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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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Foad Hamidi launches new projects to expand technology-rich learning opportunities for youth in Baltimore

Foad Hamidi (Image credit: Research Graphics at UMBC) Foad Hamidi, an assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems, has won funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...

Posted: December 17, 2024, 3:29 PM

UMBC increases rank in latest HERD survey, among top 10 universities in the nation in NASA funding

UMBC’s national rankings in federal research funding are on the rise based on the NSF’s latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey results, which includes the university being...

Posted: December 16, 2024, 11:20 AM

Mohamed Younis honored for contributions to modern communication technologies

Mohamed Younis, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, has been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)...

Posted: December 13, 2024, 12:40 PM

What is Salt Typhoon? A security expert explains the Chinese hackers and their attack on US telecommunications networks

Written by Richard Forno, principal lecturer in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC Cyberattacks linked to the Chinese government that compromised large portions of the American...

Posted: December 6, 2024, 11:43 AM

Creativity in the C-suite

As Kent Malwitz ’92, information systems, moved up through the world of technology leadership, he kept wondering if an MBA was in the cards. But what he found ultimately most useful and...

Posted: December 4, 2024, 4:52 PM

The parallel evolution of Milt Halem and the third pillar of science

For almost 70 years, Milt Halem, now a research professor at UMBC after a career at NASA, has deployed the latest computing technology—from vacuum tubes in the ’50s to artificial intelligence...

Posted: December 3, 2024, 2:13 PM

UMBC students excel at annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

UMBC chemical engineering students excelled again at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), held in San Diego this fall. The UMBC ChemE Jeopardy team, led by...

Posted: November 27, 2024, 2:02 PM

When public service gets personal

When Patricia Mengue Bindjeme, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, went to classes, her professors would sometimes point out how engineers’ decisions can have life-or-death consequences....

Posted: November 25, 2024, 2:42 PM

Mechanical engineering professor Weidong Zhu honored for pioneering work analyzing sound and vibration

The elevator in the Shanghai Tower in China can reach speeds of more than 45 miles per hour, whisking passengers up more than 100 floors in under a minute. For elevators this fast and tall,...

Posted: November 22, 2024, 2:40 PM

Striving for more efficient and equitable healthcare: Ian Stockwell wins major NIH grant

Ian Stockwell ’03, information systems and financial economics, M.A. ’06, economic policy analysis, and Ph.D. ’14, public policy, has spent his 20-plus-year career analyzing healthcare operations....

Posted: November 12, 2024, 1:03 PM

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