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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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A student leader gives UMBC’s new president her first campus tour

Sianna Serio Degrees: B.S., Computer Science Hometown: Bel Air, MD Post-grad plans: Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Slovakia One of Sianna Serio’s most memorable UMBC...

Posted: May 8, 2023, 11:04 AM

Fulbright scholar gives UMBC’s new president her first campus tour

Sianna Serio Degrees: B.S., Computer Science Hometown: Bel Air, MD Post-grad plans: Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Slovakia One of Sianna Serio’s most memorable UMBC...

Posted: May 8, 2023, 11:04 AM

Research with impact rekindles an international student’s love of academia

Hala Algrain Degree: MPS, Health IT; Graduate Certificate in Data Science Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in information systems, UMBC Supportive faculty and staff...

Posted: May 8, 2023, 9:23 AM

Working to diversify and advance environmental science, UMBC, USGS and EPA sign new agreement

On a recent Friday, representatives of UMBC, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gathered in UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery and pledged to work together...

Posted: May 5, 2023, 9:09 AM

Support network helps an international student with a passion for computing find her career path

Shaniah Reece Degree: B.S., Information Systems Hometown: Beltsville, MD and Georgetown, Guyana Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Emory University When Shaniah Reece came to...

Posted: May 3, 2023, 11:51 AM

Applying philosophy to excel in chemical engineering

Max Bobbin Degree: B.S., Chemical Engineering; B.A., Philosophy Hometown: Joppa, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in chemical engineering, University of Delaware Max Bobbin may still be an...

Posted: May 1, 2023, 10:00 AM

U.S. News Best Graduate School rankings for 2023–24 name UMBC programs among best in the nation

U.S. News announced its 2023-24 Best Graduate School rankings today, highlighting UMBC graduate programs in a broad range of fields, from public policy and several types of engineering to...

Posted: April 25, 2023, 12:43 PM

Lighting design to flu treatment: UMBC students share research and creative work at URCAD 2023

In 2020, Renata Taylor-Smith ’24, theatre, eagerly prepared for her first trip to Munich, Germany to study theatrical lighting design, but a week before she was meant to fly to Germany, her trip...

Posted: April 20, 2023, 2:16 PM

Amid surging demand for computing education, UMBC initiatives boost student success

On a Friday afternoon in late February, two students hoisted a pair of oversized scissors and cut the ribbon for the space housing one of UMBC’s newest tutoring programs: the Computing Success...

Posted: April 14, 2023, 11:35 AM

Robots are everywhere – improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration

Written by Ramana Vinjamuri, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an...

Posted: April 13, 2023, 1:25 PM

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