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Student entrepreneur Samuel Bendek imagines a clean energy future powered by tree sap batteries

Samuel Bendek’s company, Elastic Energy, was selected to receive the inaugural Pava LePere Innovation Award. The $50,000 award is from the State of Maryland for the further development of a mechanical battery made from natural rubber.

Earl Brooks explores how Black musicians shape political and social discourse in his debut book

On Rhetoric and Black Music argues that the rhetorical power of music—specifically music created by Black artists—is what bridges cultural figures such as rapper Kendrick Lamar and abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and many others, together.


Ian Stockwell recently launched a project to address healthcare interventions such as healthy foods and safe housing

Quantum Photonics expertise earns UMBC a spot in the Department of Energy’s Frontiers in Energy Research Center

Susan McDonough, history, receives prestigious membership to the Institute for Advanced Studies to continue research on sex workers in medieval Mediterranean

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UMBC Launches New Research@UMBC Website

UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research has launched a new website to increase awareness of UMBC’s research activity and to provide enhanced access to campus-wide resources that support...

Posted: September 18, 2014, 8:51 PM

CNMS Hosts 17th Annual SURF

The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences hosted the 17th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) on Wednesday, August 6. Over 200 students gave oral and poster presentations,...

Posted: August 15, 2014, 8:09 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, in Real Simple

Psychology Professor Robert Provine appeared in the July 2014 edition of Real Simple magazine in an article about the evolution and science of laughter. The magazine published a lengthy article in...

Posted: July 9, 2014, 8:10 PM

UMBC Co-Hosts NIH Regional Seminar

Tina Stanger, Deborah Waters, Dean Drake, and Tim Sparklin UMBC joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Towson University in co-hosting the 2014 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and...

Posted: July 3, 2014, 7:11 PM