Research News

UMBC to build immersive virtual reality system

Dr. Chen receives NSF Major Research Infrastructure award

This story initially appeared on the UMBC CSEE website (here). Professors Jian Chen,  Penny Rheingans,  Karl Steiner,  Michael Summers, and Craig Saper received a Major Research Infrastructure...

Posted: August 31, 2015, 11:46 AM

UMBC partners in Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology

$20mil NSF grant goes to UW-Madison, UMBC and collaborators

UMBC has joined the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (CSN) as a primary collaborator on groundbreaking research exploring how modern nanomaterials interact with the environment and living...

Posted: August 31, 2015, 7:55 AM

UMBC and UMB celebrate partnerships

UMSOM Dean Reece reflects on research and teaching collaboration  Campus leaders from UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) celebrated significant milestones in the growing...

Posted: August 29, 2015, 2:49 PM

NIH Career Development Award for Psychology Prof. Moody

(This story initially appeared on UMBC Insights). Danielle L. Beatty Moody, an assistant professor of psychology, has received a Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health...

Posted: August 26, 2015, 10:35 AM

Prof. Daniel receives grant on anti-cancer nanoparticles

Marie-Christine Daniel, associate professor of chemistry, has received a three-year $390,000 NSF grant, starting August 1, to develop multifunctional nanoparticles, which have shown promising...

Posted: August 11, 2015, 11:38 AM

Ivan Erill publishes cover article, Journal of Bacteriology

Research maps genes of unique Betaproteobacteria

The latest issue of the Journal of Bacteriology features on its cover new research co-authored by Ivan Erill, biological sciences, that maps the genes involved in DNA repair of a recently...

Posted: August 11, 2015, 11:35 AM

Jane Turner Named Director, Ctr for Space Science Technology

Dr. Turner will also serve as Associate Director of CRESST

TO: UMBC Community FROM: Karl Steiner, Vice President for Research and William LaCourse, Dean, College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences We are delighted to announce the appointment of physics...

Posted: August 11, 2015, 11:32 AM