Manil Suri, Mathematics, in Metro Weekly

Aug 6, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Applied mathematics, sexuality and food recipes are abound in Metro Weekly’s review of Manil Suri’s third published novel, The City of Devi. Suri’s latest novel visits a futuristic, war-torn Mumbai as it braces for an impending apocalypse, and amid the chaotic setting lies the stories of three characters. New to Suri’s so-called “trilogy,” however, is the introduction of a gay theme. ”I think so many of these issues, especially we as gay people would face, it’s necessary to work through them, and writing is a great way of doing it,” says Suri. “It also helps you realize which parts of your… Continue Reading Manil Suri, Mathematics, in Metro Weekly

Warehouse-raised fish, Yonathan Zohar on the Marc Steiner Show and in the City Paper

Aug 6, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Yonathan Zohar, professor in the department of marine biotechnology, was featured in the Baltimore City Paper, in Van Smith’s article,The Economy of Scale, A Baltimore lab aims to take the science of growing clean, healthy salt-water fish to the global marketplace. Zohar and Smith were subsequently invited to appear in a segment on the Marc Steiner Show.

Zeev Rosenzweig Appointed Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jul 24, 2013 / 3 minutes of reading

UMBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Zeev Rosenzweig as chair of the department of chemistry and biochemistry and professor of chemistry, effective January 1, 2014. Rosenzweig will come to UMBC from the National Science Foundation, where he is presently a program director in the division of chemistry. He also carries the title of professor adjunct in the chemistry department of the University of New Orleans, where he was previously a professor. His research interests are in the synthesis of nanomaterials and their applications in biological and environmental systems. “We are delighted to have Dr. Rosenzweig be a… Continue Reading Zeev Rosenzweig Appointed Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Hydrologist Claire Welty, CUERE, takes NBC Learn on a tour of Baltimore’s urban streams, The Baltimore Sun

Jul 15, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

“NBC Learn, an educational division of the television network, came to Baltimore recently to report on how the physical alteration of streams in urban areas makes it that much harder for them to handle polluted storm-water runoff. It highlights research on area streams that’s being led by Claire Welty, a hydrologist at University of Maryland Baltimore County,” writes Tim Wheeler of the Baltimore Sun. Welty, the Director, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) and professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering takes NBC Learn on a tour of Baltimore’s streams. “With NBC correspondent Anne Thompson narrating, Welty shows… Continue Reading Hydrologist Claire Welty, CUERE, takes NBC Learn on a tour of Baltimore’s urban streams, The Baltimore Sun

UMBC student places third in Microsoft Cybersecurity 2020 contest

Jul 8, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

UMBC first-year Cybersecurity (CYBR) MPS student Andrew Shiffer placed third in Microsoft’s “Cybersecurity 2020” student essay contest. The contest allows Microsoft to solicit original research about cybersecurity policy challenges from university students at any stage in their educational careers. Andrew’s paper is entitled “A Cybersecurity Triumvirate: Policies, Outcomes, and Emerging Trends.” Andrew will receive $2,000 and the opportunity for his work to be published by Microsoft. Andrew says the money will go toward his studies at UMBC. According to Microsoft, Andrew is the only American finalist.

Biodiversity International’s 2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship

May 20, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Nohemi Voglozin, a doctoral candidate in Geography and Environmental Systems, is the recipient of Biodiversity International’s 2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship (only two are awarded annually). The award of $20,000 is to support research related to the conservation and use of genetic resources in developing countries. This is Voglozin’s second prestigious fellowship since coming to UMBC in 2007–she won the Norman Borlaug Leadership in Agricultural Program (LEAP) Fellowship in 2008.

bwtech@UMBC’s Cyber Incubator Wins Award

May 13, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

bwtech@UMBC’s Cyber Incubator won SmartCEO’s 2013 VOLTAGE Award for Emerging Technology Implementer.

From UMBC to the World

Apr 10, 2013 / 2 minutes of reading

Over Spring Break, a group of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering students, Aaron Gibson, Dagmawi Tilahun, Kevin Tran, and Don Wong, led by Professor Govind Rao, and accompanied by Dr. Theresa Good and Ms. Geetha Ram, went to India in order to get end user data for a low cost neonatal incubator the team is developing for use in resource-poor environments. If you listen to the students, they’ll tell you the project started in Professor Rao’s 2011 Sensors class, a senior elective, where students learned that over 340 neonates die an hour in their first week of life, with 99%… Continue Reading From UMBC to the World

Recognition, Regulation and Research of Headwater Streams in the Contemporary Landscape

Mar 11, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems presents our next seminar of the 2012-2013 academic year, The Recognition, Regulation and Research of Headwater Streams in the Contemporary Landscape. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Sean M.C. Smith, University of Maine at Orono, School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Bryand Global Sciences Center. The seminar is next Wednesday, March 13, at noon in Sondheim 001. For more information, click here or contact Andrew Miller at miller@umbc.edu.

Rick Forno, Cybersecurity, on The World

Feb 21, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Earlier this week, a security research company released a report providing technical documentation and near-certain proof that China is engaging in cyber-espionage activities against the US. While that’s not exactly a new discovery, it provided a much deeper degree of public information used in presenting its findings. On Public Radio International’s program, The World UMBC’s Rick Forno discussed the report’s implications. Forno says he was on the program to discuss American cybersecurity readiness in light of the heightened media interest in cybersecurity following the report’s release. The fact that the networks and our critical infrastructure systems are still vulnerable after… Continue Reading Rick Forno, Cybersecurity, on The World

Maricel Kann, Translational Bioinformatics

Feb 4, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Maricel Kann, assistant professor in the department of biological sciences, recently published a new online book, Translational Bioinformatics on PLOS-CB (first open access book in PLOS.) This is a great resource for our students, the textbook is a good introduction to many of the topics in the emerging field of Translational Bioinformatics, and it is free to all, says Kann. The e-pub file is downloadable from the collection page: www.ploscollections.org/translationalbioinformatics It’s also in mobi format for Kindle users. If you don’t have an ipad/tablet/ereader to view the epub or mobi file on, you should be able to view it… Continue Reading Maricel Kann, Translational Bioinformatics

Erle Ellis, GES, on ESA “Field Talk” Podcast

Nov 26, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Erle Ellis, geography and environmental systems, was interviewed for an upcoming edition of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) podcast Field Talk. The interview was regarding an article Ellis co-wrote with fellow scholars Laura J. Martin and Bernd Blossey entitled “Mapping where ecologists are: biases in the global distribution of terrestrial ecological observations.” The article was a result of five years of research and deals with what the authors feel are biases towards the protected and temperate regions of wealthy countries where most ecologists reside. Ellis spoke with ESA communications officer Liza Lester of the importance of the subject to the future… Continue Reading Erle Ellis, GES, on ESA “Field Talk” Podcast