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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 develop new method to address deep-seated biases in science, starting with birds
Posted: October 16, 2018, 5:43 PM
UMBC’s Sebastian Deffner receives FQXi support for pioneering work to define laws of the universe
Posted: October 15, 2018, 2:16 PM
UMBC physicist Can Ataca developing quicker, cheaper way to create novel, one-atom-thick materials
Posted: September 21, 2018, 2:51 PM
UMBC’s Rachel Brewster investigates cellular survival to improve the preservation of organs for transplant
Posted: September 18, 2018, 4:25 PM
UMBC, NASA, and partners mount intensive Chesapeake Bay air-quality study
Posted: August 21, 2018, 2:26 PM
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