Engineering and Computing Education Program News

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

Showing items tagged coeit. Show All

From UMBC News and Magazine

UMBC recognizes Renetta Tull for transformative leadership advancing diversity in STEM

Renetta Tull, UMBC’s associate vice provost for strategic initiatives, and professor of practice in College of Engineering and Information Technology, is known worldwide for her leadership in...

Posted: March 26, 2019, 2:17 PM

UMBC delegation joins students from three continents at International Model African Union

A delegation of UMBC Africana studies students recently joined teams from three continents for the 17th annual International Model African Union (MAU) Conference in Washington D.C., hosted by...

Posted: March 15, 2019, 8:44 PM

UMBC School of Public Policy and APPAM work to diversify the field through outreach to students

Frances Carter-Johnson, M.S. ’07, applied physics, and Ph.D. ’11, public policy, is used to getting questions about why she jumped from physics to public policy and explaining how, in her career...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 8:22 PM

U.S. News recognizes UMBC graduate programs as among nation’s best in new 2020 rankings

According to U.S. News rankings released today, UMBC graduate programs are some of the best in the nation for 2020. The rankings are developed based on expert opinions and statistical indicators...

Posted: March 12, 2019, 8:45 PM

Class project to clinical trials: UMBC’s affordable infant incubator wins Global Health Research Award

When Kevin Tran ‘12, chemical engineering, was a student at UMBC, he took a course on sensors that made him realize the best high tech solution is sometimes a low tech solution. Govind Rao,...

Posted: March 8, 2019, 8:37 PM

UMBC’s Jonathan Singer supports South Korean science teachers through Howard County partnership

UMBC’s education department has built strong, lasting partnerships across Maryland’s public school districts, from Baltimore County and Baltimore City to Howard County and Anne Arundel County....

Posted: March 7, 2019, 9:31 PM

UMBC mentors support a record number of Fulbright student award semifinalists

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, is now more than 70 years old. In that time, the distinguished program has selected nearly 400,000 college seniors and...

Posted: March 1, 2019, 11:36 PM

UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving shatter records, capture America East titles

After four days of intense competition, UMBC’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have both been crowned 2019 America East champions. The men’s team successfully defended their title,...

Posted: February 19, 2019, 3:39 PM

UMBC connects insightful students with growing companies through the Maryland Technology Internship Program

In the decade since she graduated from UMBC, Bethany Meyer ‘08, information systems, has become a rising leader in the online learning field. Meyer, now chief technology officer and co-founder of...

Posted: February 19, 2019, 3:38 PM

UMBC Mock Trial takes top prize at Georgetown’s Hilltop Invitational as competition season kicks into high gear

UMBC Mock Trial took first in late January at Georgetown University’s 8th annual Hilltop Invitational Tournament, with UMBC’s A team finishing undefeated at 8-0. On the path to tournament victory,...

Posted: February 4, 2019, 4:35 PM

From UMBC News and Magazine

Subscribe to UMBC Weekly Top Stories

I am interested in: