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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
Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea
Posted: June 18, 2025, 10:39 AM
Detangling Quantum
Posted: June 10, 2025, 1:22 PM
Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it closer each day
Posted: June 6, 2025, 11:30 AM
Dust aerosol research earns Jianyu Zheng, Ph.D. ’23, outstanding early-career award
Posted: May 28, 2025, 2:35 PM
Interdisciplinary UMBC team deepens understanding of cell migration, important for potential medical advances
Posted: May 27, 2025, 2:10 PM
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