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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
Susan McDonough, history, receives prestigious membership to the Institute for Advanced Studies to continue research on sex workers in medieval Mediterranean
Posted: July 17, 2024, 2:38 PM
UMBC’s exploratory artist in residence Levester Williams examines history of Cockeysville marble in film project
Posted: July 15, 2024, 2:48 PM
Three decades of student mentoring earns UMBC chemist Paul Smith the Braude Award
Posted: July 15, 2024, 1:12 PM
Sandra Barrueco, psychology, and colleagues receive nearly $1M to train graduate students in culturally competent behavioral health services for underserved Maryland youth
Posted: July 11, 2024, 6:45 PM
Partnership with biotech giant Genentech benefits UMBC graduate students
Posted: June 25, 2024, 3:46 PM
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