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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by: Megan Hanks Mastrola. Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace. …

Posted: July 11, 2022

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Ellen Hemmerly Retires from UMBC after Leading bwtech for over 24 Years

One wall in Ellen Hemmerly’s office in bwtech@UMBC North is home to a large aerial photo of UMBC’s campus before bwtech was built in 1989; next to it is an image taken from a similar angle that...

Posted: June 27, 2019, 7:49 PM

Festive COEIT Celebration honors achievement, service, and community

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...

Posted: May 31, 2019, 1:22 PM

Pitch perfect: 2019 Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition standouts

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...

Posted: May 24, 2019, 6:53 PM

UMBC makes intro computing courses available to students in any major through X + Computing pilot

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...

Posted: May 15, 2019, 4:47 PM

UMBC labs share four essentials for undergraduate research success

Undergraduate research at UMBC is booming. As Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) approaches, students across campus are preparing talks and posters on their projects with...

Posted: April 18, 2019, 6:38 PM

U.S. News recognizes UMBC graduate programs as among nation’s best in new 2020 rankings

According to U.S. News rankings released today, UMBC graduate programs are some of the best in the nation for 2020. The rankings are developed based on expert opinions and statistical indicators...

Posted: March 12, 2019, 8:45 PM

Hour of Code brings Baltimore 3rd and 4th graders to UMBC for fun intro to computing

UMBC’s Computer Science Education student group recently hosted the third annual Hour of Code event on campus. This popular community event is an opportunity for both local K-12 students and...

Posted: January 10, 2019, 8:03 PM

UMBC places 10th at Pan-Am Team Chess Championship

UMBC Chess finished tenth overall at the 2018 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, held in San Francisco, California, December 27 – 30. The UMBC Chess A team finished in 10th...

Posted: January 2, 2019, 9:34 PM

UMBC ranks among top 150 U.S. universities in federal research funding

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released its latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey, including UMBC among the top 150 U.S. universities in federal research...

Posted: December 20, 2018, 9:01 PM

UMBC’s Tim Finin named an ACM fellow for advancements in artificial intelligence and semantic web technology

UMBC’s Tim Finin, professor of computer science and electrical engineering (CSEE), has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a distinctive honor granted to less...

Posted: December 20, 2018, 7:40 PM

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