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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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UMBC adds spark to Light City Baltimore

With art, ideas, and entertainment, UMBC will add spark to the second annual Light City Baltimore festival, running from March 31 through April 8 in the Inner Harbor and throughout the city. The...

Posted: March 29, 2017, 4:04 PM

Wikileaks hack highlights importance of cyberdefense basics, UMBC experts write

The Central Intelligence Agency’s latest leak is the most recent major hack exposing information that could possibly compromise national security. In The Conversation, Anupam Joshi and Rick Forno,...

Posted: March 24, 2017, 1:45 PM

UMBC Engineers Week celebrates contributions of engineers to society and highlights career paths

UMBC’s third annual Engineers Week brought the campus community and corporate partners together for a celebration of the ways engineers contribute to society and the workforce. The week-long...

Posted: March 8, 2017, 4:40 PM

UMBC students develop Pulse Finder game to teach local kids about heart health

A team of UMBC students is on a mission to improve cardiovascular health education for kids. Maniraj Jeyaraju ’17, interdisciplinary studies, and Henry Wu ’17, biological sciences, who both have...

Posted: February 23, 2017, 2:26 PM

Josiah Dykstra receives Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering for work tackling cybercrime

Josiah Dykstra, Ph.D. ‘13, computer science, has received the prominent Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE) for his work on digital forensics cloud computing, with...

Posted: February 16, 2017, 5:26 PM

UMBC’s Cyber Scholars program stands out as a national model in “Diverse”

At a time when just 12 percent of information security analysts are black, Hispanic or Asian, and only 20 percent of information security analysts are women, successful student support programs...

Posted: February 3, 2017, 6:54 PM

Cybersecurity experts weigh in on securing the president’s smartphone and avoiding “cyber-fatigue”

With a new administration in the White House, securing the president’s smartphone is a national security priority, but exactly what steps are taken to secure the phone are not made public. In a...

Posted: January 30, 2017, 2:45 PM

In Hour of Code, UMBC students give Baltimore youth hands-on intro to computing careers

At one table, thirteen Lakeland Elementary/Middle School students from Baltimore used tablets to create patterns of colorful shapes through code. At another station, the students composed music...

Posted: December 13, 2016, 4:06 PM

UMBC faculty celebrate opportunities to expand collaboration across disciplines

“The complex problems we face do not organize themselves neatly into the categories we’re used to,” says Carole McCann, professor and chair of gender and women’s studies. “We need to think beyond...

Posted: November 8, 2016, 10:36 PM

UMBC honors faculty fellows, recognizing decades of exemplary scholarship and service

On November 1, the UMBC community celebrated faculty who have earned exemplary recognition as fellows by their professional associations and societies. Designation as a fellow is one of the top...

Posted: November 4, 2016, 9:17 PM

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