST EVENT
Nov |
15 |
November URMA Live!
Understanding where your audience comes from: UTM codes, QR codes, GA4 and more
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
In addition, I’m happy to report that the recording from last month’s URMA Live, on generative AI applications in research communications, is now up on the members-only page of the URMA website: https://urma.org/resources/urma-live-videos/.
MODERATOR: Catherine Zandonella, Senior Associate Director for Communications
PAST EVENT
Sep |
27 |
September URMA Live!
Research Newsletters
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR: Beth Potier, Marketing, Elliott Alumni Center
PAST EVENT
Aug |
23 |
August URMA Live!
URMA Conference Recap
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: On-Line
PAST EVENT
Jul |
25 |
CONFERENCE
SciPEP 2023: New Insights for Communicating Basic Science
TIME: 11:00 am—4:00 pm EST
This virtual event is free and open to the public.
PAST EVENT
Jun |
05 |
WORKSHOP
2023 Summer Grant Writing Workshops
TIME: 8:00 am—2:00 pm EST
PAST EVENT
May |
31 |
May URMA Live!
How to create short-form videos that make viewers curious about science!
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
At the suggestion of a student, Cook began filming science demonstrations for TikTok as @ChemTeacherPhil in 2019. The following year, he racked up multiple millions of views with his first viral video. He continues to share his love of science with an audience of 3.9 million followers.
MODERATOR: Kathryn Jepsen, Editor-in-Chief, Symmetry Magazine, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
PAST EVENT
Apr |
27 |
URMA Conference Travel Grant Deadline
URMA Conference Travel Grant Deadline
TIME: 8:00 am—5:00 pm EST
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.
PAST EVENT
Apr |
26 |
April URMA Live!
URMA Conference Sneak Peak
TIME: 2:00 pm—3:00 pm EST
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR: Katie Baillie, Senior Science News Officer
PAST EVENT