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Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it
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...
Posted: October 20, 2021, 7:10 PM
The Alumni Awards Return
Something that has become clear in 2021 is that when celebration is called for—-go all in, in a safe, socially distant fashion, of course. In this spirit, UMBC is excited to announce the 32nd...
Posted: October 18, 2021, 6:14 PM
UMBC’s GRIT-X talks return for Homecoming 2021, highlighting research with a public impact
A hush fell over the excited audience in UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre last weekend, as Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa ‘03, biological sciences, stepped into the spotlight to...
Posted: October 15, 2021, 6:16 PM
UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar to lead $10 million partnership to scale land-based salmon aquaculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $10 million, the maximum allowable amount, to a set of projects, led by UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar, targeted to solve specific aquaculture...
Posted: October 7, 2021, 2:04 PM
UMBC’s Mercedes Burns to explore spider glues and silks with new $900K NSF grant
How many ways are there to make a sticky protein? That’s the overarching question driving new research by Mercedes Burns, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Sarah Stellwagen, a...
Posted: September 2, 2021, 3:08 PM
Ocean exploration to environmental justice: UMBC students seize on unique summer opportunities
When COVID struck, students, families, and educators nationwide worried about the impact it would have on learning experiences and career opportunities. Throughout summer 2021, UMBC students have...
Posted: August 20, 2021, 3:09 PM
The Rocky Yet Rewarding Road of Graduate Research
One Halloween evening, a young Amanda Belunis watched her dad arrange dry ice in the kitchen sink. Belunis and her brother thought the chilling fog spilling from the countertop was awesome. Now a...
Posted: August 9, 2021, 6:49 PM
UMBC graduates more Black students who go on to earn doctorates in natural sciences and engineering than any other U.S. college
As a trifecta of crises upended life in 2020, the need for a diverse scientific and medical community grew ever more clear. George Floyd’s murder elicited worldwide protests against racial...
Posted: August 6, 2021, 8:00 PM
Hurricanes, well-being, and AI: START Awards set up UMBC researchers for success
Soon, Steve Guimond and his students will begin exploring a new angle of his hurricane research. They want to better understand the fundamental physics that drives hurricanes. Specifically, they...
Posted: August 6, 2021, 5:56 PM
Forward Progress Begins with Mentorship
Olumide Fagboyegun ’21, M29, biochemistry, is a recent UMBC graduate and a Meyerhoff Scholar. He will soon begin his Ph.D. in neuroscience at Harvard. Since graduating, he’s reflected on the...
Posted: July 16, 2021, 1:21 PM
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