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Kavita Krishnaswamy, CSEE Ph.D. student

One of 25 women in robotics you need to know about

This article was originally written here by Megan Hanks on July 26, 2017. Kavita Krishnaswamy ’07, computer science and mathematics, Ph.D. ’18, computer science, has been named both a...

Posted: August 30, 2017, 1:31 PM

UMBC’s Erin Green receives nearly $1 million NIH grant

Cutting Edge Genetics Research

This article was originally written here on July 28,2017 by Sarah Hansen. UMBC biologist Erin Green has received a five-year, nearly $1 million grant from the National institutes of...

Posted: August 30, 2017, 1:25 PM

New study by UMBC’s Chris Swan yields surprising results

Restoration effects more effective in small streams

This article was originally written here by Sarah Hansen on July 28, 2017. A new study led by Chris Swan has found that stream restoration efforts such as bank stabilization, tree...

Posted: August 30, 2017, 1:21 PM

Chuck Eggleton receives Fulbright award in Columbia

He will teach global engineering and study cellular adhesion

This article was originally written here on August 2, 2017 by Megan Hanks. Chuck Eggleton, professor and chair of mechanical engineering, has received a Fulbright award to teach two...

Posted: August 30, 2017, 1:14 PM

UMBC’s Jason Link leads development of cosmic ray detector

Cosmic Ray Detector headed for International Space Station

This article was originally written here on August 11,2017 by Sarah Hansen. A white box the size of a refrigerator, called Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM), will head to the...

Posted: August 30, 2017, 1:07 PM

UMBC’s Lipi Mukherjee receives NASA Fellowship

This story was first published  here and was written by Sarah Hansen. Lipi Mukherjee, Ph.D. student in atmospheric physics at UMBC, has received the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship...

Posted: August 28, 2017, 11:59 AM

Prof. Szeto predicts patient responses to immunotherapy

This article originally appeared on myUMBC and was written by Megan Hanks. As a Washington Post article highlighted, some doctors are now using immunotherapy—stimulating the body’s own immune...

Posted: July 17, 2017, 10:59 AM

UMBC Forum on Aging Research

Highlighting the need for interdisciplinary collaborations

This article was originally written here and written by Sarah Hansen. The spring 2017 UMBC Research Forum focused on innovative research in aging and the life course—a notably far-reaching area...

Posted: June 6, 2017, 3:32 PM

Ting Zhu receives NSF CAREER Award

Developing "Internet of Things" technology

This article was originally published here and written by Megan Hanks. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Ting Zhu, assistant professor of computer science and electrical...

Posted: June 6, 2017, 3:14 PM