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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
UMBC researchers to study digital twinning technology, AI use in neurodegenerative diseases with NSF grant
A multidisciplinary team of UMBC researchers was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to expand the use of digital twinning technology to diagnose, treat, and increase the...
Posted: October 18, 2024, 3:25 PM
GRIT-X talk series ushers in UMBC’s 2024 Homecoming activities
UMBC’s GRIT-X event is returning for its eighth year with a lineup of dynamic talks spanning a wide range of subjects, including insight into the university’s contributions to the next Moon...
Posted: October 17, 2024, 5:15 PM
Kaitlyn Sadtler ’11 named to TIME100 Next list for interdisciplinary biotech research
Kaitlyn Sadtler ’11, biological sciences, has been selected for the TIME100 Next list. In its fifth year, the list aims “to recognize rising leaders in health, climate, business, sports, and...
Posted: October 10, 2024, 3:34 PM
Preparing students for a quantum tomorrow: Lei Zhang brings futuristic computing concepts into the classroom
In the early 20th century, as physicists explored the tiny world of atoms, they noticed some perplexing things: Energy transferred only in chunks; particles that also acted like waves; mysterious...
Posted: October 3, 2024, 9:24 AM
Upal Ghosh appointed to D.C. mayor’s Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River
On September 12, UMBC’s Upal Ghosh, from the Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, was sworn in as a member of the Washington, D.C., mayor’s Leadership Council for a...
Posted: September 18, 2024, 7:09 AM
New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain
Efavirenz is an important drug for treating HIV infection, but it has negative effects that can significantly impact patients’ quality of life over time. It causes neuropsychiatric disorders and...
Posted: September 16, 2024, 4:30 PM
Creative, scientifically accurate eclipse animation selected for screening at Iron Mule Film Festival
An animated short co-directed by UMBC’s Robin Corbet, senior research scientist in the Center for Space Sciences and Technology, and Laurence Arcadias, an animation professor at the Maryland...
Posted: September 16, 2024, 11:19 AM
UMBC hosts “NASA Days” event series with Goddard Space Flight Center
UMBC is collaborating with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to host an interactive, three-day event series that takes a closer look into the center’s current research activity, with...
Posted: September 13, 2024, 4:04 PM
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