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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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From UMBC News and Magazine
The Academic Minute: Caring for kinless older adults
Posted: November 17, 2023, 9:07 AM
The Academic Minute: Challenging misconceptions about queer sexualities in Arab cultures
Posted: November 15, 2023, 3:05 PM
Study finds strongest evidence yet for local sources of cosmic ray electrons
Posted: November 14, 2023, 11:50 AM
GRIT-X 2023 explores wide range of UMBC’s research and creative achievement around campus and beyond
Posted: November 7, 2023, 4:53 PM
Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies
Posted: November 6, 2023, 4:05 PM
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