Research News

Christy Ford Chapin begins Library of Congress fellowship

continuing history faculty’s trend of research achievement

This story was first published  here and was written by Catalina Sofia Dansberger Duque. When Christy Ford Chapin, associate professor of history, began teaching at UMBC in 2012, she started...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 6:12 PM

Charissa Cheah receives Fulbright award for research

identity development of Muslim Tunisian immigrants in Sicily

This story was first published  here and was written by Catalina Sofia Dansberger Duque. Charissa Cheah, professor of psychology, has received a Fulbright to collaborate with  psychologists at...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 6:09 PM

UMBC’s Chris Curran receives major NIJ grant

for research on law enforcement in K–12 schools

This story was first published  here and was written by Catalina Sofia Dansberger Duque. UMBC’s F. Chris Curran, assistant professor of public policy, has received a two-year $620,000 National...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 6:05 PM

UMBC’s Sebastian Deffner explains quantum computing limits

“quantum speed limit” may limit quantum computers

This story was first published  here and was written by Sarah Hansen. Classical computers have been getting faster, more powerful, and more compact for decades, but they may be reaching their...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 6:00 PM

New T. Rowe Price Sponsorship for UMBC Cybersecurity Center

Supporting cybersecurity research and students at UMBC

This story was first published  here and was written by Megan Hanks. Global investment management firm T. Rowe Price is supporting cybersecurity research and students at UMBC through a new...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 5:54 PM

NSF grants UMBC nearly $1 million

to expand supports for mechanical engineering students

This story was first published  here and was written by Megan Hanks. UMBC’s commitment to STEM education and increasing diversity in engineering and computing fields is a trademark of the...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 5:47 PM

UMBC space scientist further confirms Einstein’s theory

New solar research offers fresh perspective

This story was first published  here and was written by Sarah Hansen. New research by Sander Goossens, associate research scientist at UMBC’s Center for Space Science and Technology, and...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 5:42 PM

UMBC physicists develop cost-saving tech

for detecting gravitational waves and other applications

This story was first published  here and was written by Sarah Hansen. In 2016, Jane Sprigg, Ph.D. ’16, physics, submitted a research paper demonstrating a technique that would enable a camera to...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 5:37 PM

Prof. Nirmalya Roy receives NSF CAREER award

Research will focus on smart home and wearable technologies

This story was written by Megan Hanks for news.umbc.edu. UMBC’s Nirmalya Roy, assistant professor of information systems, has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 11:51 AM

Two species of ravens nevermore?

UMBC research finds evidence of “speciation reversal"

This story was first published  here and was written by Sarah Hansen. For over a century, speciation—where one species splits into two—has been a central focus of evolutionary research. But a...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 11:48 AM