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Jacqueline Smith ’06, cancer drug researcher and role model for Black chemists
At a young age, Jacqueline Smith ’06, chemistry, already knew what she wanted to study in college. What she wasn’t quite sure about was where that would take her. She interned at several different...
Posted: October 8, 2025, 10:34 AM
Meet Jacqueline Smith ’06, cancer drug researcher and role model for Black chemists
At a young age, Jacqueline Smith ’06, chemistry, already knew what she wanted to study in college. What she wasn’t quite sure about was where that would take her. She interned at several different...
Posted: October 8, 2025, 10:34 AM
Meet a Retriever—Anjayooluwa Adegboyo ’25, Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year
Meet track and field student athlete Anjayooluwa “Jayo” Adegboyo ’25, biochemistry and molecular biology, who was named the 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues...
Posted: September 26, 2025, 11:31 AM
Three decades of student mentoring earns UMBC chemist Paul Smith the Braude Award
For nearly three decades, Paul Smith has put undergraduate mentorship and the motivation of bettering human health at the forefront of his work. He’s been recognized for his efforts as the most...
Posted: July 15, 2024, 1:12 PM
Putting UMBC Research on the Map
Spring on UMBC’s main campus brings a host of familiar sights and sounds: blooms on the magnolia trees, the chatter of red-winged blackbirds calling from the reeds around Library Pond, greening...
Posted: May 30, 2024, 10:42 AM
Meet a Retriever—Noah Cruz ’24, first-generation scholar and mentor
Meet Noah Cruz, a senior pursuing B.S. degrees in both psychology and biological sciences on the pre-med/Ph.D. track. As a first generation student and a member of multiple scholars programs, Noah...
Posted: October 5, 2023, 11:27 AM
Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure
Written by Tara S. Carpenter, principal lecturer of chemistry and biochemistry, UMBC If you have curly hair, you know that every day is a new adventure. What will my hair do today? Why does...
Posted: August 11, 2023, 11:22 AM
Graduating students share how unexpected paths and community support got them to where they needed to be
Avi Newman, who is graduating from UMBC this spring, knows all too well about learning to navigate unexpected detours beyond his control. Managing the compounding effects of COVID-19, meant...
Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:37 AM
UMBC’s Chengpeng Chen receives $1.7M NIH grant to develop human liver model
It can take more than 10 years and a billion dollars to get one new drug approved, and less than 10 percent of drugs succeed in clinical trials. Part of the problem is that common techniques used...
Posted: August 26, 2022, 4:02 PM
Better Living Through Chemistry
From cooking and cleaning to fixing your car, understanding chemistry can enlighten all aspects of life. That’s just one reason why Dean William R. LaCourse still loves sharing the joy of his...
Posted: July 6, 2022, 11:16 AM
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