Computer Science and Electrical Engineering News

by Joshua Wilhide, M.S. ’10, and William LaCourse, UMBC It’s diamond season. Almost 40 percent of American engagements happen between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, with Christmas the most...

Beneath the black and gold, and far beyond what might immediately catch your eye, lies a world of wonder. You just need to know where — and how — to look. By Jenny O’Grady Campus...

UMBC’s photography collection includes more than two million works, including rare and historic prints showcasing a range of formats, processes, genres, and technologies. Among these are the...

Based on a decade of extensive archival research in Europe and the USA by curator Margaret Re, associate professor of graphic design, A Designed Life: Contemporary American Textiles, Wallpapers,...

by Evangeline Rose, Kevin E. Omland, and Thomas Mathew, UMBC A paleontologist returns to her lab from a summer dig and sets up a study comparing tooth length in two dinosaur species. She and her...

John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC November’s midterm elections are some of the most eagerly awaited, closely watched and hyperpartisan for many years. But the results...

Tara S. Carpenter, Senior Lecturer and General Chemistry Coordinator,  and Gabriella Balaa, Assistant researcher, UMBC On Oct. 23, between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m., chemists celebrate Mole Day....

by Preminda Jacob, Associate Professor, UMBC When the British street artist Banksy shredded his “Girl With Balloon” after it was purchased for US$1.4 million at Sotheby’s, did he know how the...

by Susan Sonnenschein, Professor, Applied Development Psychology, and doctoral student Rebecca Dowling, M.A. ’16, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shari Renee Metzger, Ph.D. ’18,...

by Amy Bhatt,  Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, UMBC The Indian Supreme Court has legalized homosexuality, overturning a 157-year ban on consensual gay sex. In a nearly...