UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research presented awards to support the work of two dozen UMBC faculty examining topics from health disparities among people with diabetes to natural...
December 18, 2018
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“Being on the Bahama Oriole Project was my first hands-on glimpse at international research,” Matthew Kane '19 says. “It was the first time I had seen scientists from two different countries...
November 6, 2018
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Forests store carbon, clean water, prevent soil erosion, and provide habitat for a wide range of species, “but all those benefits start kicking in when forests are older,” says Matthew Fagan....
November 6, 2018
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“More than half of the world's population lives in cities,” says Chris Swan, “and understanding how these environments function from the natural, physical and social science perspectives has never...
November 2, 2018
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“In almost every indicator of health Black women are disproportionately impacted by various illnesses and more likely to die from chronic illness,” Abrams says. “I want to change this.”
October 22, 2018
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“We’re really hoping this new method is going to address some issues with what kinds of data get published,” says Evangeline Rose, first author on a new paper. This paper “is part of an amazing...
October 16, 2018
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On the heels of a pioneering paper earlier this year, Deffner is off and running to help generate “a better, more concise understanding of the universe,” he says. He recognizes, however, that the...
October 15, 2018
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“We can predict a material’s properties before experimentalists can even synthesize it,” says Can Ataca. The new methods his lab is developing will make those predictions many times more accurate,...
September 21, 2018
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“My favorite part of this project is giving the students hands-on experience,” says Ruben Delgado. “They get to contribute to the process from start to finish.” Delgado is the UMBC lead on the...
August 21, 2018
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“If we want to understand how what we do on the landscape influences stream integrity and downstream health in places like the Chesapeake Bay,” says Matthew Baker, “then being able to map the...
August 15, 2018
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