I am investigating how MAPK15, an atypical protein kinase, contributes to the growth and metastasis of ovarian cancer. I hope to determine its mechanisms by purifying the protein and conducting...
Registration for URCAD will open on the 2nd of January, 2026 and applications are due by Feb. 15. This year URCAD moves to a new space in the RAC! Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement...
Samuel Barnett ’25, biochemistry, is on his way to the Ph.D. program in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Pennsylvania this fall, after seizing opportunities to conduct research...
Lea-Pearl Njei, Caly Ferguson, and Jariatu Kargbo are Golden
Lea-Pearl Njei, biological sciences; Caly Ferguson, mechanical engineering; and Jariatu Kargbo, biological sciences, have each received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for the 2025 – 2026...
Information on how to write a successful URA proposal: https://ur.umbc.edu/ura/forms/proposal/ Writing a Successful URA Proposal Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Maximum...
Undergraduate Research Awards apps due by NEXT Friday 5/9
The deadline to apply to the Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) has been extended until NEXT Friday, May 9, 2025! Students must submit a research or artistic proposal, along with a UMBC mentor...
This is Amy. She was a URA Scholar. She got $1,500 for her research on early film history. "The money I got from Undergraduate Research helped me explore many early silent films from...
This is Scott. He was a URA Scholar. He got $1,500 for his research on ponds. "The money I got from Undergraduate Research helped me travel to maybe exotics lands where I was able to study...
Best with Inter-collegiate Collaborators: Kann Lab
We had to create an additional category to honor the UMBC lab that collaborated with Georgetown University students on computational approaches to annotate the human genome with the goal of...
Best Selfie with a Family Member: King and Queen of Research
Bringing your mom to URCAD and getting her to use all the props is always a good idea! Honors College student Sara Humphries presented an art exhibition and an oral explanation of the artwork...
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