UMBC broadens international learning opportunities: Stories from five continents

Nov 19, 2019 / 8 minutes of reading

“It is one thing for international partners to hear how UMBC is diverse and inclusive, it is another to actually see how it works in person,” reflects Rashed. “The success of this program, one we hope to continue, depends on the continued committed of the entire campus to the preparation of teachers from all over the world. This is where the real-life implementation of diversity and inclusion is invaluable.” Continue Reading UMBC broadens international learning opportunities: Stories from five continents

UMBC spotlights the power of collaboration and community in opening of new science building, GRIT-X talks

Oct 21, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“Already there are research teams working in this building on such complex issues as age-related disease, environmental degradation, and health disparities,” says Dean Bill LaCourse. Solutions to our most complex challenges “are found through a convergence of talent and effort,” bringing together the perspectives of people from different fields and backgrounds. This is what the new building is designed to achieve. Continue Reading UMBC spotlights the power of collaboration and community in opening of new science building, GRIT-X talks

UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce

Sep 18, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“The primary mission of UMBC is inclusive excellence, and our program applies that mission to the environmental sciences,” says Tamra Mendelson. “Our main objectives are to bring a diversity of backgrounds to the environmental workforce and to improve the way that scientific research is applied to environmental problems.” Continue Reading UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce

Meet six Retrievers who went from internship to career success with UMBC Career Center support

Sep 13, 2019 / 11 minutes of reading

Decades after the start of the internship boom, internships continue to be invaluable for both undergraduate and graduate students. As UMBC students demonstrate, gaining real-world experience and networking within an area of interest can have a lasting impact when it comes time to search for a full-time position. Continue Reading Meet six Retrievers who went from internship to career success with UMBC Career Center support

National Institute on Aging funds UMBC’s Erin Green to investigate how cells do “quality control” as we age

Sep 10, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading

The project will explore the function of an enzyme called Set6, about which little is known. Erin Green hopes to “break open a broader understanding in the field of what its role is, especially in the context of protein quality control,” which could inform pharmaceutical development for treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Continue Reading National Institute on Aging funds UMBC’s Erin Green to investigate how cells do “quality control” as we age

Open spaces nurture open minds in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building

Aug 26, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“When you share a kitchenette with a biologist, a chemist, an engineer and somebody from public policy, it’s inevitable that new things will brew,” says Greg Szeto, who is moving in to the ILSB with the new Translational Center for Age-Related Disease and Disparities. The ILSB “is a total game-changer for me,” adds Chris Hawn. With its state-of-the-art instrumentation, “There are protocols where I can get ‘level unlocked.’ It just opens things up for me and my students.” Continue Reading Open spaces nurture open minds in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building

UMBC’s Stephen Freeland receives Trotter Prize for pioneering origins-of-life research

Aug 6, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

Freeland’s research has always centered on how and why living things evolved a system of genetic coding, which has taken him from biology to astrobiology and has inevitably led him to grapple with one of the big questions many people ask themselves: “Where do we come from?” Continue Reading UMBC’s Stephen Freeland receives Trotter Prize for pioneering origins-of-life research

UMBC’s Tom Cronin, mantis shrimp vision expert, receives international Rank Prize for Optoelectronics

Jul 12, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

The mantis shrimp visual system “is just extraordinarily strange,” says Tom Cronin. His study of this remarkable system alongside colleague and co-winner Justin Marshall over the last 30 years has led to applications such as guided breast cancer surgery and detection of otherwise camouflaged objects, among others. Continue Reading UMBC’s Tom Cronin, mantis shrimp vision expert, receives international Rank Prize for Optoelectronics

Phage Hunters: Popular UMBC research program opens doors to biotech careers

Jun 24, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading

“All the techniques we learned in Phage Hunters directly translate to the work we do in the lab on a daily basis,” says Anna Kawa ’18. “Being on the cutting edge of biotech is really exciting,” adds Viet Dang ’18. “Just being right there, potentially changing history, is really exciting.” Continue Reading Phage Hunters: Popular UMBC research program opens doors to biotech careers

CNMS celebrates a year of growth in partnerships to support student success

Jun 14, 2019 / 8 minutes of reading

“The college has laid the foundation, and now is really in a strong position for growth,” says Dean Bill LaCourse. “It’s all about paying attention to the people and their needs,” he explains, so faculty, staff, and students can do their best work and create a thriving community together. Continue Reading CNMS celebrates a year of growth in partnerships to support student success

UMBC’s Jeff Leips receives NIH grant to explore how genes affect immune system function as we age

Jun 13, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

With this new NIH grant, Jeff Leips says, “Ideally, I want to understand the mechanisms—what goes wrong with age and immunity? Once we know that, the next question is whether we can find ways to try to ameliorate the effects of aging on those traits.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Jeff Leips receives NIH grant to explore how genes affect immune system function as we age

UMBC’s Hua Lu works to decode plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine

Jun 12, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“It’s quite cool,” Hua Lu says, “because, in both plants and animals, people are beginning to study the crosstalk between the circadian clock and the immunity system.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Hua Lu works to decode plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine

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