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UMBC students, educators, and researchers advance Maryland through innovative computing partnership
In early 2022, Nadja Franklin ‘23 was exploring summer opportunities through the UMBC Career Center when she heard about a chance to connect with tech internships at Maryland’s state agencies. As...
Posted: August 3, 2022, 2:43 PM
UMBC-led team generates first global map of cargo ship pollution, revealing effects of fuel regulations
Tianle Yuan. (Image courtesy of Tianle Yuan) A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC’s Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003 – 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on...
Posted: July 27, 2022, 11:37 AM
UMBC’s Eileen Meyer and team find strongest evidence yet of a black hole zooming away from its galaxy’s center
A new study has confirmed that a black hole eight billion light years away is zipping away from its galaxy’s center at 2,000 kilometers per second, or more than 4.5 million miles per hour. The...
Posted: July 26, 2022, 4:54 PM
UMBC’s 2022 Fulbright student scholars will travel the world to explore difficult questions
Eight recent UMBC graduates and alumni will soon travel to countries across three continents as 2022 Fulbright U.S. Student scholars. They include emerging leaders in education, astrophysics,...
Posted: June 16, 2022, 3:23 PM
Simons Foundation provides $2.5M to support UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars, plans New York replication
The Simons Foundation and its sister organization, Simons Foundation International, have pledged $2.5 million over five years to support the Meyerhoff Scholars Program. Continued partnership...
Posted: June 10, 2022, 4:19 PM
Creating new antiviral drugs: Katherine Seley-Radtke’s innovative “fleximer” research to receive $3.5M from NIH
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded nine research consortia a total of $577 million to create Antiviral Drug...
Posted: June 10, 2022, 3:38 PM
As global travel expands, UMBC faculty and staff earn Fulbright awards for research, collaboration abroad
Four UMBC faculty and staff members have received highly competitive Fulbright awards to conduct research and establish important connections around the world over the next year. UMBC’s new...
Posted: June 6, 2022, 3:35 PM
Beyond “plant trees!”: UMBC research finds tree plantations encroaching on essential ecosystems
Trees store carbon, filter the air, create habitat, and supply a host of other benefits for animals and people. Planting the right trees, in the right places, in consultation with local...
Posted: June 6, 2022, 11:20 AM
HHMI launches $1.5 billion Freeman Hrabowski Scholars program to support diversity, innovation in biomedical research
Today, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) launched the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program to help build a scientific workforce that more fully reflects our increasingly diverse country....
Posted: May 26, 2022, 8:24 AM
UMBC’s student innovation competition winners share tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
Student teams recently gathered at Betamore, a Baltimore-based entrepreneurship and coworking space, to battle in the final round of UMBC’s annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition. Greg...
Posted: May 25, 2022, 4:02 PM
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