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UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar to lead $10 million partnership to scale land-based salmon aquaculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $10 million, the maximum allowable amount, to a set of projects, led by UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar, targeted to solve specific aquaculture...
Posted: October 7, 2021, 2:04 PM
UMBC faculty, alumni entrepreneurs receive record number of MIPS awards for tech collaborations
Six UMBC faculty members have just received grants from the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program to develop new technologies with potential to grow the state’s economy. This is UMBC’s...
Posted: February 11, 2021, 8:41 PM
BARD Fund honors UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar for aquaculture research with $12B global economic impact
The Binational Agricultural Research Development (BARD) Fund, a partnership program between the U.S. and Israel, has recognized Yonathan Zohar for the economic impact of his research. In a review...
Posted: November 24, 2020, 11:38 PM
Groundbreaking fish research by UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar spawns partnership with AquaCon on $1 billion Maryland aquaculture project
More and more U.S. states, from Texas to Maine, are increasing their capacity to produce fish for human consumption in land-based facilities. These operations are less susceptible to disease and...
Posted: July 3, 2020, 2:33 AM
Preparing for impact: Four new UMBC grads share what drives their research
It’s 3 a.m., and Cindy Chelius rolls out of the pull-out couch in the grad student lounge. Time to check on her fungi. For this experiment, measurements must be taken every four hours for forty...
Posted: December 17, 2019, 10:49 PM
UMBC spotlights the power of collaboration and community in opening of new science building, GRIT-X talks
During the height of UMBC Homecoming festivities on October 12, the university community and supporters from across Maryland gathered to celebrate the opening of UMBC’s Interdisciplinary Life...
Posted: October 21, 2019, 2:09 PM
UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce
An interdisciplinary team of UMBC professors has received $2.8 million from the National Science Foundation to create a new master’s program focused on developing a more diverse environmental...
Posted: September 18, 2019, 8:44 PM
UMBC researchers invent creative approach to remove dangerous pollutant from waterways
UMBC professors Kevin Sowers and Upal Ghosh have advanced a new technique to eliminate PCBs—one of the most persistent, pervasive, and dangerous chemical pollutants found in waterway sediments....
Posted: April 10, 2019, 5:09 PM
UMBC scientists tackle persistent hurdles in the aquaculture industry with new NOAA grant
As consumer demand for fish continues to grow worldwide, scientists are working to address some of aquaculture’s most persistent challenges. “There are a few bottlenecks and hurdles that the...
Posted: January 31, 2019, 8:43 PM
UMBC’s Colleen Burge helps show oyster aquaculture can limit disease in wild oysters
The potential spread of disease from farmed oysters to wild oysters is a frequent concern for oyster producers and consumers alike. Contrary to common perceptions, new UMBC research in Aquaculture...
Posted: January 22, 2019, 4:07 PM
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