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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
The Academic Minute: Erhard on the Right to Revolution
Posted: October 10, 2023, 2:23 PM
Ph.D. candidate Jessica Novak to study biofuels at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Posted: October 5, 2023, 12:53 PM
Erin Green receives $1.2 million NIH grant to study cellular pathways involved in cancer, neurodegeneration
Posted: September 29, 2023, 5:17 PM
UMBC joins collaboration to create new STEM education, research center at Arecibo Observatory site in Puerto Rico
Posted: September 29, 2023, 2:18 PM
Academic Minute: The promise of work-life balance
Posted: September 29, 2023, 10:23 AM
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