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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
New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us
Posted: September 23, 2022, 10:53 AM
Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them
Posted: September 15, 2022, 11:49 AM
UMBC’s new AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows focus on STEM workforce inclusion, youth justice
Posted: September 8, 2022, 4:57 PM
Americans think they know a lot about politics – and it’s bad for democracy that they’re so often wrong in their confidence
Posted: September 2, 2022, 2:21 PM
UMBC to lead climate-focused NSF data science institute through $13M award
Posted: September 1, 2022, 3:25 PM
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