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UMBC’s Rebekah Hounsell is helping unlock the mystery of dark energy with NASA’s Roman Telescope
Rebekah Hounsell is co-PI and project manager of the Roman Supernova Cosmology Project Infrastructure Team (PIT), tasked with determining the best way for the telescope to collect data about cosmic phenomena called type Ia supernovae.
UMBC’s Aaron Smith lab reveals how a harmful bacterium senses iron – and why it matters for fighting infection
A two-protein system inside the bacterium operates like a sensitive switch. The pair detects iron outside and inside the cell and then rewrites large parts of the microbe’s metabolism. The results suggest this system could become a target for more effective treatments for infections.
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Research Headlines
From UMBC News and Magazine
Eight bwtech@UMBC companies named 2016 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year finalists
Posted: June 16, 2016, 1:43 PM
The Economist features UMBC’s revolutionary land-based aquaculture
Posted: June 13, 2016, 8:08 PM
NIDA’s deputy director visits campus to promote resources available to faculty
Posted: May 23, 2016, 7:12 PM
Former Apple CEO and tech investor John Sculley learns about engineering innovations at UMBC
Posted: May 23, 2016, 7:06 PM
President of German Research Foundation visits UMBC, discusses academic globalization and UMBC initiatives
Posted: May 20, 2016, 8:02 PM
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