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UMBC’s Hua Lu works to decode plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine
UMBC’s Hua Lu, professor of biological sciences, and colleagues have found new genetic links between a plant’s circadian rhythm (essentially, an internal clock) and its ability to fend off...
Posted: June 12, 2019, 4:20 PM
UMBC’s Sarah Stellwagen first in world to sequence genes for spider glue
Today in Genes, Genomes, Genetics, UMBC postdoctoral fellow Sarah Stellwagen and co-author Rebecca Renberg at the Army Research Lab published the first-ever complete sequences of two genes that...
Posted: June 5, 2019, 2:09 PM
UMBC’s Glenn Wolfe develops new method to gauge atmosphere’s ability to clear methane, a potent greenhouse gas
New research by UMBC’s Glenn Wolfe and collaborators is shaping how scientists understand the fate of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in Earth’s atmosphere. Of the greenhouse gases, methane...
Posted: May 31, 2019, 6:02 PM
UMBC’s newest grads share what inspired their unique paths
When students come to UMBC, they bring with them life experiences that shape the program they choose, the mentors they find, the research questions they ask, and the communities they build on...
Posted: May 10, 2019, 4:00 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
Biology graduate students from UMBC earn national honors for unique aquatic research
Colorful mantis shrimps and freshwater darter fish took the spotlight at the recent annual meeting of the Society for Integrative Biology (SICB) in Tampa, Florida. UMBC biological sciences Ph.D....
Posted: April 9, 2019, 9:48 PM
UMBC welcomes Donna Ruginski as executive director for cybersecurity initiatives
“Cybersecurity research is important because we live in a connected world. As a society, we have an expectation to conduct professional business in a safe and secure technology environment,” says...
Posted: April 9, 2019, 1:07 PM
UMBC ranks #3 among U.S. universities in global social and economic impact
Times Higher Education has just named UMBC #3 in the nation in achieving social and economic impact. This 2019 University Impact Ranking measures how well universities deliver on UN Sustainable...
Posted: April 5, 2019, 4:57 PM
UMBC’s Bradley Arnold develops laser-based technology to safely and quickly detect IEDs and other hazards in combat zones
You’re a U.S. soldier, motoring across the desert at 60 miles an hour in an Army truck, heading back to base. Suddenly, a red light flashes on your dashboard—an instrument has detected traces of...
Posted: April 2, 2019, 3:23 PM
UMBC’s Chris Swan contributes to landmark global stream ecology study
A single leaf dropping into a stream has just a tiny impact, but, together, the billions of leaves that drop into waterways every year help keep global ecosystems going. How this works and why...
Posted: February 27, 2019, 3:19 PM
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