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LEGO Maniacs – STEM Learning in Action

Jennifer Sleeman, Ph.D ’17, computer science, loves programming. So, when she was asked to coach the Einstein Narwhals, her son’s FIRST LEGO League team, the visiting assistant professor was...

Posted: May 24, 2018, 4:54 PM

Standing the Test of Time

In an industry known for changing direction without warning, a UMBC professor has drawn praise for predicting the movements of social networks a decade ago. A paper written in 2008 by Anupam...

Posted: May 23, 2018, 8:09 PM

Star-Struck: An Astronaut’s Pivotal Moment

Astronaut Scott Kelly Reads The Right Stuff at the Right Time The path to success isn’t always written in the stars. But, if you’re willing to follow inspiration as it appears, you may just find...

Posted: May 21, 2018, 8:25 PM

Baltimore’s Flickering Treasures: Amy Davis at UMBC

Baltimore City offers much in terms of history, entertainment, and beauty. But from the outside looking in, the city’s widespread poverty and racial problems capture the most attention. Since...

Posted: May 1, 2018, 1:24 PM

Local governments’ cybersecurity crisis in 8 charts

Experts from UMBC’s School of Public Policy and Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering work together to understand how local governments practice cybersecurity. By Donald...

Posted: April 30, 2018, 7:39 PM

UMBC undergraduate work shines at URCAD 2018

Undergraduate research and creative work at UMBC has grown at a rapid pace over the past decade, but on April 25, April Householder wasn’t just thinking about how URCAD 2018 was the university’s...

Posted: April 27, 2018, 8:25 PM

How secure is your data when it’s stored in the cloud?

By Haibin Zhang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Header photo:SWEviL/Shutterstock.com As cloud storage becomes more common, data security is an increasing...

Posted: March 9, 2018, 7:25 PM

Video Q&A with Playwright Professor Susan McCully

So much goes into the making of a play. From conception to production — and all the twists and turns in between — the willingness to bend and change with the living, breathing work makes all the...

Posted: March 2, 2018, 10:12 PM

Shakespearean theater from London to UMBC

From time to time, UMBC Magazine will highlight interesting research being done by Undergraduate Research Award (URA)-winning students. Today, we hear from Jolee Cohen, a Linehan Artists Scholar...

Posted: February 14, 2018, 2:27 PM