The Grand Challenge Scholars Program’s inaugural symposium featured lightning talks by faculty who described their research in relation to the program’s 14 interdisciplinary global challenge topics in just two minutes. Continue Reading First-ever Grand Challenge Symposium focuses on value of interdisciplinary collaboration
The evening celebration of light and its companion series of daytime innovation conferences — the Labs@LightCity — will prominently feature UMBC faculty, staff, students, and alumni as artists and thought leaders. Continue Reading UMBC adds spark to Light City Baltimore
“In nature, timing is everything,” says Colin Studds. As climate change affects different seasonal processes in different ways, he reflects, “It means everything is out of sync.” Continue Reading Colin Studds discusses how climate change affects seasonal rhythms on WYPR’s On the Record
“The punchline here in terms of our results is that the neighborhoods that have this history of disinvestment have up to three times as many…mosquitoes as do the upper-income neighborhoods that don’t have that history of disinvestment,” Biehler told Edge Effects. Continue Reading Dawn Biehler spotlights link between urban pests and housing inequality
Anthropocene science is an emerging, interdisciplinary field, which requires a variety of voices be at the table, Ellis argues. Answering the question of when and how humans began transforming Earth might guide us, he suggests, toward “more desirable outcomes both for human societies and for non-human nature.” Continue Reading Erle Ellis asserts value of social sciences in defining onset of human impact on Earth
The greenway “provides a way to see elements of nature on campus and find a place for reflection and repose,” says Patricia LaNoue, noting that students on the trail “discuss ethics and religion, policy and land use, ecology and athletics.” Continue Reading New visibility for Herbert Run Greenway highlights importance of green space at UMBC
Will longer growing seasons help slow climate change, or will increased drought speed it up? New research demonstrates a remote-sensing technique has the potential to help us figure that out, and follow-up studies are already putting it to work. Continue Reading UMBC’s Huemmrich uses NASA satellite to measure effects of climate change on evergreen forests
This cooperative program “allows our students to be at the forefront of what NOAA is doing,” says Ruben Delgado, and it bridges the gap between scientists and engineers. Continue Reading NOAA funds UMBC to train minority students in remote sensing and atmospheric sciences
Complex meteorological conditions and other factors contributed to the storm that ravaged Ellicott City July 31, but the town is determined to rebound. Jeffrey Halverson explains how “humble rain…quickly turns deadly,” and Pres. Hrabowski addresses the UMBC community. Continue Reading Washington Post and WAMU call on Jeffrey Halverson to explain causes of devastating Ellicott City flood
Swan hopes “to elevate people’s understanding of the importance of biodiversity” through a project that aims to answer big questions about how biodiversity responds to environmental disturbances like drought or hurricanes. Continue Reading Ecologist Chris Swan to analyze big data on biodiversity in new major study
“Studying unwanted animals like rats and mosquitoes might seem more a topic for the natural or health sciences than for the humanities,” said Biehler. “But humanities disciplines can open up important ways of understanding humans’ relationships with the creatures we call pests.” Continue Reading Dawn Biehler brings fresh perspective to pest control on WYPR
The “Seeing Science: Photography, Science, and Visual Culture” research forum examined imaging and visualization methods that support new scientific insights across diverse areas of research. Continue Reading “Seeing Science” research forum connects cells, space, and the senses
