UMBC undergraduate work shines at URCAD 2018

Apr 27, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

Undergraduate research and creative work at UMBC has grown at a rapid pace over the past decade, but on April 25, April Householder wasn’t just thinking about how URCAD 2018 was the university’s largest yet. She was thinking about the talent, drive, curiosity, and hours upon hours of hard work that went into each project, and what that moment of delivering a talk or performing a dance or screening a film meant to each student presenter. Householder, director of undergraduate research and prestigious scholarships, shared ahead of URCAD 2018, “I am most proud of the kinds of questions these students… Continue Reading UMBC undergraduate work shines at URCAD 2018

Ke He extends water safety research through UM School of Medicine postdoc fellowship

Apr 15, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

“As an international student, the diverse and friendly circumstances in UMBC really helped me to settle down in this completely new environment,” says He. Continue Reading Ke He extends water safety research through UM School of Medicine postdoc fellowship

Janae Baptiste, dedicated HIV researcher and educator, to continue as a postdoc at UMBC

Apr 15, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

“The terrific mentorship I have received here has given me confidence to continue in research and, ultimately, enter the professoriate,” Baptiste shares. Continue Reading Janae Baptiste, dedicated HIV researcher and educator, to continue as a postdoc at UMBC

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UMBC launches Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics to tackle data-intensive challenges from disease tracking to online privacy

Mar 27, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

UMBC will launch the Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics (CARTA) through a five-year grant from the NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program, receiving $150,000 in support for each of the next five years. Continue Reading UMBC launches Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics to tackle data-intensive challenges from disease tracking to online privacy

UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference to focus on communication and collaboration

Mar 23, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

“GRC gives graduate students training on how to ace professional conferences in the field, and by participating, students practice how to communicate their research in an accessible way,” says Morgan Bunting, a gerontology Ph.D. student and member of the GRC planning committee. “It’s also just a wonderful way to engage the community and learn what amazing work is going on in the Graduate School.” Continue Reading UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference to focus on communication and collaboration

UMBC’s Maurice Berger receives ICP Infinity Award for New York Times “Race Stories” column

Mar 22, 2018 / 5 minutes of reading

Maurice Berger, research professor and chief curator for the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC), and a major national figure in the field of media studies, has won an ICP 2018 Infinity Award in the category of Critical Writing and Research. Continue Reading UMBC’s Maurice Berger receives ICP Infinity Award for New York Times “Race Stories” column

UMBC physicist Sebastian Deffner lays groundwork to better understand birth of the universe

Mar 6, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

Sebastian Deffner and co-author Anthony Bartolotta are extending thermodynamics, a fundamental pillar of physics, into uncharted territory by developing a way to describe microscopic systems with extremely high energy—just like the universe at the start of the Big Bang—for the first time. “There’s a lot we have to do next,” says Deffner. Continue Reading UMBC physicist Sebastian Deffner lays groundwork to better understand birth of the universe

UMBC physicists discover unexpected effect of African wildfires on climate

Mar 5, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

Smoke particles provide “seeds” that increase cooling by helping form clouds, and as a result, “The seeding effect is winning,” over the warming effect of smoke blocking the clouds from reflecting light, explains Zhibo Zhang. Continue Reading UMBC physicists discover unexpected effect of African wildfires on climate

Two species of ravens nevermore? UMBC research finds strong evidence of “speciation reversal”

Mar 2, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

“Because speciation reversal is a big part of our own history,” says Kevin Omland, “getting a better understanding of how that happens should give us a better sense of who we are and where we came from.” Continue Reading Two species of ravens nevermore? UMBC research finds strong evidence of “speciation reversal”

UMBC’s Chris Swan featured in The Atlantic for transforming vacant lots in Baltimore

Feb 16, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

While working in the city comes with challenges, Chris Swan hopes to discover a Goldilocks concoction of plants that tolerate the poor soil found in vacant lots, attract native pollinators, and reduce runoff of contaminant-laced water into the Chesapeake Bay. Continue Reading UMBC’s Chris Swan featured in The Atlantic for transforming vacant lots in Baltimore

UMBC physicists develop cost-saving tech for detecting gravitational waves and other applications

Feb 12, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

Thomas Smith and Yanhua Shih are hoping their new research will bring about a sea change in the physics community, and encourage even the most traditional physicists that quantum interference applies in optics experiments using non-laser light. “It should change the whole picture,” says Shih. The work has implications for both fundamental physics and immediate applications. Continue Reading UMBC physicists develop cost-saving tech for detecting gravitational waves and other applications

UMBC scientist opens a “new chapter for biochemistry” with $1.5 million NIH grant to study sugar metabolism

Jan 30, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

“I’m hoping that in the future many people will be working in this area of cellular biochemistry, studying many metabolic enzymes in living cells,” says Songon An, whose work is on the leading edge of “the next stage in biochemistry.” Continue Reading UMBC scientist opens a “new chapter for biochemistry” with $1.5 million NIH grant to study sugar metabolism

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