COEIT News Archive

Busy teams of students clustered around laptops in a room overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Tuesday, focused on solving as many challenges as possible during a “capture-the-flag” style...

Cybersecurity is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States and a recent Business-Higher Education Forum report calls Maryland the “epicenter of national cybersecurity.” The...

Kourtney Rutkowski B.S., Mechanical Engineering Minor: Psychology Cum Laude Hometown: Bel Air, Maryland Plans: M.S., mechanical engineering, UMBC UMBC has also helped to grow my...

Bryan Vanek B.S., Computer Science Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude Hometown: Frederick, Maryland Plans: Computer Network Operations Development Program, U.S. Department of Defense If it...

Katherine Dillon B.S., Computer Science Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland Plans: Software Engineer, Google; M.S., computer science, UMBC The CWIT program has prepared me to...

The UMBC community gathered for the 2017 UMBC Alumni Awards on October 5 in the Linehan Concert Hall to celebrate individuals who have made impressive contributions to society through their work....

Natacha Ngea B.S., Computer Engineering Hometown: Yaounde, Cameroon Plans: Software engineer, Harris Corporation I have had multiple mentors and coaches at UMBC. Their support and feedback...

Gabrielle Salib B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies (Human-Centered Computing) Hometown: Millersville, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., Drexel University Throughout my four years at UMBC, I constantly met...

Lee Blaney, assistant professor of chemical, biochemical and environmental engineering, has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance his research...

More than 500 kids, ages 9-14, on 72 teams gathered at UMBC on Saturday, February 25 to participate in the Maryland State FIRST LEGO League Championship tournament, completing a set of challenges...