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UMBC dedicates new Earth and Space Institute, building on decades of NASA collaboration
On the third floor of the UMBC Physics Building, a glass sign with crisp white lettering announces UMBC’s newest research center: the Earth and Space Institute (ESI). The institute includes a...
Posted: September 19, 2017, 9:43 PM
UMBC receives NSF grant to launch first-of-its-kind big data and high-performance computing training for researchers across disciplines
Today, data of all kinds is generated at a nearly incomprehensible rate, creating endless opportunities for advances in fields from health care to education. Yet plucking meaningful insights out...
Posted: September 1, 2017, 3:48 PM
UMBC’s Gymama Slaughter to develop bioreactors that could pause the clock for life-saving organ transplants
UMBC’s Gymama Slaughter will develop a bioreactor to extend the viability of lifesaving human organs as they await transplant through a major new grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and...
Posted: August 28, 2017, 4:42 PM
UMBC’s Tom Cronin explains how some animals “see without eyes”
In the last few decades, the scientific community has produced mounting evidence that many animals can “see” with cells all over their bodies. What purposes do these cells serve and how do they...
Posted: August 24, 2017, 6:47 PM
UMBC’s Jason Link leads development of cosmic ray detector headed for International Space Station
A white box the size of a refrigerator, called Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM), will head to the International Space Station (ISS) this month, thanks to the work of UMBC astrophysicist...
Posted: August 11, 2017, 7:14 PM
New study by UMBC’s Chris Swan finds restoration efforts more effective in small, isolated streams
A new study led by Chris Swan has found that stream restoration efforts such as bank stabilization, tree planting, and streambed manipulations have a greater impact on stream life in small...
Posted: July 28, 2017, 8:02 PM
UMBC’s Erin Green receives nearly $1 million NIH grant for cutting-edge epigenetics research
UMBC biologist Erin Green has received a five-year, nearly $1 million grant from the National institutes of Health to examine how cells respond to environmental signals at the molecular level. Her...
Posted: July 28, 2017, 2:01 PM
UMBC’s Don Engel selected for inaugural cohort of APLU Research Leader Fellows
Don Engel, UMBC’s assistant vice president for research, has been selected as one of just eight participants nationwide in the new Research Leader Fellows program sponsored by the Council on...
Posted: July 18, 2017, 9:17 PM
Why do we yawn? UMBC’s Bob Provine dives into a common, but still mysterious behavior on NPR
Yawning may have the dubious distinction of being the least understood common human behavior,” UMBC’s Bob Provine told NPR’s Morning Edition this spring. Yawns can be triggered by boredom,...
Posted: July 10, 2017, 7:35 PM
UMBC researchers address diverse factors impacting U.S. schooling
UMBC researchers from across the humanities and social sciences recently earned press coverage for their work exploring factors that shape K–12 education in the United States. From inclusive...
Posted: July 10, 2017, 6:50 PM
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