COEIT News Archive

This is what it looks like when researchers push beyond band-aid solutions and design better answers to pressing medical and mental-health issues. The Patapsco Valley might not bring to mind the...

When Bill LaCourse became dean of UMBC’s College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) in 2012, he had three top priorities in mind: innovate undergraduate science education to boost...

By Stian Rice, visiting assistant research professor, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, UMBC Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim...

By Richard Forno, assistant director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, director, cybersecurity graduate program The people of Baltimore are beginning their fifth week under an electronic siege...

Halfway through her senior year at UMBC, Naomi Mburu M26, ’18, chemical engineering, was named the very first Rhodes Scholar in university history. So, following Commencement, she packed her bags...

The COEIT Celebration has quickly become a defining annual event for the community of faculty, staff, and students in UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT). The...

At a hackathon last year, two UMBC students took a stand against online harassment through tech innovation, forming a partnership that would become MindStand Technologies. Founders Michael...

Many students come to UMBC with the goal of leaving the familiar behind to take on new challenges and gain a fresh perspective. Once they’re on campus, that’s also what inspires some Retrievers to...

He’s a bassoonist and chemical engineer. She’s a dancer and social justice advocate. UMBC students have a lot of focus, but that doesn’t mean they have to focus on one thing. For many, the UMBC...

Computing and coding skills are becoming integral to many jobs and industries, but students outside of computing disciplines are not always exposed to these fundamentals. UMBC is working to change...