From UMBC News and Magazine
The world is full of smart devices. But are we better informed?
Assistant professor Roberto Yus aims to bridge the gap between the raw data streaming from billions of sensors and the answers to questions people are actually asking. Roberto Yus. (Jake...
Posted: November 4, 2026, 11:27 AM
Joseph Bennett is searching for the next wonder materials—and making students a key part of the quest
Joseph Bennett, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, sees the integration of research and teaching as the heart of his work as a professor. Now he’s received a five-year National...
Posted: November 3, 2026, 11:51 AM
UMBC joins super team to take on the “undruggable” misfolded proteins implicated in diseases from Alzheimer’s to some cancers
UMBC is contributing to a multi-institution research project, funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) with up to $51.7 million, that aims to predict how disease-causing...
Posted: October 13, 2026, 2:27 PM
A UMBC-led team reveals how a harmful bacterium senses iron—and why it matters for fighting infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common culprit in hospital-acquired bacterial infections and is growing more resistant to antibiotics. New findings from Aaron Smith, professor of chemistry and...
Posted: October 6, 2026, 5:03 PM
UMBC launches Bold Moves strategic plan to guide university’s next chapter
Grounded in the voices of thousands of Retrievers, UMBC’s new Bold Moves strategic plan was shaped by listening sessions, surveys, and conversations that kept returning to one central...
Posted: October 1, 2026, 12:25 PM
Early research partnerships build strong bonds
A new initiative, which the organizers hope to expand, matched students from Baltimore City Community College with UMBC researchers. This summer the teams worked on projects advancing...
Posted: September 28, 2026, 4:17 PM
UMBC research team discovers promising molecular target for ovarian cancer treatment
Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed after it has already spread to other parts of the body, at which point the five-year survival rate is under 30 percent. Further complicating treatment, standard...
Posted: September 24, 2026, 1:55 PM
Small publishers, big ideas
Craig Saper’s new book tells the storied life of small press book publishers and the literary world they created. As readers, we tend to associate our favorite books with their authors, some...
Posted: September 21, 2026, 1:25 PM
UMBC researcher is helping unlock the mystery of dark energy with NASA’s Roman Telescope
On Sunday, August 30, after more than a decade of development, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope, with a field of...
Posted: September 16, 2026, 3:23 PM
Long-term oyster reef restoration shows clear success in murky waters
Large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Chesapeake Bay is successfully creating three-dimensional habitats that support larger, more diverse fish communities, according to new research from...
Posted: September 16, 2026, 12:20 PM
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