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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
Soccer kiss scandal exposes how structural sexism in Spain can be a laughing matter
Posted: September 29, 2023, 10:18 AM
First Roth Research Award recipient broadens horizons after summer research experience
Posted: September 22, 2023, 4:09 PM
UMBC hosts 11th International Digital Storytelling Conference
Posted: September 20, 2023, 1:36 PM
Justin Webster receives NSF grant to study mathematical models behind oscillation of plane wings, bridges, energy harvesters
Posted: September 6, 2023, 2:15 PM
Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
Posted: September 6, 2023, 10:16 AM
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