COEIT News Archive

Bryan Castillo Degree: B.A., Business Technology Administration Hometown: Columbia, MD Plans: Working at the intersection of arts and tech “There’s a really good support system at UMBC...

Priscila de Almeida Feitosa Degree: B.S., Computer Science Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil Plans: Software engineer for Amazon “On campus, I never felt different. I never felt nervous when...

Logan Hawker Degree: B.S., Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA Plans: Flight test engineer, Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, MD “UMBC encourages exploration of all...

Vandana Janeja and Christine Mallinson have received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study deepfakes, focusing on audio clips. Deepfakes are images,...

By Margaret Moffett ​​For La Jerne Terry Cornish, Ph.D. ’05, language, literacy, and culture, an already remarkable day was about to become unforgettable. There she stood in front of a big...

The College Tour—hosted by Alex Boylan of “The Amazing Race” and a team of award-winning producers—offers prospective college students and their families an opportunity to get a first-hand glimpse...

UMBC’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day—known on campus as URCAD—has long been a must-see event. It’s a chance for community members to get a glimpse of what students...

Robots are becoming increasingly capable of complex tasks and are moving into roles that previously could only be done by people, in sectors like healthcare, education, and elder care. UMBC’s...

Four UMBC students have been named 2022-23 Goldwater Scholars, tying the university’s past record, set just last year. This year’s recipients are Christopher Slaughter ‘23, computer engineering;...

At UMBC’s 2022 Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards (PFASA), Tamra Mendelson, professor of biological sciences and recipient of the 2022 – 2025 Presidential Teaching Professor Award, said she...