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UMBC researchers build next-gen satellite tech to examine Earth’s atmosphere
The first Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) was a nano-satellite about as big as a loaf of bread. Developed by Vanderlei Martins, professor of physics, and his team of scientists and...
Posted: October 14, 2022, 12:32 PM
UMBC’s Viswanathan uses the Moon’s craters to track its shifting poles over 4.25 billion years
A new study published in Planetary Science Journalhas determined how the Moon’s poles have shifted over more than 4 billion years, a phenomenon known as “true polar wander.” To trace the poles...
Posted: October 5, 2022, 8:28 AM
UMBC to co-lead new Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative with $2.3M grant
American cities face environmental challenges that are exacerbated by climate change, from air and water quality issues to flooding and heat. Low-income neighborhoods and areas that were...
Posted: October 4, 2022, 4:22 PM
New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us
New UMBC-led research in Frontiers in Microbiology suggests that viruses are using information from their environment to “decide” when to sit tight inside their hosts and when to multiply and...
Posted: September 23, 2022, 10:53 AM
Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them
Ivan Erill, Professor of Biological Sciences, UMBC After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might picture a virus as a nasty spiked ball – a mindless killer that gets into a...
Posted: September 15, 2022, 11:49 AM
UMBC’s new AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows focus on STEM workforce inclusion, youth justice
Erin Lavik, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering at UMBC, is an innovator in developing nanoparticles to stop internal bleeding. She’s also hard at work on a very...
Posted: September 8, 2022, 4:57 PM
Americans think they know a lot about politics – and it’s bad for democracy that they’re so often wrong in their confidence
Ian Anson, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMBC As statewide primaries continue through the summer, many Americans are beginning to think about which candidates they will support in...
Posted: September 2, 2022, 2:21 PM
UMBC to lead climate-focused NSF data science institute through $13M award
Tens of millions of people live in areas that are at risk for flooding due to climate change, sea level rise, and melting of glaciers. UMBC’s Vandana Janeja is leading a team of researchers using...
Posted: September 1, 2022, 3:25 PM
The Hilltop Institute at UMBC revolutionizes data analytics to advance health and wellbeing
Two researchers from The Hilltop Institute at UMBC just received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to investigate hospital price transparency. With the nearly $300,000 award funded by the...
Posted: August 31, 2022, 10:23 AM
UMBC’s Chris Swan awarded NSF funding for U.S.-Brazil partnership on stream biodiversity
A new collaboration between scientists in the U.S. and Brazil hopes to increase our ability to predict how biological communities may change in a warming world. The researchers will investigate...
Posted: August 29, 2022, 6:04 PM
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