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Students in the Center for Women in Technology succeed by lifting each other up—and are spreading the model around the world
Brazilian and UMBC students in front of a cultural center in Recife that they toured. (Photo courtesy of Seaman) Last summer, Kaila Hoskin, a junior computer science major, Celine Anong, a...
Posted: December 19, 2025, 4:59 PM
Engineering confidence—Outstanding Faculty recipient and triple alum Jamie Gurganus is a persistent advocate for students
“There’s a little engineer in all of us. Because the truth is you’re iterating all the time. You’re failing, but you’re learning from those awesome failures.” Jamie Gurganus ’04, M.S. ’11,...
Posted: October 27, 2025, 5:01 PM
Emily Brown ’14, M.S. ’14, shares the importance of community for women in technology
As a high schooler, Emily Brown ’14, M.S. ’14, computer science, dreamed of a future in STEM. Searching for a community to support her aspirations, she found the Center for Women and Technology at...
Posted: October 8, 2025, 11:25 AM
UMBC and Building STEPs partner to help Baltimore City high school students reach their potential in STEM
Boing! Bouncy balls strike the hallway floor as small groups of students measure bounce heights with a meterstick and record data. They repeat the test in a carpeted classroom, then analyze...
Posted: August 1, 2025, 12:07 PM
TowerCares Foundation makes $300,000 commitment to support UMBC cybersecurity students
The TowerCares Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Laurel, Maryland-based Tower Federal Credit Union, has partnered with UMBC’s Cybersecurity Institute to create a new scholarship fund for...
Posted: March 25, 2025, 11:10 AM
Preparing students for a quantum tomorrow: Lei Zhang brings futuristic computing concepts into the classroom
In the early 20th century, as physicists explored the tiny world of atoms, they noticed some perplexing things: Energy transferred only in chunks; particles that also acted like waves; mysterious...
Posted: October 3, 2024, 9:24 AM
UMBC faculty share knowledge and passion during Diversity in Cybersecurity, Brunei event
Over two weeks at the end of January, six UMBC faculty woke up early to deliver lectures and lead workshops with students more than 9,000 miles away, in the small Asian nation of Brunei, located...
Posted: March 22, 2024, 4:12 PM
Class of 2023 reflects on UMBC as a community that values and supports the whole person
Kayla Tomas ‘23, information systems, maintained a challenging schedule during her undergraduate years. There were days she rose early, studied, and attended classes in the morning and afternoon,...
Posted: May 22, 2023, 3:30 PM
UMBC’s vibrant learning community helps students discover careers to fit their passions
Performers of the music piece “Corporel,” by the French-Slovenian composer Vinko Globokar, must use their own body as a percussion instrument. They beat, scratch, smack, and tap themselves. They...
Posted: May 17, 2023, 1:31 PM
Center for Women in Technology Scholar shines on the volleyball court
Kayla Tomas Degrees: B.S., Information Systems Hometown: Silver Spring, MD Post-grad plans: Cybersecurity Consultant for KPMG Kayla Tomas cites UMBC’s Center for Women in Technology...
Posted: May 8, 2023, 12:34 PM
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