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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’s Achuth Padmanabhan to pursue promising ovarian cancer research with $1.5 million in grants
Posted: July 26, 2023, 5:54 PM
UMBC alum leads successful pilot of method for monitoring biodiversity on farms
Posted: July 26, 2023, 9:20 AM
UMBC teams with the Navy and the University of Arizona to develop new capabilities for hypersonic flight
Posted: June 23, 2023, 11:31 AM
UMBC’s 2023 Cybersecurity Exploratory Project Awardees Announced
Posted: June 14, 2023, 2:38 PM
Shared Stories, Shared Purpose
Posted: June 8, 2023, 7:47 PM
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