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A global perspective on aging: Alfred Boakye’s gerontology journey from Ghana to Japan and the U.S.
Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for his centenarian grandmother, Margaret Nyarko, in his home city of Tema, on the...
Posted: June 24, 2026, 12:31 PM
How to make a (really) strong magnet
Magnets often attract curious minds. Einstein told of his profound sense of hidden order after witnessing the invisible forces of the Earth’s magnetic field guide the needle of a compass. For...
Posted: June 15, 2026, 2:54 PM
For the leaf peepers: How NASA’s PACE is improving fall color forecasts
Researchers have developed a new approach using data from NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite to observe the timing and progression of fall colors across landscapes....
Posted: June 12, 2026, 2:13 PM
Darter detective: Ph.D. student Payton Barry on ecosystems, outreach, and grant hunting
Payton Barry, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences, is diving into the world of Maryland’s streams. Under Tamra Mendelson’s mentorship, he studies how introduced species of...
Posted: June 5, 2026, 2:10 PM
Revealing galactic history with cosmic rays
What if we could peer back in time to understand how our galaxy was built—one exploding star at a time? When massive stars reach the end of their lives, they don’t go quietly. They explode in...
Posted: May 21, 2026, 3:17 PM
One photon, a trillion electrons: UMBC physicist Daniel Suárez-Forero explores the quantum frontier
Imagine a material where trillions of electrons are locked in an intricate, collective dance—so tightly choreographed that the tiniest nudge can send ripples across the entire system, transforming...
Posted: May 1, 2026, 4:13 PM
UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture launches to boost sustainable U.S. fish farming
UMBC has secured $1.5 million in congressional funding to establish the UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture, an interdisciplinary effort aimed at revolutionizing land-based fish production...
Posted: April 30, 2026, 4:01 PM
Eight Retrievers awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eight UMBC students and alumni have been awarded the prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), a highly competitive honor that supports outstanding graduate...
Posted: April 24, 2026, 1:34 PM
Unlocking motivation: Grad student leads discovery of how two hippocampus regions team up to fuel goal-driven behavior
New UMBC research reveals how two different parts of the hippocampus—the brain’s memory center—team up in a key reward region to help mice, and likely humans, combine memories of places and...
Posted: April 9, 2026, 3:18 PM
Boosting resilience: UMBC secures $1M+ congressional funding to launch lab addressing flood risks in vulnerable Maryland communities
UMBC researchers have secured a $1,031,000 congressional earmark to launch a vital new initiative tackling the escalating threat of flooding in Maryland’s most vulnerable communities. Led by...
Posted: March 13, 2026, 2:04 PM
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