The technology is a huge advance over the previous vaccine, which required injection into each fish individually. “If this works,” Vikram Vakharia says, “it opens the door to use this technique with other pathogens.” Continue Reading UMBC scientist launches company to commercialize new oral vaccine to save fish industry millions
“Clearly, such zero tolerance laws were meant to improve the safety and order of the school environment,” writes F. Chris Curran in a new article in The Conversation. “However, in recent years, they have been seen as being overly prescriptive and as contributing to racial disparities in school discipline.” Continue Reading Zero tolerance laws contribute to racial disparities in U.S. public schools, research by F. Chris Curran reveals
High expectations and the chance to work on real problems the Walters Art Museum faces create a rich, interdisciplinary experience for students. Continue Reading Meet SCIART: Groundbreaking fellowship opens students’ eyes to interdisciplinary careers
The way genes and proteins function together in the brain is “not as cut and dried as we thought,” Olivia Spicer says. “It’s more like a web of things interacting.” Continue Reading UMBC Ph.D. student makes surprise discovery of natural back-up system in fish reproduction
From flatworm regeneration to cancer tumor collapse, Lobo has “the right combination of computer expertise and interest in biology” to conquer modeling challenges deemed impossible by other experts. Continue Reading PBS NovaNext highlights Daniel Lobo’s work solving biological mysteries with evolving computer models
“This is another brick in the pavement as we’re building a road between our two campuses,” shared Karl Steiner, vice president for research at UMBC. Continue Reading UMB-UMBC Partnership Symposium celebrates research collaborations with impact
UMBC’s Express Licensing Agreement, created by Office of the Vice President for Research, has helped three start-up companies launch in the past year, and more companies are expected to be established with the help of the agreement this year. Continue Reading The Daily Record highlights UMBC’s start-up boom
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
On its journey from an online lab notebook to a national resource, the Smog Blog has always provided educational opportunities for UMBC students. Continue Reading “Smog Blog” run by UMBC students becomes go-to air quality reference for national audience
“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
“There is a need to think about what China really means not just for China, but for the world. Looking at the interactions between culture and economy in China is a way for us to broaden the scope of cultural studies in the West,” says Yang, an assistant professor of media and communication studies. Continue Reading Fan Yang’s “Faked in China” tackles competing visions of the Chinese economy in a globalized world
Geddes has founded numerous startups, but he thinks this one—based on a new technology for breaking open cells and chopping up their DNA quickly and at low cost—is going to be big. Continue Reading Chris Geddes solves common problem in medical testing with DNA chopping biotech invention
