Spanning all six concentrations — animation/interactive media, art history and theory, film/video, graphic design, photography and print media — UMBC’s 2008 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition is a opportunity to learn what the university’s faculty are thinking about and what methods and processes they are using.
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Professor's Breakthrough Highlighted in Nature Chemical Biology
Elsa Garcin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was co-author of a recent Nature Chemical Biology article that described a new method to specifically target harmful NO production while preserving beneficial NO levels. Garcin, who came to UMBC from the Scripps Research Institute, co-authored "Anchored plasticity opens doors for selective inhibitor design in nitric oxide synthase" with her former Scripps colleague, Elizabeth Getzoff.
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Taking the Lead on Climate Change
Clean energy, green jobs and sustainable resources will be among the topics John Doyle ’09 will be advocating for with his peers at the UN Climate Negotiations in Poznań, Poland, as a SustainUS youth delegate.
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Swiss Research Program Opens New Doors
Students who’ve participated in the International Field Research Program in Switzerland come back with something to talk about. For one week in June, they have the opportunity to travel to Switzerland for field research study, where they are immersed in the Swiss culture and influenced by Swiss habits and policy. When they return, some have solidified their future career paths and others have decided to go in a new direction.
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