Engineering and Computing Education Program News

Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more

Written by: Sarah Hansen, M.S. ’15. UMBC has received a $1.2 million solar energy grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to support solar power installations on campus and other sustainability initiatives. UMBC’s geography and environmental systems department and engineering faculty affiliated with the Grand Challenges Scholars Program are designing new learning opportunities that will use the solar project as an educational tool…

Posted: April 25, 2025

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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Jovan James ’13 Breaks Through at Sundance

For an independent filmmaker, recognition from the Sundance Film Festival is a big deal. This past January, Jovan James ’13, visual arts, along with co-director Elegance Bratton, presented their...

Posted: March 27, 2020, 3:39 PM

UMBC Alumnae Racing to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine 

Kizzmekia Corbett ’08, M16, biological sciences, says it feels like she’s “living in a constant adrenaline rush.” Maybe that’s because she and her team at the Vaccine Research Center at the...

Posted: March 2, 2020, 10:41 PM

Retriever Engineer Seeks Space – Kenneth Harris II ’14

Kenneth Harris II caught the engineering bug early. Beneath the desk of his father, NASA engineer Kenneth Harris, was a slice of foam left over from the Mars Pathfinder. After school, Kenneth...

Posted: February 17, 2020, 9:20 PM

Who Cares for the Caregivers?

Sarah Christa Butts ’07, social work, is used to battling society’s biggest problems, from ending homelessness to stopping family violence. Now, the licensed master social worker is taking her...

Posted: February 11, 2020, 12:31 AM

UMBC’s Top Highlights of 2019

As UMBC welcomes 2020, we celebrate the student successes, athletic achievements, research breakthroughs, and community news that made 2019 a year to remember. Retriever Nation Whether it was...

Posted: January 9, 2020, 6:06 PM

High-Tech Gift Harnesses Data for Athletes

When UMBC Men’s Soccer Coach Anthony Adams traveled to Canada for a former player’s wedding, he didn’t expect to come away from the trip with a significant donation to the team. But then again, he...

Posted: January 7, 2020, 7:37 PM

Creating Community Through Food

If you’ve ever searched online for a place to eat in Baltimore, chances are Ekiben has popped up as a top destination again and again. Or, if you followed along with this year’s fried chicken...

Posted: December 20, 2019, 8:53 PM