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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 Mock Trial heading to Los Angeles to compete in national championship

Just six years after its founding, the UMBC Mock Trial team is already taking the nation by storm. Having outperformed hundreds of other college and university teams since September, these...

Posted: April 5, 2017, 7:48 PM

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

Lisa Moren receives $70,000 award to develop augmented reality app

Lisa Moren, professor of visual arts, has received a production fund award from the from Johns Hopkins University’s Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund in Film and Media for the collaborative project...

Posted: March 10, 2017, 9:07 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 Top 12 Highlights of 2016

UMBC celebrated a banner year in 2016. In thousands of ways, big and small, this golden anniversary has been full of moments to remember for the university community. Here are twelve top...

Posted: January 4, 2017, 6:30 PM

Alumni Awards – October 6, 2016

The 2016 Alumni Awards recipients were honored at the Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC. Learn more about our past award winners Ian Ralby ’02 Galina Madjaroff ’08 Joseph Jones ’06 Ruby Lu ’94 Thomas...

Posted: December 7, 2016, 6:58 PM

Grit & Greekness

Sorority and fraternity memories shone out at the Grit & Greekness Event held at the Columbus Center on October 15, 2016.

Posted: December 7, 2016, 6:57 PM

UMBC cybersecurity instructor selected for prestigious Brookings Legis Congressional Fellows Program

Diana Parr, adjunct instructor for the Cybersecurity Graduate Program, has been selected to participate in the highly competitive Brookings Legis Congressional Fellows Program. The year-long...

Posted: December 6, 2016, 4:31 PM

Eric Dyer describes reinventing the zoetrope and other animation innovations at TEDxCharlottesville

Many years ago Eric Dyer, associate professor of visual arts, worked professionally as an animator by day, and at night created his own experimental films. He explained in his recent...

Posted: November 15, 2016, 6:24 PM

UMBC voices discuss opportunities for today’s students in rapidly growing cybersecurity field

Responding to the rapid growth of the cybersecurity industry, including a steep uptick in the demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals, Lauren Mazzoli ‘15, computer science and...

Posted: November 3, 2016, 5:42 PM

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