Computer Science and Electrical Engineering News

Jennifer Hewitt ’18, physics, didn’t know that her casual interest in reptiles would lead to a one-of-a-kind study that helps snake hunters track down Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades....

Headshot of Sauro by Marlayna Demond ’11. Your favorite heroes are joining forces to fight Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. Suddenly, you watch as one by one, they are dropped off on Sesame...

What if the answer wasn’t the goal? What if the joy was found in asking a better question? Individualized Study instructors Stephen Freeland and Eric Brown eagerly invite their students to delve...

By Patricia A. Young, professor of literacy, culture, and instructional design & technology, UMBC At a large private university in Northern California, a business professor uses an avatar...

By John Rennie Short, professor, public policy, UMBC Climate change is magnifying threats such as flooding, wildfires, tropical storms and drought. In 2020 the U.S. experienced a...

By Ivan Erill, associate professor of biological sciences, UMBC Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued...

by Morgan Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, and Morgane Mouslim, Policy Analyst, The Hilltop Institute, UMBC Health researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging health care...

By Zoë McLaren, associate professor of Public Policy, UMBC The rise of the highly transmissible delta variant around the U.S. has increased demand for rapid antigen COVID-19 tests that can be...

By Amy Froide, professor of history, UMBC There’s growing awareness – and concern – about declining birthrates in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Falling birth rates are...

Jill Vasbinder, Senior Lecturer in Dance, UMBC In January 2020, 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created what would become one of the biggest viral dance sensations on TikTok. But few users...