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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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Engineering professors Spence and desJardins honored for commitments to mentorship and advocacy

Two faculty in UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) have been named recipients of notable awards for their work mentoring students and advancing engineering education...

Posted: February 17, 2016, 4:32 PM

Gymama Slaughter reimagines life-saving medical devices, no batteries required

Gymama Slaughter offered a thrilling glimpse into the future of medicine at TEDxBaltimore, held January 14, 2016, at Morgan State University. Slaughter, assistant professor of computer science and...

Posted: January 28, 2016, 3:04 PM

Marie desJardins on the past, present and future of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bridge the gap between computer scientists and other fields, including education and medicine, explains Marie desJardins, associate dean in the College of...

Posted: January 11, 2016, 5:24 PM

Conference provides transformational experience for women pursuing computing degrees

The number of women in computing fields is not only well below the number of men pursuing similar careers, the proportion of women majoring in computer science has actually decreased in recent...

Posted: December 22, 2015, 9:07 PM

UMBC leaders attend White House event promoting computer science in K-12 schools

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a small gathering of national thought leaders in computer science education on Friday, December 11, as part of Computer...

Posted: December 22, 2015, 7:35 PM

Capitol Hill hearing on NSF-funded INSuRE project highlights UMBC student research

Two posters created by UMBC student researchers were highlighted during an informational hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 16, focused on the Information Security...

Posted: December 17, 2015, 12:38 PM

3D Scanning Room opens with a 90-camera flash

UMBC’s Imaging Research Center (IRC) has debuted the 3D Scanning Room, featuring new software that allows 3D models to be created by combining dozens of 2D photographs. A ribbon-cutting event and...

Posted: December 14, 2015, 2:30 PM

Inaugural Inventors’ Luncheon honors UMBC faculty innovators across disciplines

UMBC’s inaugural Innovators Luncheon, held November 30, 2015, celebrated faculty innovators from across the university who are forging new paths in their fields. Sponsored by the Office of the...

Posted: December 4, 2015, 7:39 PM

UMBC students help veterans with PTSD combat insomnia with new app

UMBC students Damola Adediran ‘17, computer science, and Sarah Kirby ‘16, computer science, were members of a standout team at the 2015 HackDC Hackathon that won top prize in the “Best Mobile...

Posted: November 12, 2015, 8:24 PM

Tinoosh Mohsenin receives NSF grant for wearable biomedical computing tech

CSEE Professor Tinoosh Mohsenin received a $212,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project that will develop a heterogeneous ultra low-power accelerator for wearable...

Posted: November 9, 2015, 11:57 AM

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