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CRESST II space science consortium to receive $87.5 million from NASA Goddard
The Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST II) is prepared to embark on a new era of innovative research and teaching with the commitment of $87.5 million from...
Posted: March 30, 2017, 4:59 PM
UMBC’s JCET researchers discover new wrinkle in the role of clouds in climate change
Clouds continue to be one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate change models. At night, clouds keep Earth warm by preventing heat from escaping. During the day, most clouds cool Earth...
Posted: March 24, 2017, 1:16 PM
UMBC’s Top 12 Highlights of 2016
UMBC celebrated a banner year in 2016. In thousands of ways, big and small, this golden anniversary has been full of moments to remember for the university community. Here are twelve top...
Posted: January 4, 2017, 6:30 PM
UMBC’s Huemmrich uses NASA satellite to measure effects of climate change on evergreen forests
The role of forests in climate change is currently an open question, and it’s one that Fred Huemmrich, research scientist at UMBC’s Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) and adjunct...
Posted: November 21, 2016, 10:27 PM
NOAA funds UMBC to train minority students in remote sensing and atmospheric sciences
UMBC’s demonstrated strength in supporting students from underrepresented groups on their path to success in STEM fields has earned the university another round of funding for STEM education. The...
Posted: October 12, 2016, 3:01 PM
“Smog Blog” run by UMBC students becomes go-to air quality reference for national audience
When Jill Engel-Cox Ph.D. ’04, marine-estuarine environmental sciences, started the Smog Blog in 2003, it served as “kind of an online lab notebook,” she says. In the early 2000s, there were...
Posted: June 30, 2016, 6:37 PM
NASA and UMBC scientists gather to celebrate LAGEOS on its 40th anniversary in orbit
On May 4, 2016 LAGEOS turned 40. For a satellite that is expected to stay in Earth orbit for 8.4 million years it’s the blink of an eye, but for the team involved in the project this birthday...
Posted: June 3, 2016, 4:52 PM
“Seeing Science” research forum connects cells, space, and the senses
“We hope you will leave inspired and with new views about what is possible,” said Karl V. Steiner, vice president for research, as he welcomed the audience of “Seeing Science: Photography,...
Posted: April 20, 2016, 3:29 PM
Congressman Elijah Cummings discusses UMBC’s research leadership and commitment to Baltimore during campus visit
Congressman Elijah Cummings visited UMBC this month to speak with faculty, staff, and students from across the university about UMBC’s national leadership as a research university and commitment...
Posted: March 21, 2016, 4:19 PM
New NASA camera gives scientists an EPIC perspective of Earth, UMBC researcher explains
The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) connected to NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is NASA’s new tool to provide scientists with a unique perspective of the Earth’s clouds,...
Posted: December 17, 2015, 9:57 PM
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