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Safety Workshop for Researchers Traveling Abroad

Do you take your personal or UMBC issued electronics (laptops, telephones, tablets) when traveling? Have you been invited to lecture or collaborate with a university outside the US? What...

Posted: August 4, 2014, 11:17 AM

Updates to the Animal Research Protocol Form

The IACUC recently adopted changes to the protocol application used to review and approve animal research projects.  Changes includes: administrative changes to document funding sources,...

Posted: July 31, 2014, 12:32 PM

What happens if export control rules are not followed

Don't let this happen to you! - Actual investigation samples from the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security. Other case examples are found on the ORPC Export Control Management...

Posted: July 31, 2014, 9:48 AM

Mapbox shows no-fly zones for drones

Planning of using unmanned drones for research projects? This map shows areas of the US where it is not recommended to fly drones due to FAA regulations. 

Posted: July 31, 2014, 9:42 AM

Farming The Bluefin Tuna

In a windowless laboratory in downtown Baltimore, some tiny, translucent fish larvae are swimming about in glass-walled tanks. They are infant bluefin tuna. Scientists in this laboratory are...

Posted: July 31, 2014, 1:48 AM

New Hope for People Living with Paralysis

July 16, 2014 Nilanjan Banerjee, computer science and electrical engineering, discusses his work developing textile based capacitive sensors that can capture subtle motions and give paralysis...

Posted: July 23, 2014, 2:35 PM

Lorraine Remer recognized as Highly Cited Researcher

July 3, 2014 Dr. Lorraine Remer, a Research Professor in Physics working at the Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has been named among the...

Posted: July 23, 2014, 2:35 PM

UMBC co-hosts NIH Regional Grants Conference

June 27, 2014 NIH held its 2014 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration on June 25-27, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland at the Inner Harbor. In partnership with NIH, UMBC and...

Posted: July 23, 2014, 2:34 PM

University of Idaho President visits UMBC

June 27, 2014 University of Idaho President Chuck Staben visited the UMBC campus to meet with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Vice President for Research Karl Steiner to learn more about...

Posted: July 23, 2014, 2:34 PM