“A primary concern about e-cigarettes right now is that they use a huge number of flavoring components,” says Weihong Lin, and many of them are poorly understood. Continue Reading Neurobiologist Weihong Lin receives NIDA grant to investigate the safety of e-cigarette flavorings
The South Baltimore center opened its doors on June 1, after a two-year, $1.6 million renovation supported by the Northrop Grumman Foundation and Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in partnership with UMBC. Sen. Ben Cardin called the space “a resource for people of all ages to acquire life-changing knowledge and skills.” Continue Reading UMBC celebrates opening of new Lakeland Community and STEAM Center
“We know from research that studying abroad is among the most positive and impactful experiences a student can undertake while in college. Learning to function in an unfamiliar environment, developing an understanding of another culture, and acquiring proficiency in a foreign language all contribute greatly toward academic and career development,” says David Di Maria, associate vice provost for international education. Continue Reading Three UMBC students access unique study abroad opportunities as Boren and Gilman Scholars
Recent research discovered thousands of black holes near the center of the Milky Way “by digging through old, long-archived data,” writes Eileen Meyer. “Astronomers are gathering an exponentially greater amount of data every day—so much that it will take years to uncover all the hidden signals buried in the archives.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Eileen Meyer explains how big data is changing astronomy research
Thousands of Retriever graduates, family, and friends streamed into the new UMBC Event Center last week to celebrate graduate and undergraduate spring commencement. Continue Reading UMBC’s spring 2018 commencement honors student achievements, community values
A student in UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology, and a recent UMBC alumna have been selected to participate in this year’s international Nobel laureate forums, which connect top student engineers and scientists from universities around the globe with the world’s leading scientific researchers. Continue Reading UMBC student and alumna selected to attend Nobel laureate meetings in Germany
Six finalists pitched creative business ideas to a panel of judges during UMBC’s fifth annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC), held on April 25, 2018 in the new UMBC Event Center. The business ideas ranged from online tools and apps to products with medical applications. Continue Reading New test to rapidly diagnose sepsis comes out on top in UMBC’s Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition
“I love this paper because it points out an important flaw in several studies,” says Matthew Fagan, “and also because those studies are really important to understanding how best we should restore the planet’s forests.” Continue Reading UMBC ecologist and colleagues expose bias in forest restoration studies
UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation around the corner, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the world, we reflect on all they have achieved. Continue Reading Congrats, Class of 2018! UMBC celebrates students making history.
For the first time, An and his students have determined a function of a particular signaling pathway associated with metastasis. “Looking at this metabolic switch—which pathways are in use during metastasis versus when the cell is attached—may be where our research goes in the future,” says An. Continue Reading UMBC’s Songon An discovers new molecular mechanism likely involved in cancer cell metastasis
Szeto is one of just ten scientists nationwide to participate in its prestigious Public Policy Fellows Program (PPFP). During the 2018-2019 year, Szeto will work to better understand how national policies impact biomedical research, and how he can use this knowledge to inform his future work. Continue Reading American Association of Immunologists names UMBC’s Greg Szeto a public policy fellow
Marie desJardins will be leaving UMBC to take up a new position as founding dean of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences at Simmons College in Boston. Continue Reading UMBC recognizes Marie desJardins for lasting commitment to inclusive computing education
