The Hospitality of UMBC’s Student Clubs

Sep 9, 2021 / 6 min read

As a new semester gets underway dozens student organizations readily welcome Retrievers who may not assume that the club is for them. Continue Reading The Hospitality of UMBC’s Student Clubs

Her Science Is the World’s

Jun 10, 2021 / 12 min read

By leading the team behind the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Kizzmekia Corbett has already changed the world—she is also helping change the future of research. Continue Reading Her Science Is the World’s

Creating Technology that Protects Us—Rising Together

Jun 8, 2021 / 8 min read

UMBC Rising Stars discuss their roles in the healthcare and defense industries, with an aim to harness technology to protect from disease and cyber warfare. Continue Reading Creating Technology that Protects Us—Rising Together

Virgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males

Dec 15, 2020 / 4 min read

In some cases, it allows females to generate their own mating partners. Continue Reading Virgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males

Female song is common among fairywrens, like this red-backed fairywren. Paul Balfe/Flickr, CC BY

Women Have Disrupted Research on Bird Song, and Their Findings Show How Diversity Can Improve All Fields of Science

Sep 11, 2020 / 5 min read

Female bird song is widespread, and it is likely that the ancestor of all songbirds had female song, research shows. The key people driving this recent paradigm shift? Women. Continue Reading Women Have Disrupted Research on Bird Song, and Their Findings Show How Diversity Can Improve All Fields of Science

What makes something smell good or bad?

Jun 1, 2020 / 4 min read

What makes something smell good or bad? A UMBC biology lab studying the brain and sense of smell addresses our reactions to pleasant and unpleasant odors. Continue Reading What makes something smell good or bad?

Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria

Jun 5, 2019 / 6 min read

With antibiotic resistance becoming a major threat, figuring out how resistance to antibiotics emerges and spreads among bacterial populations will be increasingly important. Continue Reading Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria