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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
Yoni Zohar explains how his lab became the first to farm bluefin tuna in land-based aquaculture
Posted: February 22, 2016, 5:47 PM
Tom Cronin decodes the unique eye of charismatic mantis shrimp in National Geographic
Posted: February 22, 2016, 5:32 PM
University Business magazine chronicles UMBC’s growth as a leading research university
Posted: January 25, 2016, 2:11 AM
UMBC’s MDQuit researchers celebrate ten years of progress toward a smoke-free Maryland
Posted: January 19, 2016, 6:33 PM
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences reflects on tremendous growth and establishes vision for future success
Posted: January 1, 2016, 12:00 AM
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