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By Ivan Erill, associate professor of biological sciences, UMBC Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued...

¿No hablas español? Not a problem. The Spanish Conversation Club is happy to have you! Don’t identify as a woman or engineering major? The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) still welcomes you....

Corbett in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building on campus in April 2021. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11. Everyone who’s ever met Kizzmekia Corbett ’08, M16, biological sciences and...

Since 2009, as part of its Alumni Awards celebration, the UMBC Alumni Association names one “Rising Star” recipient each year who exemplifies early career and professional achievement. In the...

By Mercedes Burns, assistant professor, Biological Sciences, UMBC An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had...

By Kevin Omland, professor, Biological Sciences, UMBC; Evangeline Rose, Ph.D. ’20, biological sciences, UMBC, and Karan Odom, Ph.D. ’16, biological sciences, Cornell University Americans...

By Rakaia Kenney ’21, research assistant, UMBC; Kayla Lemons ’20, research assistant UMBC, and Weihong Lin, professor, Biological Sciences, UMBC Curious Kids is a series for children...

Ivan Erill, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, UMBC Imagine a world where your odds of surviving minor surgery were one to three. A world in which a visit to the dentist could spell...

Thomas Cronin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Color-changing cells in an Atlantic squid’s skin contain light-sensitive pigments. Alexandra Kingston, CC BY-ND We humans are uncommonly...

In the weeks leading up to the Alumni Awards Ceremony, we’ll be profiling each honoree in more detail here on our blog. Today, meet Kate Laskowski ’06, biological sciences and chemistry, scientist...