CNMS GradFest featured six lightning talks and 46 posters, all given by CNMS graduate students. The successful pilot event responded to a specific request from graduate students and postdocs in the college. Continue Reading First CNMS GradFest fosters interdepartmental interaction among grads, postdocs The African International Conference on Statistics, led by UMBC, is poised to enter a new era with support from the American Statistical Association. “Now we stand as partners with the world’s largest statistical association, the American Statistical Association,” Yehenew Kifle says. “This partnership with ASA lays the foundation for great optimism about a promising future for the AIC.” Continue Reading UMBC partners with American Statistical Association to organize annual African International Conference on Statistics The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) hosted its first CNMS Science Discovery Series event on March 27. The goal of the series is to give back to the community by offering an opportunity for non-experts to learn about the research happening in their backyards, and it was a big success. Continue Reading Inaugural CNMS Science Discovery Series hits the mark with community audience Ephraim Ruttenberg ’25 combines his passions for mathematics and crochet to stitch unique mathematical forms. Continue Reading Stitching it all together, or how Ephraim Ruttenberg ’25 got hooked on math and crochet Data collected by HARP2, an instrument designed and built by UMBC scientists and engineers, is already available to the public, as is data from the other instruments on NASA’s PACE satellite, which launched February 8. Continue Reading First data from UMBC’s HARP2 instrument on NASA PACE mission goes public “ICARE is a unique training model in which master’s students in the environmental sciences and engineering are co-mentored by UMBC faculty mentors, professional scientists or engineers, and community leaders,” shares Tamra Mendelson. Continue Reading ‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees Gao and Huang’s research led to the development of a mobile diagnostic system to identify cancerous regions in tumor samples, which they hope will eventually benefit patients in remote areas. Gao will participate in a week-long final Regeneron Talent Search competition next week in Washington, D.C., where he and the other finalists will compete for more than $1.8 million in awards. Continue Reading William Gao, mentee of UMBC statistician Yi Huang, named finalist in Regeneron Talent Search “The U.S. is the largest importer of seafood in the world. Currently the oceans are overfished, and IMET is working on innovative aquaculture platforms that will reduce U.S. and global dependence on wild fisheries stocks,” Yonathan Zohar says. “Through these donations, we can also provide a small level of societal benefit right away and close to home.” Continue Reading UMBC-led Aquaculture Research Center donates thousands of pounds of seafood to local food pantries An enzyme called SMYD3 may be involved in prostate cancer’s progression to a more dangerous and aggressive stage. The enzyme’s newly confirmed role makes it a prime potential drug target for preventing metastatic disease. Continue Reading UMBC researchers clarify role of SMYD3 enzyme in prostate cancer progression Small groups of students suck brine shrimp out of glass vials, squirt them into petri dishes set over graph paper, then stare intently at the wriggling shrimp while running stopwatches and recording data. It may not sound like a math class, but this is a typical day in MATH 110: Math in Action. “I believe everyone can benefit from some math in their life, so this course is trying to show how different math concepts are applied across various fields.” Continue Reading From brine shrimp to blood pressure: New UMBC laboratory course brings math to life Sebastian Deffner, associate professor of physics, attended “Quantum Science and Technology: Recent Advances and New Perspectives,” a workshop hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City from November 30 to December 2. Deffner was among only about 70 global experts invited to the workshop, and the guest list included numerous Nobel laureates. “The leading experts in quantum science met in a unique place for a unique workshop to discuss the past, present, and future of quantum technologies,” Deffner says of the workshop. For Deffner, it was an exciting and rare opportunity. The invitation recognizes his leadership role in… Continue Reading Sebastian Deffner attends selective quantum science conference in Vatican City The UMBC NSBE team defeated Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University to win the Tech Bowl competition, a Jeopardy-style game that tests teams’ knowledge of fundamental engineering principles. UMBC also claimed first through third place in the research poster presentation contest, which involved a 10-minute technical research talk followed by questions from the judges and audience. “We are so proud of the UMBC NSBE Chapter,” Keith Harmon shares. “They do tremendous work supporting UMBC STEM majors and offering service impacting youth in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.” Continue Reading UMBC chapter of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) shines at regional conference
First CNMS GradFest fosters interdepartmental interaction among grads, postdocs
UMBC partners with American Statistical Association to organize annual African International Conference on Statistics
Inaugural CNMS Science Discovery Series hits the mark with community audience
Stitching it all together, or how Ephraim Ruttenberg ’25 got hooked on math and crochet
First data from UMBC’s HARP2 instrument on NASA PACE mission goes public
‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees
William Gao, mentee of UMBC statistician Yi Huang, named finalist in Regeneron Talent Search
UMBC-led Aquaculture Research Center donates thousands of pounds of seafood to local food pantries
UMBC researchers clarify role of SMYD3 enzyme in prostate cancer progression
From brine shrimp to blood pressure: New UMBC laboratory course brings math to life
Sebastian Deffner attends selective quantum science conference in Vatican City
UMBC chapter of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) shines at regional conference
