Six Titles Propel Athletics to Third-Place Finish in Commissioner’s Cup Race
The UMBC athletic program finished in an impressive third place in the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup race for the 2007-08 America East Conference season. It was UMBC’s highest finish in five America East seasons and the Retrievers nearly overtook Albany for second place.

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Govind Rao and Iordan Kostov, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Receive Patent
Congratulations to Govind Rao and Iordan Kostov in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering for their issued U.S. patent #7,390,462, entitled “Ratiometric Fluorescent pH Sensor for Non-Invasive Monitoring.” This invention provides ratiometric fluorescent pH sensors for non-invasive continuous monitoring of pH in such applications as fermentation processes.

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