UMBC launches Biotech Boot Camp to train workers displaced by COVID-19 for in-demand jobs

Feb 26, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

While some industries have lost jobs during the pandemic, the biotech industry has seen explosive growth. This new program seeks to address a mismatch between available workers and available jobs. Setting people up to succeed in well-paying new jobs and simultaneously filling the gap in the biotech workforce “is a win-win that we’re really excited to be a part of,” Annica Wayman says. Continue Reading UMBC launches Biotech Boot Camp to train workers displaced by COVID-19 for in-demand jobs

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UMBC international students build community online during COVID-19

Feb 17, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

“The mission of the Ambassador Program is to ensure you feel connected with your peers as soon as you become a part of the UMBC community,” says Natalie Lobb. “It’s important to know that you are never alone, that you always have someone you can lean on.” Continue Reading UMBC international students build community online during COVID-19

UMBC receives $870K NIH grant to launch ESTEEMED Scholars program that brings engineering into biomedicine

Feb 12, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

From summer bridge programming to conference travel, The ESTEEMED Scholars program will support first- and second-year students, with the goal of preparing them to apply for advanced honors programs. Continue Reading UMBC receives $870K NIH grant to launch ESTEEMED Scholars program that brings engineering into biomedicine

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UMBC faculty, alumni entrepreneurs receive record number of MIPS awards for tech collaborations

Feb 11, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

Six UMBC faculty members have just received grants from the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program to develop new technologies with potential to grow the state’s economy. This is UMBC’s largest number of winning proposals within a single proposal round since MIPS began. Continue Reading UMBC faculty, alumni entrepreneurs receive record number of MIPS awards for tech collaborations

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UMBC receives 2020 Engaged Campus Award

Feb 9, 2021 / 3 minutes of reading

“UMBC’s community-engaged activity and the people who make this activity possible give me great hope,” shares Michele Wolff, director of the Shriver Center. “Now more than ever, our community and civic engagement can help change the current narrative and move us towards a more inclusive, equitable, and just society.” Continue Reading UMBC receives 2020 Engaged Campus Award

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Quantum computing, but even faster? UMBC researchers explore the possibilities with new NSF grant

Jan 21, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize communications, cybersecurity, and more. But as Sebastian Deffner notes, “Even quantum computing has shortcomings.” Deffner and Nathan Myers will explore ways to work around some of quantum computing’s limits with a new NSF grant. And in the process, they just might redefine the fundamental laws of physics. Continue Reading Quantum computing, but even faster? UMBC researchers explore the possibilities with new NSF grant

Twenty UMBC Memories from 2020

Dec 23, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

As we prepare to close the book on 2020, we want to take a look back at some of UMBC’s most important chapters from this past year. Here are our top 20 top memories from 2020. Continue Reading Twenty UMBC Memories from 2020

UMBC’s Translational Life Science Technology program wins Workforce Champion of the Year

Dec 15, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

UMBC’s newest undergraduate program has been recognized for its contributions to enhancing the regional biotech workforce. A partnership with Montgomery College, the program’s interdisciplinary approach prepares students for a wide range of biotech careers. Continue Reading UMBC’s Translational Life Science Technology program wins Workforce Champion of the Year

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

Dec 15, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

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

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UMBC’s newest biotech grads launch careers that will make a difference

Dec 11, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Translational Life Science Technology degree is one of UMBC’s newest academic programs. The interdisciplinary program “is different from other majors,” says Titina Sirak ’20, “because you take a whole range of classes. It helps you open up your mind to different sides of biotech.” Continue Reading UMBC’s newest biotech grads launch careers that will make a difference

UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials

Dec 11, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

Daniel Wines and Can Ataca are “trying to stay five or so years ahead of experimentalists,” Wines says. Their computational research lays the groundwork for developing 2D materials for particular applications from solar cells to wearable electronics. Continue Reading UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials

UMBC researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy

Dec 9, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

New research led by graduate student Adam Leah Harvey may put to bed a long-term controversy about where jets coming from black holes release their energy. Continue Reading UMBC researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy

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