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UMBC partners with American Statistical Association to organize annual African International Conference on Statistics

Apr 17, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

The African International Conference on Statistics, led by UMBC, is poised to enter a new era with support from the American Statistical Association. “Now we stand as partners with the world’s largest statistical association, the American Statistical Association,” Yehenew Kifle says. “This partnership with ASA lays the foundation for great optimism about a promising future for the AIC.” Continue Reading UMBC partners with American Statistical Association to organize annual African International Conference on Statistics

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Inaugural CNMS Science Discovery Series hits the mark with community audience

Apr 17, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) hosted its first CNMS Science Discovery Series event on March 27. The goal of the series is to give back to the community by offering an opportunity for non-experts to learn about the research happening in their backyards, and it was a big success. Continue Reading Inaugural CNMS Science Discovery Series hits the mark with community audience

First data from UMBC’s HARP2 instrument on NASA PACE mission goes public

Apr 11, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

Data collected by HARP2, an instrument designed and built by UMBC scientists and engineers, is already available to the public, as is data from the other instruments on NASA’s PACE satellite, which launched February 8. Continue Reading First data from UMBC’s HARP2 instrument on NASA PACE mission goes public

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NASA selects UMBC-led lunar instrument for implementation on Artemis III Moon landing mission

Apr 10, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading

UMBC, along with several institutional partners, have been selected to develop one of the first three lunar instruments chosen for implementation and deployment as part of NASA’s forthcoming Artemis III mission, humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. Continue Reading NASA selects UMBC-led lunar instrument for implementation on Artemis III Moon landing mission

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UMBC joins BRAIN Center to advance innovations in neurotechnologies

Apr 9, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

UMBC is joining a industry-university cooperative research center aiming to improve how we diagnose and treat people with conditions such as neurological disorders, brain injury, mental illness, limb loss and paralysis. Continue Reading UMBC joins BRAIN Center to advance innovations in neurotechnologies

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Hundreds of East Coast chemical engineering students to gather at UMBC for regional conference

Mar 29, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

Over the weekend of April 6-7, the UMBC student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will host the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference on campus. Continue Reading Hundreds of East Coast chemical engineering students to gather at UMBC for regional conference

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UMBC faculty share knowledge and passion during Diversity in Cybersecurity, Brunei event

Mar 22, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Over two weeks at the end of January, six UMBC faculty woke up early to deliver lectures and lead workshops with students more than 9,000 miles away, in the small Asian nation of Brunei, located on the island of Borneo. The online talks were part of the Diversity in Cybersecurity, Brunei conference, organized jointly by Edah Hasnal, an advocate for gender diversity in the tech sector in Brunei, and Carolyn Seaman, director of the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) at UMBC. Continue Reading UMBC faculty share knowledge and passion during Diversity in Cybersecurity, Brunei event

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William Gao, mentee of UMBC statistician Yi Huang, named finalist in Regeneron Talent Search

Mar 5, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Gao and Huang’s research led to the development of a mobile diagnostic system to identify cancerous regions in tumor samples, which they hope will eventually benefit patients in remote areas. Gao will participate in a week-long final Regeneron Talent Search competition next week in Washington, D.C., where he and the other finalists will compete for more than $1.8 million in awards. Continue Reading William Gao, mentee of UMBC statistician Yi Huang, named finalist in Regeneron Talent Search

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UMBC fusion researchers get TV spotlight at world’s largest physics meeting

Mar 4, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

A short film brings viewers into the lab where Carlos Romero-Talamás, alongside colleagues and students from UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park, are questing to bring the energy of the stars down to Earth. Continue Reading UMBC fusion researchers get TV spotlight at world’s largest physics meeting

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National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences highlight Professor Upal Ghosh’s work cleaning contaminated waterways

Feb 23, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

The positive environmental and health impacts of work led by Upal Ghosh, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering at UMBC, was recently highlighted by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The agency showcased a low-cost technology that Ghosh and his colleagues developed to clean waterways contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a group of likely carcinogenic chemicals that were used in insulation, coolants, and electrical equipment for decades before being banned in the U.S. in 1979. The chemicals are stable and persist in the environment, often accumulating in fish that live in contaminated waterways and posing a risk… Continue Reading National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences highlight Professor Upal Ghosh’s work cleaning contaminated waterways

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UMBC-led Aquaculture Research Center donates thousands of pounds of seafood to local food pantries

Feb 22, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

“The U.S. is the largest importer of seafood in the world. Currently the oceans are overfished, and IMET is working on innovative aquaculture platforms that will reduce U.S. and global dependence on wild fisheries stocks,” Yonathan Zohar says. “Through these donations, we can also provide a small level of societal benefit right away and close to home.” Continue Reading UMBC-led Aquaculture Research Center donates thousands of pounds of seafood to local food pantries

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Professor Curtis Menyuk honored for pioneering work that helped transform global telecommunications

Feb 16, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Curtis Menyuk, professor of computer science and electrical engineering at UMBC, has won the 2024 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization. Continue Reading Professor Curtis Menyuk honored for pioneering work that helped transform global telecommunications