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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
Yonathan Zohar honored for lifetime of contributions to fish endocrinology research and advances in aquaculture
Posted: November 25, 2024, 4:35 PM
Mechanical engineering professor Weidong Zhu honored for pioneering work analyzing sound and vibration
Posted: November 22, 2024, 2:40 PM
Tasneem Khambaty mentors a new generation of doctoral students on novel research for the prevention of type 2 diabetes
Posted: November 20, 2024, 12:08 PM
NASA awards AXIS X-ray telescope co-developed by UMBC faculty $5M for further study
Posted: November 12, 2024, 1:45 PM
Striving for more efficient and equitable healthcare: Ian Stockwell wins major NIH grant
Posted: November 12, 2024, 1:03 PM
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