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All posts by: Sarah Hansen, M.S. '15


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UMBC hosts storied “Finite Element Circus,” a family reunion for mathematicians

Oct 28, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading
Twelve large jars filled with water and with sand at the bottom on a green countertop. A horseshoe crab poster is behind the jars, signage reads "Crabs: Older than dinosaurs"

Alumna introduces horseshoe crabs to K-12 classrooms to raise these scientifically useful arthropods

Oct 28, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading
TIME100 Next list recipient Katilyn Sadtler stands on stage, large red "TED" sign to the left, screen showing what looks like a microscope image of cells behind her

Kaitlyn Sadtler ’11 named to TIME100 Next list for interdisciplinary biotech research

Oct 10, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading
woman inserts a clear plastic container holding water and small fish into a holder within a rack of many such containers that appear light blue

Rachel Brewster’s lab advances understanding of how organisms adapt to oxygen deprivation—with an eye toward new medical treatments

Oct 7, 2024 / 10 minutes of reading
six pairs of brain images, each with a different pattern of blue, green, and yellow. Beside each pair, a bar chart with two bars showing the quantified intensity difference between samples treated with HIV drug Efavirenz and untreated samples.

New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain

Sep 16, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading
black background; cartoon drawing of a yellow sun with rays coming out in all directions

Creative, scientifically accurate eclipse animation selected for screening at Iron Mule Film Festival

Sep 16, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading
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5 steps for success as a student in the natural sciences

Sep 12, 2024 / 7 minutes of reading
three people work on a laser layout in Matt Pelton's quantum photonics laboratory

Quantum photonics expertise earns UMBC spot in DOE Frontiers in Energy Research Center

Sep 11, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading
a large group photo of mostly children, several wearing neon green t-shirts, and a few adults stand outdoors backed by trees at the Saigon Zoo

Inspired by evolutionary biology ‘aha’ moment, Nhi Nguyen ’25 takes action to help children grasp their own worth

Aug 19, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading
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27th Summer Undergraduate Research Fest prepares students for scholarly next steps

Aug 14, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading
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Biotechnology student Parag Shinde gains industry experience through summer pharma role

Aug 2, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading
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