Exploring Every Angle: Climate Research at UMBC
Researchers across UMBC are using unique, interdisciplinary approaches to explore global environmental challenges Continue Reading Exploring Every Angle: Climate Research at UMBC
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On Thin Ice
As scientists study how the Arctic affects and is affected by climate change, the work of Kurtz and others will fill in a crucial knowledge gap. Continue Reading On Thin Ice
BARD Fund honors UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar for aquaculture research with $12B global economic impact
Yonathan Zohar has stayed in Baltimore for 30 years because the environment is conducive to research that has a positive societal impact. His early work enabled the growth of the aquaculture industry, and today he continues to develop ground-breaking sustainable, land-based aquaculture processes. Continue Reading BARD Fund honors UMBC’s Yonathan Zohar for aquaculture research with $12B global economic impact
Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation
Sam Patterson ’21, M29, is now the second student in UMBC history to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. He will pursue an M.Sc. in the Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance program at Oxford focusing on the economics of transportation. Continue Reading Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation
Chasing Antibodies
Kaitlyn Sadtler ’11 leads study to learn how many Americans have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Continue Reading Chasing Antibodies
UMBC receives $900K from Maryland E-nnovation Initiative Fund to bolster Sinha Professorship in Statistics
Professor Bimal Sinha, who founded UMBC’s statistics department in 1985, is a beloved and decorated faculty member who has helped transform UMBC into a national leader in statistics education. He’s also transformed the lives of countless students, some of whom have gone on to become leading statisticians around the globe. Continue Reading UMBC receives $900K from Maryland E-nnovation Initiative Fund to bolster Sinha Professorship in Statistics
UMBC duo using math to reveal how and why cells move with new NSF grant
“I think this project has really big implications for how we think about development and how organs and tissues function,” Michelle Starz-Gaiano says, “because it’s looking at aspects that people haven’t yet paid attention to.” Continue Reading UMBC duo using math to reveal how and why cells move with new NSF grant
UMBC’s Tara LeGates is first runner-up for prestigious international neurobiology prize
“I’m really interested in how the brain integrates a lot of different kinds of information to regulate complex behaviors, such as seeking rewards,” LeGates says. Her findings published in Nature, and her lab’s continuing work, pave the way for new treatments for disorders such as addiction and depression. Continue Reading UMBC’s Tara LeGates is first runner-up for prestigious international neurobiology prize
New U.S. News rankings honor UMBC strengths in teaching, innovation, and inclusion
The 2021 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings affirm that UMBC remains one of the top universities in the nation, with a uniquely distinguished profile. UMBC has advanced to #11 for undergraduate teaching and holds the #9 position on the list of most innovative schools in the nation, among other prominent rankings. Continue Reading New U.S. News rankings honor UMBC strengths in teaching, innovation, and inclusion
UMBC engages Howard Community College students with environmental science—online and in their own backyards
“My goal for the students was to capture what I think is the most important part of scientific research—curiosity through observation,” Chris Hawn says. By training their eyes and learning to see in new ways, Hawn says, “People were making discoveries literally inside their houses, or on a walk, or in their yard. It was really wonderful to see that transformation.” Continue Reading UMBC engages Howard Community College students with environmental science—online and in their own backyards
UMBC’s Daniel Lobo receives $1.9 million NIH grant to explore genetic control of development and regeneration
Salamanders regenerate their tails. Sea stars regenerate their arms. Most species of planaria, a type of flatworm, can regenerate everything from their brains to their digestive organs. But if you lose part of a finger in a shop class accident, or while chopping vegetables for dinner, you’re out of luck—for now. “Why can the worm do it, and we cannot?” asks Daniel Lobo, assistant professor of biological sciences. That’s not really the question, though, he explains. Continue Reading UMBC’s Daniel Lobo receives $1.9 million NIH grant to explore genetic control of development and regeneration
UMBC STEM BUILD students conduct and present viral research in reimagined summer program
“It was different,” says instructor Maria Cambraia, “but we kept the main goal. We wanted to offer them an authentic research experience, and we did.” Continue Reading UMBC STEM BUILD students conduct and present viral research in reimagined summer program