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Immigration Orientation for Exchange Scholars

Mandatory reading for Exchange Scholars and their dependents

The document shares your rights in the US and other important information for you to start your journey in the US. Please take some time to read it and let me know if you have any questions!...

March 13, 2023 · 3:47 PM

Deepak Koirala to grow understanding of how enteroviruses replicate with $786K NSF CAREER Award

Diseases such as polio, the common cold, and meningitis are all caused by closely related viruses and the way these viruses multiply in the body is poorly understood. Deepak Koirala, assistant...

March 13, 2023 · 3:17 PM

Meet a Retriever—Adeola Ojomo, sociology major and academic peer advocate

Meet Adeola Ojomo, a sophomore sociology major who started working on campus helping other students as an academic peer advocate (APA) after being inspired by another APA who helped her with some...

March 13, 2023 · 11:08 AM

Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidays

Written by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, UMBC March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion...

March 8, 2023 · 12:31 PM

Important tax reminder!

Your tax return is due by April 18, 2023.

Dear Exchange Visitors, As an international scholar, you are a nonresident in the US. If you received US income during the calendar year 2022, you are legally required to file a tax return by...

March 7, 2023 · 9:41 AM

Mercedes Burns to study arachnid evolution in Japan through prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Mammals are “all-in” on sexual reproduction, explains Mercedes Burns, assistant professor of biological sciences at UMBC. They even have “mechanisms that reinforce the maintenance of sex and make...

March 6, 2023 · 1:11 PM

UMBC’s Smith lab discovers enzyme ATE1’s role in cellular stress response, opening a door to new therapeutic targets

A new paper in Nature Communications illuminates how a previously poorly understood enzyme works in the cell. Many diseases are tied to chronic cellular stress, and UMBC’s Aaron T. Smith and...

March 6, 2023 · 11:51 AM

Remembering E. Michael Richards

Remembering E. Michael Richards It is with sorrow that we share the passing of E. Michael Richards, professor emeritus of music. One of the world’s leading interpreters of contemporary music...

March 2, 2023 · 5:36 PM

Creating pathways for UMBC student success in Maryland’s growing biotech industry

The biotech industry—or technology-based business that harnesses the power of biology—is booming in Maryland. And with more than 3,000 biotech companies currently operating in the state (with more...

March 2, 2023 · 2:25 PM

Unlocking the secrets of materials that turn heat into electricity: UMBC’s Deepa Madan wins NSF CAREER Award

Deepa Madan, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UMBC, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for research on materials that could improve...

March 2, 2023 · 11:59 AM

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