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UMBC’s Lucy Wilson, an infectious disease transmission expert, helps governors and the public respond to COVID-19

Jun 10, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

For more than a decade, Wilson has served as a public health expert on disease response and public health planning at the international, national, and state levels. When the NGA called, she joined an interdisciplinary team of experts in developing “The Roadmap to Recovery: A Public Health Guide for Governors.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Lucy Wilson, an infectious disease transmission expert, helps governors and the public respond to COVID-19

UMBC’s Dipanjan Pan develops rapid diagnostic test for virus causing COVID-19

Jun 9, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

A team led by UMBC’s Dipanjan Pan has developed an experimental diagnostic test to rapidly detect the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, potentially as early as the first day of infection. Researchers designed the test to show results visually, through a color change visible with the naked eye when the virus is present. Unlike other tests, it does not require advanced laboratory techniques or tools. Continue Reading UMBC’s Dipanjan Pan develops rapid diagnostic test for virus causing COVID-19

How the darter got its stripes: New UMBC research expands on sexual selection theory to explain complicated animal patterns

May 22, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

“Quantitatively describing visual patterns is a big challenge, and there’s not one easy way to do that,” Sam Hulse says. By integrating their skills in math and biology, he and colleagues figured out a method to do it for the first time. The new results pave the way for a great deal of new research. Continue Reading How the darter got its stripes: New UMBC research expands on sexual selection theory to explain complicated animal patterns

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Acting locally and globally: Four UMBC students embark on community-engaged careers

May 20, 2020 / 12 minutes of reading

Community-engaged work has been integral to the UMBC experience for so many Retrievers, including the four featured here. Despite coming from such different academic programs, they have all been able to connect in meaningful ways with local and international communities. And after graduating this week, they’ll each apply their talents, skills, and sense of commitment to community-engaged careers. Continue Reading Acting locally and globally: Four UMBC students embark on community-engaged careers

Support comes full circle: When students become mentors

May 19, 2020 / 8 minutes of reading

“I love to help people succeed, so for me, if others have put time into my career and my future, I feel that it’s only right to reciprocate that love to other students,” says Cherie Tebah ’20. She and other UMBC students have found ways to support their classmates while still pursuing their own degrees. Continue Reading Support comes full circle: When students become mentors

Mentorship matters: UMBC connections help three students create their own paths

May 19, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

The connections UMBC students make on campus often lead to strong relationships that impact career and life goals. Meet three students who utilized these networks during their academic careers. Continue Reading Mentorship matters: UMBC connections help three students create their own paths

Where math and medicine meet: Jeremy Rubin is one of UMBC’s nine new NSF Graduate Research Fellows

May 18, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Jeremy Rubin had an unusual personal experience with the medical field early in life, and it sent him down a path to a research career. The experience “made me think, how can I use my interest in statistics to help the field of precision medicine? How can we tailor diagnoses and treatments to the individual?” Continue Reading Where math and medicine meet: Jeremy Rubin is one of UMBC’s nine new NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Unique research experiences open doors for UMBC’s Class of 2020

May 18, 2020 / 10 minutes of reading

Danilo Symonette, Robin Bailey, and Hye-Jin Park are earning their UMBC degrees this month having researched in top labs and being invited to present their findings to colleagues across the country. They sound like phenomenal Ph.D. students, but they’re actually all undergraduates. Continue Reading Unique research experiences open doors for UMBC’s Class of 2020

Graduating CNMS Scholars carry on a commitment to support women in STEM

May 18, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

Olivia Norman ’20 has taken the goals of the CNMS Scholars program to heart. “Being a CNMS Scholar has made me interested in not just doing research, but making sure that where I do research and how I do research is reflective of the scholars program itself,” she shares. Continue Reading Graduating CNMS Scholars carry on a commitment to support women in STEM

UMBC’s Naghmeh Karimi receives NSF CAREER Award to develop long-lasting security for cryptographic chips

May 15, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

Naghmeh Karimi will investigate how device-aging related risks compromise the security of cryptographic devices through a NSF CAREER Award. Continue Reading UMBC’s Naghmeh Karimi receives NSF CAREER Award to develop long-lasting security for cryptographic chips

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This spring, UMBC’s Returning Women Student Scholars achieve dreams long deferred

May 14, 2020 / 8 minutes of reading

This month Karla Gonzalez ‘20, social work, will become the first in her family to graduate from college, at age 34. For much of her life, college didn’t really seem like a possibility. “I never saw myself as a leader,” she says, “but at UMBC I learned that I was one.” Continue Reading This spring, UMBC’s Returning Women Student Scholars achieve dreams long deferred

UMBC students create products to meet community needs at Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition

May 12, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

Four UMBC student groups vied for the top prize in the finals of this year’s Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC), held entirely online for the first time on April 30. Their projects ranged across industries, from fashion to artificial intelligence. Continue Reading UMBC students create products to meet community needs at Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition