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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
GRIT-X showcases groundbreaking UMBC research, scholarship, and creative achievement
An inaugural GRIT-X event held during UMBC’s 50th anniversary weekend featured some of the university community’s most fascinating new research and creative work. Faculty and alumni from across...
Posted: September 22, 2016, 8:13 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
UMBC and Portuguese Naval Academy launch partnership to promote academic and cultural exchange
A delegation from Portugal visited UMBC earlier this month to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining plans to develop collaborative exchange programs for teaching, learning, and...
Posted: September 15, 2016, 2:22 PM
NSF funds Jason Kestner to tackle major obstacle to quantum computing
Predictions suggest that advances in quantum computing could lead to computers vastly faster than any that currently exist—computers that could efficiently crunch the more than 2.5 quintillion...
Posted: September 14, 2016, 6:44 PM
UMBC’s 100th MARC U*STAR alumnus to earn Ph.D. inspires today’s scholars
Lasse Lindahl’s goal for the MARC U*STAR Scholars program is to “light the fire in the belly so students are hooked on science.” Lindahl, director of the MARC U*STAR program at UMBC and...
Posted: September 9, 2016, 6:37 PM
Delegation from the University of Kassel in Germany visits UMBC to grow interdisciplinary exchange program
Eight administrators and faculty members from the University of Kassel in central Germany visited UMBC from August 29 to September 2 to build on a thriving university partnership between the two...
Posted: September 9, 2016, 5:07 PM
UMBC alumni connect with fellow Retrievers through Baltimore-based summer internships
Each year several hundred UMBC students take advantage of the summer months to explore careers related to their majors, expand their knowledge and skills, and learn more about themselves through...
Posted: August 26, 2016, 8:40 PM
Secret Society of Science Songwriters creates music videos inspired by UMBC chemistry labs
On a Friday afternoon in early August, a dedicated group of students from Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland, are hard at work in UMBC’s chemistry building. It’s prime summer break...
Posted: August 17, 2016, 7:35 PM
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