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UMBC’s AXIS Team receives award from NASA for further instrument design

 

 

 

 

The team will further develop the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)

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Rachel Brewster advances understanding of how organisms adapt to oxygen deprivation

Rachel Brewster, a professor of biological studies, is working with zebrafish to understand how they mitigate the effects of reduced oxygen. These studies have an eye toward new medical treatments to keep human tissue alive and undamaged under hypoxia for longer periods of time.

Striving for more efficient and equitable healthcare: Ian Stockwell wins major NIH grant

Ian Stockwell recently launched a new project, supported by a five-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, to address other healthcare interventions such as healthy foods and safe housing.


UMBC’s exploratory artist in residence Levester Williams examines history of Cockeysville marble in film project

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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Robert Provine, Psychology, to be Featured in New Book

Psychology professor Robert Provine participated in this year’s annual question on Edge.org, which features a collection of online essays that is later published as part of a high-profile and...

Posted: January 22, 2014, 3:57 PM

Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

What’s the Absurd Creature of the Week in WIRED science? Why it’s none other than one of biologist Tom Cronin’s favorite sea critters, the mantis shrimp. And the eyes of these creatures are...

Posted: January 13, 2014, 8:11 PM

UMBC Study on Maryland Dream Act in the Gazette

An article published January 8th in The Gazette examines the impact of the Maryland Dream Act after its first year. The law allows undocumented immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools...

Posted: January 9, 2014, 6:05 PM

Stuart Schwartz, CUERE, on the Marc Steiner Show

On December 17, Stuart Schwartz, a senior research scientist at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) was a guest on the Marc Steiner Show. Schwartz discussed his...

Posted: December 20, 2013, 10:03 PM

Gymama Slaughter, CSEE, Receives NSF CAREER Award

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on December 11, 2013 that Gymama Slaughter, an assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering (CSEE), received an NSF CAREER...

Posted: December 13, 2013, 9:04 PM