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New study finds specific sensory neurons associated with parental care and reproductive behaviors in male cichlids
African cichlids, a group of thousands of freshwater fish species, present a wide range of distinctive mating and parental care behaviors. However, the mechanisms that drive these behaviors are...
Posted: December 4, 2024, 2:42 PM
Yonathan Zohar honored for lifetime of contributions to fish endocrinology research and advances in aquaculture
Yonathan Zohar, professor of marine biotechnology, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Fish Endocrinology. Zohar’s work at the Institute of Marine and...
Posted: November 25, 2024, 4:35 PM
Mechanical engineering professor Weidong Zhu honored for pioneering work analyzing sound and vibration
The elevator in the Shanghai Tower in China can reach speeds of more than 45 miles per hour, whisking passengers up more than 100 floors in under a minute. For elevators this fast and tall,...
Posted: November 22, 2024, 2:40 PM
Tasneem Khambaty mentors a new generation of doctoral students on novel research for the prevention of type 2 diabetes
On the fourth floor of UMBC’s math/psychology building, Tasneem Khambaty, associate professor of clinical psychology and behavioral medicine, meets with doctoral students Ashley Splain and Sumaiya...
Posted: November 20, 2024, 12:08 PM
NASA awards AXIS X-ray telescope co-developed by UMBC faculty $5M for further study
Nearly a year ago, a group of engineers and scientists including UMBC physicists became one of 10 teams to successfully submit a proposal to NASA to develop the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite...
Posted: November 12, 2024, 1:45 PM
Striving for more efficient and equitable healthcare: Ian Stockwell wins major NIH grant
Ian Stockwell ’03, information systems and financial economics, M.A. ’06, economic policy analysis, and Ph.D. ’14, public policy, has spent his 20-plus-year career analyzing healthcare operations....
Posted: November 12, 2024, 1:03 PM
UMBC leads new program to build research security compliance support for mid-sized universities
UMBC is leading a new initiative, in partnership with several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in the region, that’s aiming to expand...
Posted: November 11, 2024, 2:06 PM
PANTHYR instrument installed in Chesapeake Bay to monitor water quality, validate satellite data
The PANTHYR instrument system is on the upper platform of the Chesapeake Bay Tower on the corner out of view. (Kevin Turpie, GSFC/UMBC) Climbing 30-meter ladders and avoiding osprey nests...
Posted: November 1, 2024, 3:34 PM
Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns
Matthew Fagan led development of the forest patches database that the current study relied on. (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC) A new study in Naturefinds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an...
Posted: October 30, 2024, 12:22 PM
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
Written by Farah Nibbs, assistant professor of emergency and disaster health systems at UMBC Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and...
Posted: October 22, 2024, 11:12 AM
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