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Nature spotlights Summers Lab for showing how science can be for everyone
A recent article in Nature asked, “Is science only for the rich?” In the United States, writer Jane J. Lee concluded, there are steep challenges for students from lower-income backgrounds who want...
Posted: October 18, 2016, 7:32 PM
UMBC physicist Sebastian Deffner reimagines the future of computing with biology in mind
“There is no free lunch,” in quantum computing, says Sebastian Deffner, a new assistant professor of physics at UMBC. Every uptick in a computer’s speed, accuracy, or memory comes at the cost of...
Posted: October 14, 2016, 5:35 PM
Christy Chapin explains the evolution of the U.S. healthcare system
In a new article in The Conversation, Christy Chapin analyzes the history of healthcare in the United States and traces the steps that lead to the insurance company model and the adoption of the...
Posted: October 7, 2016, 5:37 PM
UMBC researchers explore and explain new virtual and augmented reality systems
ABC News in Baltimore took an in-depth look at virtual and augmented reality this week, ahead of Sony’s planned launch of a Playstation virtual reality system. The segment, “Virtual reality...
Posted: October 6, 2016, 7:12 PM
UMBC faculty win four new Maryland Innovation Initiative grants, bringing total MII awards to $2.4M
Tech transfer is growing rapidly at UMBC, fueled in part by the university’s notable success in securing Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) grants designed to promote the commercialization of...
Posted: September 30, 2016, 7:20 PM
Sarah Shin publishes new book on English language teaching as a second career
After conducting in-depth interviews and observations of students in a teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) graduate program, Sarah Shin, professor of education and special...
Posted: September 30, 2016, 5:15 PM
Tamra Mendelson advocates using human psychology framework to understand animal cognition
How animals choose when to migrate, with whom to mate, or what to eat can have a huge impact on their ability to survive and reproduce, and thus, the evolution of their species. That’s why...
Posted: September 30, 2016, 2:04 PM
Astrophysicist Robin Corbet discovers rare, high-energy binary star system beyond the Milky Way
Until recently, humans had only detected five binary star systems—pairs of stars orbiting each other—that emit extremely high-energy gamma rays. Robin Corbet, an astrophysicist at UMBC’s Center...
Posted: September 29, 2016, 5:14 PM
Brewster lab to examine “pause button” on embryonic development, with eye on improving organ transplant
Embryos of zebrafish, a workhorse model organism in biology labs, routinely survive without oxygen for up to 50 hours by hitting the pause button on their development. Rachel Brewster, professor...
Posted: September 20, 2016, 1:44 PM
New research by Curran and Kellogg points to inequities in science education from early age
In a new article published in The Conversation, School of Public Policy Assistant Professor F. Chris Curran shares his latest research that reveals significant achievement gaps in science for...
Posted: September 14, 2016, 7:27 PM
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