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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
UMBC manufacturing research center gets boost from new partnership with U.S. Army
Posted: January 17, 2024, 11:45 AM
Taiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification
Posted: January 9, 2024, 10:23 AM
The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
Posted: January 5, 2024, 10:48 AM
Building next-gen AI chips at UMBC: A Q&A with NSF CAREER award winner Chenchen Liu
Posted: December 21, 2023, 12:15 PM
UMBC researchers clarify role of SMYD3 enzyme in prostate cancer progression
Posted: December 21, 2023, 10:20 AM
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