Producing cosmic rays, which also happens following a supernova, requires that particles be accelerated nearly to the speed of light. “We found that the accelerated particles are really energetic, which is much more than we expected from this star,” says Kenji Hamaguchi, the lead author on the study. Continue Reading UMBC astronomer Kenji Hamaguchi confirms binary star system produces cosmic rays
“UMBC is proud to be part of this important collaboration, applying scientific innovation in aquaculture to offer a healthy source of food for our local communities,” said UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski. Continue Reading UMBC and partners launch project to provide fresh fish to underserved communities
The new research initiative focused on cybersecurity for critical national infrastructures, including information technology, public transit, and financial services. Continue Reading UMBC launches infrastructure-focused cybersecurity research collaboration with Japanese and UK partners
UMBC’s Office of the Provost has launched a university-wide initiative to celebrate faculty who go above and beyond as educators, scholars, and leaders on campus and in their fields. This initiative strives to highlight tenure-track junior faculty, lecturers, and adjunct, research, and clinical faculty whose work is essential to UMBC’s success. Continue Reading New UMBC initiative celebrates exceptional faculty dedication to teaching and scholarship
“We are changing Earth’s climate faster than at any time since the fall of the dinosaurs,” says Ellis. For scientists, he notes, “What’s controversial…is when did this begin? […] When did humans literally become the global shaper of the earth?” Continue Reading When did humans start to transform Earth? UMBC’s Erle Ellis introduces the Anthropocene.
“A primary concern about e-cigarettes right now is that they use a huge number of flavoring components,” says Weihong Lin, and many of them are poorly understood. Continue Reading Neurobiologist Weihong Lin receives NIDA grant to investigate the safety of e-cigarette flavorings
“This is a testament not only to UMBC’s increasing global presence, but also our deep and continued commitment to the success of our international students,” said Yvette Mozie-Ross. Continue Reading UMBC named a top destination for international students and one of the world’s best young universities
“Confronting the barriers to health equity compels us to look across disciplines and toward collaborations among social scientists, scientists and engineers, and humanists and artists,” said Dean Scott Casper at the event. Continue Reading UMBC health justice research forum focuses on the value of community voices
Recent research discovered thousands of black holes near the center of the Milky Way “by digging through old, long-archived data,” writes Eileen Meyer. “Astronomers are gathering an exponentially greater amount of data every day—so much that it will take years to uncover all the hidden signals buried in the archives.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Eileen Meyer explains how big data is changing astronomy research
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has again named UMBC one of top universities in the nation and worldwide. The 2018 – 19 CWUR list features UMBC among the top 170 U.S. universities and in the top 3.5% of 18,000 global higher education institutions evaluated. Continue Reading New global ranking lists UMBC in the top 3.5 percent of universities worldwide
“I love this paper because it points out an important flaw in several studies,” says Matthew Fagan, “and also because those studies are really important to understanding how best we should restore the planet’s forests.” Continue Reading UMBC ecologist and colleagues expose bias in forest restoration studies
For the first time, An and his students have determined a function of a particular signaling pathway associated with metastasis. “Looking at this metabolic switch—which pathways are in use during metastasis versus when the cell is attached—may be where our research goes in the future,” says An. Continue Reading UMBC’s Songon An discovers new molecular mechanism likely involved in cancer cell metastasis
