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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
As summer wildfire smoke choked Baltimore, UMBC air pollution researchers leapt into action
Posted: December 7, 2023, 8:43 AM
Sebastian Deffner attends selective quantum science conference in Vatican City
Posted: December 6, 2023, 9:47 AM
Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite science team hits major milestone
Posted: December 5, 2023, 11:28 AM
UMBC, UMB receive $4 million NIH REACH grant to create new biomedical and life sciences accelerator program
Posted: December 1, 2023, 4:08 PM
UMBC-led aquaculture conference brings together academics, business and government leaders, educators to move the industry forward
Posted: November 20, 2023, 4:11 PM
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