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Undergraduate Researcher D'Juan Moreland wins scholarship!

Award promotes diversity in birding

Omland Lab sophomore, Meyerhoff Scholar and Biology / Music double major D’Juan Moreland (M31) was just announced as a winner of a new scholarship to promote diversity in birding, environmental...

November 30, 2020 · 5:51 PM

Undergraduate Researcher of the Week: Ziam Khan

Using fruit flies to solve neurological diseases

Title: The Effect of Neuronal Network Plasticity and Refinement in Drosophila melanogaster Nociceptors are sensory neurons that fire in response to sharp pain or heat, but unstimulating firing...

November 30, 2020 · 11:04 AM

Undergraduate Researcher of the Week: Ayushi Dave

Studying fruit flies to understand protein degradation

Ayushi Dave is a senior biology major graduating this spring. Title of your research project: My research project is called, “Investigating the Role of Effete in Border Cell Migration in...

November 23, 2020 · 10:16 AM

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Sam Patterson Named Rhodes Scholar!!

Second Rhodes Scholar in UMBC's history

For the second time in UMBC’s history, Samuel Patterson has earned the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Naomi Mburu (’18 Chemical Engineering) won the award in 2017. Established in 1902, the Rhodes...

November 21, 2020 · 6:40 PM

URCAD XXV Goes Online this Spring

25 Years of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement!

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) is celebrating its 25th anniversary! Due to the COVID-related campus closure, URCAD XXV will be held online again this spring. You...

November 19, 2020 · 9:16 PM

Undergraduate Researcher of the Week: Susan Afolabi

The roles of Ferritin in cell migration

Susan Alfolabi is a senior Biology major, with a minor in Chemistry. She is an LSAMP participant, and a URA Scholar. Title of your research project: Characterizing the effects of ferritin on...

October 19, 2020 · 9:00 AM

Goldwater Application Writing Workshop

This Friday!

Are you planning to apply to the Goldwater Scholarship for STEM researchers? Come learn about how to be nominated, and what makes a competitive application and details on how to write it....

October 13, 2020 · 11:14 AM

Entrepreneurship and Commercializing Your Research

Workshop this Friday 10/2!

Did you know that Gatorade was invented by researchers at the University of Florida as a way to hydrate the Gators football team?? Come hear about how to become a research-entrepreneur, and how...

September 29, 2020 · 8:39 PM

Undergraduate Researcher of the Week: Gretta Zinski

How does gender and socialization affect the way we move?

Gretta Zinski is a junior majoring in Dance, with an Information Systems minor, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor with a Web Development Certification. She is President of the Dance...

September 27, 2020 · 9:31 PM

Undergraduate Researcher of the Week: Noor Shaikh

Worms! They grow and de-grow!

Noor Shaikh is a junior Biological Sciences major and a URA Scholar. Title of your research project: A mechanistic understanding of planarian shape regulation during growth and degrowth...

September 21, 2020 · 10:02 AM

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