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New UMBC study shows powerful effects of road salt and urban infrastructure on waterways
Increasing development worldwide, driven by urbanization and a growing human population, is having significant effects on our waterways. Baltimore is no exception to this trend. Because of its...
Posted: September 17, 2019, 8:57 PM
UMBC’s Erle Ellis crowdsources global archaeological research to trace the history of human impacts on Earth
For decades, UMBC’s Erle Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, has examined the history of humanity’s impact on the planet, but he’s had lingering questions about just how far...
Posted: September 11, 2019, 7:54 PM
Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene
By Erle C. Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, UMBC; Ben Marwick, associate professor of archaeology, University of Washington; Lucas Stephens, research affiliate in...
Posted: August 30, 2019, 3:47 PM
Open spaces nurture open minds in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building
This fall, hundreds of Retrievers will set foot in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building for the first time. They may be inspired by the vibrant art installation, find a quiet nook...
Posted: August 26, 2019, 6:49 PM
Video Extra: Lifespan of a Dragonfly
In the spring 2019 issue of UMBC Magazine, writer Sarah Hansen, M.S. ’15, shares the research of Colin Studds, assistant professor of geography and environmental systems, senior author of a recent...
Posted: June 21, 2019, 3:53 PM
Five UMBC students see their degrees as a step toward community impact
Many students see graduation as an opportunity to embark on entirely new and different experiences. For others, graduation is one more step forward on an already clear path—a chance to delve...
Posted: May 17, 2019, 1:02 PM
Restoring tropical forests isn’t meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years
By Matthew Fagan, UMBC; Leighton Reid, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Margaret Buck Holland, UMBC Tropical forests globally are being lost at a rate of 61,000 square miles a year. And...
Posted: March 20, 2019, 12:15 AM
UMBC’s Chris Swan contributes to landmark global stream ecology study
A single leaf dropping into a stream has just a tiny impact, but, together, the billions of leaves that drop into waterways every year help keep global ecosystems going. How this works and why...
Posted: February 27, 2019, 3:19 PM
Three generations, thousands of miles: Scientists unlock the mystery of a dragonfly’s migration
Thanks to photos and films featuring clouds of stunning orange and black monarch butterflies flying across North America, many people today are familiar with how monarchs migrate. The migration...
Posted: December 19, 2018, 1:03 PM
Faculty receive START and SURFF awards to pursue new research and creative work
UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research recently presented awards to support the work of two dozen UMBC faculty examining topics from health disparities among people with diabetes to...
Posted: December 18, 2018, 8:22 PM
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