“My favorite part of this project is giving the students hands-on experience,” says Ruben Delgado. “They get to contribute to the process from start to finish.” Delgado is the UMBC lead on the project, in partnership with the NASA lead John Sullivan, Ph.D. ’15, atmospheric physics. Continue Reading UMBC, NASA, and partners mount intensive Chesapeake Bay air-quality study
“If we want to understand how what we do on the landscape influences stream integrity and downstream health in places like the Chesapeake Bay,” says Matthew Baker, “then being able to map the connections between human activities on the land and the circulatory waters system that delivers their effects to the Bay is paramount.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Matthew Baker teams up with Chesapeake Conservancy to create detailed stream maps
More than 30 faculty mentors, 120+ undergrad and high school students, and dozens more attendees celebrated the students’ achievements at the conclusion of their summer research experiences. “The experience helped us to think like scientists,” says Olufolake Majekodunmi ’21. Continue Reading UMBC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fest 2018 spotlights talents of emerging scientists
A team of researchers from UMBC is developing a new, low-cost anti-malarial drug to help tackle a disease that causes over 200 million infections and 400,000 deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Continue Reading UMBC research team awarded grant to innovate anti-malarial drug production
“I think the greatest thing about this experience was how we were treated as equals,” shared Zulekha Karachiwalla, a sophomore at Howard Community College. “It’s been challenging in a way that’s made us better scientists,” added Rahaf Alhabashi, also a sophomore at HCC. Continue Reading UMBC’s BUILD a Bridge to STEM internship offers students a transformative research experience
Producing cosmic rays, which also happens following a supernova, requires that particles be accelerated nearly to the speed of light. “We found that the accelerated particles are really energetic, which is much more than we expected from this star,” says Kenji Hamaguchi, the lead author on the study. Continue Reading UMBC astronomer Kenji Hamaguchi confirms binary star system produces cosmic rays
“UMBC is proud to be part of this important collaboration, applying scientific innovation in aquaculture to offer a healthy source of food for our local communities,” said UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski. Continue Reading UMBC and partners launch project to provide fresh fish to underserved communities
The new research initiative focused on cybersecurity for critical national infrastructures, including information technology, public transit, and financial services. Continue Reading UMBC launches infrastructure-focused cybersecurity research collaboration with Japanese and UK partners
A recent Business-Higher Education Forum report calls Maryland the “epicenter of national cybersecurity.” It found that the University System of Maryland (USM) has made great progress in increasing the number of students who earn degrees in cyber-related fields, and that programs like those at UMBC can help meet growing demand for cybersecurity professionals. Continue Reading UMBC offers a national model for cyber workforce development, says new report
UMBC’s Office of the Provost has launched a university-wide initiative to celebrate faculty who go above and beyond as educators, scholars, and leaders on campus and in their fields. This initiative strives to highlight tenure-track junior faculty, lecturers, and adjunct, research, and clinical faculty whose work is essential to UMBC’s success. Continue Reading New UMBC initiative celebrates exceptional faculty dedication to teaching and scholarship
On June 12, leaders from UMBC and the University of Limpopo in South Africa formalized commitments to collaborate through joint research as well as faculty and student exchanges. UMBC has steadily grown its international partnerships with universities in Germany, Japan, Portugal, Peru, and other nations around the globe. This is the first such agreement between UMBC and a university in Africa. Continue Reading UMBC and University of Limpopo partner to grow research and exchange opportunities
“We are changing Earth’s climate faster than at any time since the fall of the dinosaurs,” says Ellis. For scientists, he notes, “What’s controversial…is when did this begin? […] When did humans literally become the global shaper of the earth?” Continue Reading When did humans start to transform Earth? UMBC’s Erle Ellis introduces the Anthropocene.
