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Biology department members create an experiment of note—a band called Fever Dream
Before you let your imagination run wild, we’re going to go ahead and temper whatever expectations you may have upon hearing the phrase “biology band.” Nobody is banging on a centrifuge in lieu of...
Posted: November 9, 2023, 5:01 PM
GRIT-X 2023 explores wide range of UMBC’s research and creative achievement around campus and beyond
Spiders, robots, climate change, Vaudevillian history, and more—this year’s GRIT-X event had something for inquiring minds of all kinds, with explorations into elements of the past, our collective...
Posted: November 7, 2023, 4:53 PM
Meet a Retriever—Aysia Miller ’24, volleyball player and biology major
Meet Aysia Miller, a senior on the America East championship women’s volleyball team at UMBC. Originally from Mililani, Hawaii, Aysia is majoring in biology and minoring in bioinformatics. As a...
Posted: November 7, 2023, 4:37 PM
Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies
Written by Ivan Erill, professor of biological sciences, UMBC Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself? It may comfort you to know that, yes,...
Posted: November 6, 2023, 4:05 PM
Alumni Awards 2023—Making impact through relationships
On the stage of the 35th annual Alumni Awards, awardees and their nominators repeated a shared theme: the freedom and flexibility to grow at UMBC—not alone—but in community. Presented by the...
Posted: November 1, 2023, 12:56 PM
UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus
No one had ever seen one virus latching onto another virus, until anomalous sequencing results sent a UMBC team down a rabbit hole leading to a first-of-its-kind discovery. It’s known that...
Posted: October 31, 2023, 3:34 PM
UMBC mathematician Kathleen Hoffman contributes to research on animal decision-making, with robotics applications
Animals must constantly make the choice between using energy to gather information about their environment or to carry out goal-driven tasks. Animals use sensory input, including humans’ five...
Posted: October 26, 2023, 11:06 AM
Underwater cameras facilitate large-scale study of oyster reef habitat in Chesapeake Bay
A new study used a novel technique to assess types of habitat provided by oyster reefs across 12 tributaries in the Chesapeake Bay. Researchers from UMBC; the University of Maryland, Baltimore...
Posted: October 19, 2023, 10:16 AM
Retriever Essentials student team is runner-up in a nationwide competition to address world hunger
Retriever Essentials, represented by student volunteers Nhi Nguyen ’25, biochemistry and bioinformatics, and Ben Bhattarai ’23, biology and psychology, is a second place finalist in the 2023...
Posted: October 6, 2023, 12:16 PM
Ph.D. candidate Jessica Novak to study biofuels at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Next February, Jessica Novak, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in biological sciences, will pack her bags and relocate to the National Renewable Energy (NREL) Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. She’ll...
Posted: October 5, 2023, 12:53 PM
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