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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 Don Engel selected for inaugural cohort of APLU Research Leader Fellows
Posted: July 18, 2017, 9:17 PM
Why do we yawn? UMBC’s Bob Provine dives into a common, but still mysterious behavior on NPR
Posted: July 10, 2017, 7:35 PM
UMBC researchers address diverse factors impacting U.S. schooling
Posted: July 10, 2017, 6:50 PM
UMBC’s John Rennie Short discusses globalization and urban issues in U.S. and international press
Posted: June 30, 2017, 9:00 PM
Christy Ford Chapin recalls lost history of the U.S. health care system in New York Times op-ed
Posted: June 23, 2017, 9:05 PM
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