URCAD 2019 features diversity-focused student research, with Baltimore, LGBTQ+, and international focus areas

Apr 22, 2019 / 7 minutes of reading

These presentations affirm a core goal of URCAD. As Katharine H. Cole, vice provost and dean of undergraduate academic affairs, has shared, “UMBC encourages students of all disciplines to engage in mentored projects and through creative thought and focused inquiry, to discover in themselves their passion.” Continue Reading URCAD 2019 features diversity-focused student research, with Baltimore, LGBTQ+, and international focus areas

Kevin Sowers and Upal Ghosh at Kevin's IMET lab.

UMBC researchers invent creative approach to remove dangerous pollutant from waterways

Apr 10, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading

“When we started working and talking together, we realized, ‘I can solve your problem and you can solve my problem,’” Upal Ghosh says of his interdisciplinary partnership with Kevin Sowers. Continue Reading UMBC researchers invent creative approach to remove dangerous pollutant from waterways

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Class project to clinical trials: UMBC’s affordable infant incubator wins Global Health Research Award

Mar 8, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading

Govind Rao and his students have developed a cardboard incubator to support premature babies in communities with limited resources, and in remote areas that do not have access to medical facilities. The inexpensive, easily constructed devices are poised to make a major impact. Continue Reading Class project to clinical trials: UMBC’s affordable infant incubator wins Global Health Research Award

UMBC’s Ivan Erill finds resistance to modern drug in ancient bacteria

Jan 30, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“The drug you design ten years from now may already be obsolete,” Ivan Erill says. In a new study in Frontiers in Microbiology, Erill and colleagues describe how bacteria that existed hundreds of millions of years ago were already resistant to an antibacterial drug not invented until the 1930s. Continue Reading UMBC’s Ivan Erill finds resistance to modern drug in ancient bacteria

Faculty receive START and SURFF awards to pursue new research and creative work

Dec 18, 2018 / 10 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research presented awards to support the work of two dozen UMBC faculty examining topics from health disparities among people with diabetes to natural language processing. Continue Reading Faculty receive START and SURFF awards to pursue new research and creative work

From lab to museum, new UMBC grads show the powerful impact of original research

Dec 18, 2018 / 7 minutes of reading

Student passion guided by faculty support is part of the fabric of UMBC. Four students’ stories, from Asian studies to biological sciences, shed light on how this winning combination makes possible big breakthroughs. Continue Reading From lab to museum, new UMBC grads show the powerful impact of original research

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CS3 leads research summit on community-based violence prevention in Baltimore

Dec 14, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

“We wanted to purposefully use this summit to convene as many researchers as possible to examine, discuss, and share expertise and data,” Mallinson says. “Our intent is increasing collaboration and resources beyond this room, between institutions and the community, to create tangible, applicable and responsive human- and community-centered research in violence prevention with and for Baltimore.” Continue Reading CS3 leads research summit on community-based violence prevention in Baltimore

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