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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by Megan Hanks Mastrola Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace…

Posted: July 11, 2022

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Remdesivir Explained – What Makes This Drug Work Against Viruses?

By Katherine Seley-Radtke, professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC With the FDA approving Gilead’s Remdesivir as an emergency use treatment for the most acute cases of COVID-19, many...

Posted: May 6, 2020, 2:19 PM

UMBC to receive $7.7 M for U-RISE, a research training program focused on STEM leadership

Since it launched at UMBC in 1997, the MARC U*STAR Program has connected nearly 500 hundred UMBC students with research opportunities and invaluable support. After years of remarkable results, the...

Posted: April 29, 2020, 4:17 PM

UMBC team makes breakthrough discovery in HIV research, opening path to new, better therapies

New research on the structure of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has revealed a promising novel drug target for treating HIV infection, which affects more than 1 million Americans and 40...

Posted: April 23, 2020, 6:03 PM

UMBC’s Rickesh Patel determines how mantis shrimp find their way home

Mantis shrimps have earned fame for their powerful punching limbs, incredibly unusual eyes, and vivid exoskeletons. And, it turns out, they’re also really good at finding their way home. Through a...

Posted: April 9, 2020, 3:17 PM

A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus

by Katherine Seley-Radtke, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC, and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration...

Posted: April 3, 2020, 1:48 PM

Three UMBC student researchers receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three UMBC students have been named Barry Goldwater Scholars for the 2020 – 2021 academic year, earning one of the most prestigious scholarships available to U.S. undergraduates. This is the...

Posted: March 30, 2020, 5:35 PM

UMBC researchers offer knowledge, innovation during the time of COVID-19

At a time when information and misinformation are coming at us from all directions, and everyone is looking for answers, UMBC researchers are stepping up. They’re working hard to answer pressing...

Posted: March 30, 2020, 4:23 PM

Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to know about hand sanitizer

by Jeffrey Gardner, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, UMBC Editor’s note: As concern about coronavirus grows, hand sanitizer is in high demand. Biologist Jeffrey Gardner explains why...

Posted: March 13, 2020, 6:14 PM

International team led by UMBC identifies new bird species in the South Pacific

In the 1930s, famed biologist Ernst Mayr became the first to study Pacific Robins. Based on his observations of the robins and other birds on Australia and its outlying islands, he developed...

Posted: March 6, 2020, 6:36 PM

UMBC Alumnae Racing to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine

Kizzmekia Corbett ’08, M16, biological sciences, says it feels like she’s “living in a constant adrenaline rush.” Maybe that’s because she and her team at the Vaccine Research Center at the...

Posted: March 2, 2020, 10:41 PM

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