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Simple wood makes advanced sensors
Picture the most advanced technology and certain qualities probably spring to mind: maybe metallic and sleek, with glowing lights and big digital screens. The researchers at the Center for...
Posted: November 5, 2025, 1:32 PM
Michael Hunt ’06, Ph.D. ’25, Outstanding Staff award winner, lifts up students and builds community
When Shaniah Reece ’23, information systems, now a Ph.D. student in computer science at Emory University, was navigating her academic journey at UMBC, there were times she felt like giving up. One...
Posted: October 28, 2025, 4:03 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
Lighting the path: Jackie King’s unyielding vision
In the crisp autumn air, Jackie King laces up her running shoes, her white cane—affectionately named Amigo—tucked nearby. The UMBC alumna is training for the New York City Marathon. The effort...
Posted: October 24, 2025, 9:25 AM
Mark Benesch catalyzes UMBC’s partnership with drug maker AstraZeneca
Mark Benesch and other AstraZeneca recruiters talk with students at the UMBC Career Fair in September. (Photo courtesy of Miriam Friedman) On a recent Wednesday in September, thousands of...
Posted: October 13, 2025, 12:10 PM
Who is AI for? Eric Stokan receives USM professorship to address barriers and promote AI equity for students and faculty
For tech-savvy individuals like Eric Stokan, artificial intelligence, programming languages, and open-source software are powerful tools that can turn once-impossible ideas into reality....
Posted: October 9, 2025, 5:19 PM
Who is AI for? Eric Stokan receives USM professorship to address barriers and promote AI equity for students and faculty
For tech-savvy individuals like Eric Stokan, artificial intelligence, programming languages, and open-source software are powerful tools that can turn once-impossible ideas into reality....
Posted: October 9, 2025, 5:19 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
hackUMBC draws hundreds to campus for a weekend of snack-fueled, tech-inspired problem solving
On a late September weekend, hundreds of people converged on the UMBC Catonsville campus for the 11th annual hackUMBC, a 24-hour competition where teams of students create creative solutions to...
Posted: October 7, 2025, 4:17 PM
Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
Written by Richard Forno, teaching professor in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most of the daily operations...
Posted: October 7, 2025, 4:11 PM
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