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UMBC to launch prestigious Beckman Scholars Program for aspiring M.D./Ph.D.s
UMBC has received a 2022 Beckman Foundation Award to launch a Beckman Scholars Program for outstanding students interested in graduate study in the biological or chemical sciences. The Arnold and...
Posted: January 25, 2022, 7:01 PM
UMBC continues to advance Maryland’s biotech workforce through $900K biomanufacturing grant
UMBC has received a $900,000 grant from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) to develop and implement a new, short-term biomanufacturing training...
Posted: January 19, 2022, 8:01 PM
Smithsonian features Erle Ellis’s research on how humans have shaped ecology over millennia as a top discovery of 2021
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) has announced its top ten discoveries of 2021, featuring “attention-grabbing findings” by UMBC’s Erle Ellis, professor of geography. Ellis...
Posted: January 13, 2022, 5:54 PM
UMBC research group tackles ongoing hurdles to efficient solar power tech
Two new papers from Can Ataca’s research group at UMBC set the stage for further advances in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. Daniel Wines, Ph.D. candidate in physics, led...
Posted: December 17, 2021, 5:19 PM
Hero of the Year: TIME honors UMBC alum Kizzmekia Corbett, COVID-19 vaccine leader
TIME magazine’s famed Person of the Year issue today announced Kizzmekia Corbett as a Hero of the Year for her leadership in developing the COVID-19 vaccine. Corbett ’08, M16, biological sciences...
Posted: December 13, 2021, 9:28 PM
UMBC Marshall Scholar Joshua Slaughter seeks to advance equity in personalized medicine
Joshua Slaughter ‘22, M30, has received the Marshall Scholarship, becoming the second student in UMBC history and the first in 29 years to be selected for the prestigious award. Slaughter is one...
Posted: December 13, 2021, 3:03 PM
UMBC and Israeli Ministry of Agriculture establish aquaculture research partnership
UMBC will grow its aquaculture collaboration with Israeli colleagues thanks to a new statement of intent signed last week at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), a...
Posted: December 10, 2021, 3:58 PM
Viral inventors: UMBC study finds virus DNA orchestrates a critical cellular pathway in bacteria
A protein produced by viral DNA is orchestrating the critical “SOS response” in a large group of bacterial species, according to a new study in Nucleic Acids Research co-led by Ivan Erill,...
Posted: December 9, 2021, 6:54 PM
UMBC continues to advance biotech in Maryland through new $900K biomanufacturing grant
A growing list of programs and partnerships is positioning UMBC as a leader in developing Maryland’s biotech and biomanufacturing workforce. UMBC has just received a $900,000 grant from the...
Posted: November 23, 2021, 7:07 PM
UMBC’s Lavik and Bieberich develop new approach to nanoparticles that stop internal bleeding
When a person experiences a trauma that leads to significant bleeding, the first few minutes are critical. It’s important that they receive intravenous medication quickly to control the bleeding,...
Posted: November 23, 2021, 2:13 PM
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