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Erin Lavik Team Awarded $90k "Ideation" Prize

Team Won Nat'l Eye Institute 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge

Congratulations to Erin Lavik, ScD, and Adam Day, PhD student, whose team has been awarded $90,000 in prize money from the National Eye Institute! Dr. Lavik's team won the 3-D Retina Organoid...

Posted: September 28, 2017, 1:16 PM

CBEE-CWIT Breakfast

On Wed 9/20/17 eight CBEE students involved with the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) had breakfast to get to know each other and to learn more about the department and CWIT. 

Posted: September 20, 2017, 1:52 PM

Gregory Szeto receives new Foundation award

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Greg Szeto on his new award from The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation!   Project Title: Developing lipid-tailed molecules as a platform for rapid T cell...

Posted: September 18, 2017, 12:41 PM

Christopher Hennigan receives new NSF award

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Chris Hennigan, who has received a new research grant from the National Science Foundation. Agency: NSF, Atmospheric Chemistry Program, within the Division...

Posted: September 18, 2017, 12:39 PM

Govind Rao featured in MedTech Intelligence article

This article was originally published in MedTech Intelligence. August 24, 2017 Cardboard Incubator Gives Preemies Better Chance of Survival By Maria Fontanazza A low-cost infant...

Posted: August 28, 2017, 8:44 AM

Kafui Dzirasa featured on NIH Director's Blog

NIH Family Members Giving Back: Kafui Dzirasa

The NIH Director's Blog recently featured a story on Dr. Kafui Dzirasa (UMBC-CBEE, BS 2001), highlighting his interaction with the Meyerhoff Scholars Program. Dr. Dzirasa is also the winner of the...

Posted: August 17, 2017, 5:24 PM

Lee Blaney interviewed on WYPR

Associate Professor Lee Blaney was recently interviewed for On the Record, a morning public affairs show on the local public radio affiliate, WYPR, hosted by Sheilah Kast. He talked about his...

Posted: August 3, 2017, 3:24 PM

Lee Blaney receives AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching

in Environmental Engineering & Science

Congratulations to Associate Professor Lee Blaney, who recently receivedthe AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering & Science. This award is given annually to...

Posted: July 31, 2017, 1:40 PM

Lee Blaney teaches field course in Costa Rica

Earlier this summer, Associate Professor Lee Blaney taught a field course on climate change, forest conservation, and water quality in Costa Rica with Maggie Holland (GES) and Matt Fagan (GES)....

Posted: July 25, 2017, 8:57 AM

Dr. Szeto works to better predict cancer patient responses

Combo of experimental tests and computational models

July 14, 2017 by Megan Hanks As a Washington Post article highlighted, some doctors are now using immunotherapy—stimulating the body’s own immune response to tackle disease in targeted...

Posted: July 17, 2017, 10:03 AM