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Two UMBC history professors win Berlin Prize fellowships

This story first appeared on news.umbc.edu and was written by Max Cole. Rebecca Boehling and Kate Brown have won a coveted semester-long fellowship from The American Academy in Berlin. Boehling...

Posted: May 18, 2016, 6:47 PM

UMBC and IBM Research launch Cognitive Cybersecurity Lab

This story first appeared on news.umbc.edu and was written by Megan Hanks. UMBC and IBM Research have announced an exciting new collaboration to create the Accelerated Cognitive Cybersecurity...

Posted: May 18, 2016, 6:27 PM

UMBC hosts NSF CAREER Awards workshop

UMBC's has an excellent track record in our junior faculty securing NSF CAREER awards, a prestigious program which supports research early in the recipient's career. Last Wednesday, May 11th,...

Posted: May 18, 2016, 2:32 PM

UMBC supports NIH's Baltimore Regional Seminar

Last week, UMBC staff assisted assisted with the NIH Regional Seminar in Baltimore. This was the third year in which UMBC has supported this valuable event. For this iteration, UMBC partnered with...

Posted: May 18, 2016, 1:13 PM

Zhibo Zhang wins prestigious Young Scientist Award

This story first appeared on news.umbc.edu and was written by Sarah Hansen. Zhibo Zhang, assistant professor of physics, has his mind in the clouds. Fortunately, Zhang is an atmospheric...

Posted: May 9, 2016, 4:49 PM

Animal Use Applications

Writing the Vertebrate Animal Section

Federal policy requires that if you are going to use live vertebrate animals in NIH funded research, you must adhere to the requirements in the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory...

Posted: May 4, 2016, 2:51 PM

Michael Summers elected to National Academy of Sciences

This story first appeared on news.umbc.edu and was written by Sarah Hansen. Michael Summers, Robert E. Meyerhoff Chair for Excellence in Research and Mentoring and University Distinguished...

Posted: May 4, 2016, 1:40 PM

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

OHRP has a new website!

The Office for Human Research Protections provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare, and wellbeing of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department...

Posted: May 3, 2016, 11:26 AM

URCAD celebrates 20 years of remarkable student work

This story first appeared on news.umbc.edu and was written by Dinah Winnick. The University Center Ballroom was humming on Wednesday, April 27, with the voices of hundreds of UMBC students...

Posted: May 2, 2016, 2:03 PM