University of Maryland, Baltimore County

UMBC joins super team to take on the “undruggable” misfolded proteins implicated in diseases from Alzheimer’s to some cancers

UMBC is contributing to a multi-institution research project, funded by the Advanced Research  Projects Agency for Health ...
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

GRIT-X 2026: Ice cream, oysters, and AI on parade

UMBC’s TED-style research and creative achievement series marks its 10th running on Saturday, October 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall. GRIT-X (Global. Research.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Early research partnerships build strong bonds

A new initiative, which the organizers hope to expand, matched students from Baltimore City Community College with UMBC researchers. This summer the ...
umbc

UMBC takes first steps toward offering higher education for incarcerated individuals

UMBC has been awarded a $64,000 grant to support the development of a prison education program. In September, USM announced that nine colleges and universities will receive a combined $400,000 to ...
umbc

With great scientific powers comes great responsibility: Mercedes Burns, arachnid researcher, reviews “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”

Arachnid expert and Spider-Man fan Mercedes Burns reviews the science in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Burns finds the film scientifically uneven—some details, such as the discussion of RNA ...
umbc

Meet a Retriever—Jacob Diaz, assistant vice president and dean of students, sees his role as developing a culture of care

Jake Diaz with a group of Welcome, Retrievers! student leaders (Woolies) at the start of the fall 2026 semester. Photo by Poulomi Banerjee '16, M.P.P. '21. One of the newest friendly faces recently ...
umbc

For the leaf peepers: How NASA’s PACE is improving fall color forecasts

This figure from the new paper shows how the presence of anthocyanins increased from the first to the third weeks of October in the eastern United States in 2024. (Courtesy of Huemmrich) Researchers ...
umbc

Meyerhoff Scholars Program celebrates 500th Ph.D.

UMBC graduates celebrate their accomplishments and look to what's next—as of this spring, for 500 Meyerhoff Scholar alumni that has meant earning a Ph.D. (Brad Ziegler/UMBC) This spring, the Meyerhoff ...
umbc

Weissmann ’06, appointed secretary of Maryland Department of Budget and Management

Yaakov "Jake" Weissmann '06 (far left) enjoys UMBC's 2025 Homecoming with Patrick Roche, vice president of institutional advancement, President Valerie Sheares Ashby, and Delegate Mark Chang '99.
umbc

Black hole mergers open doors for students

Zack Reeves, a Ph.D. student in Adi Foord's research group, presents at a lab meeting. The screen shows an image from OpenSpace, a program that visualizes the universe in 3D. (Brad Ziegler/UMBC) There ...
umbc

How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

Imagine a camera so powerful it can see light from galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago. That’s exactly what NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is built to do. Since it launched in ...
umbc

New AI-supported, high-resolution Chesapeake Bay Watershed stream maps reveal additional waterways and will help prioritize restoration projects

The new hydrography data, shown in blue, identified many more streams than the previous dataset, in red. (Courtesy of Matthew Baker) The project lays a robust foundation for sustainable management of ...