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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 researchers use AI to help businesses understand complex legal docs, like the Code of Federal Regulations
Posted: January 29, 2021, 8:37 PM
Quantum computing, but even faster? UMBC researchers explore the possibilities with new NSF grant
Posted: January 21, 2021, 11:05 PM
UMBC’s Danyelle Ireland is named a national Rising Star as champion for transfer students
Posted: January 20, 2021, 4:45 PM
Twenty UMBC Memories from 2020
Posted: December 23, 2020, 7:29 PM
UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials
Posted: December 11, 2020, 5:30 PM
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