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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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Marie desJardins, new AAAI fellow, advocates for computer science education in K–12 schools

Marie desJardins, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology and professor of computer science, recently wrote a piece for The Baltimore Sun about the importance of...

Posted: March 1, 2018, 8:26 PM

Retriever Nation gears up for UMBC’s first Giving Day #blackandgoldrush

UMBC’s first-ever Black and Gold Rush Giving Day is setting out to have a major impact, raising funds to support UMBC students today and building community connections for the future. Beginning...

Posted: February 21, 2018, 8:51 PM

UMBC students organize Engineers Week to “inspire wonder”

UMBC’s fourth annual Engineers Week will feature a dozen creative, hands-on activities and eye-opening events, February 19–23, to highlight how engineering impacts society and contributes to...

Posted: February 12, 2018, 9:02 PM

NSF grants UMBC nearly $1 million to expand supports for mechanical engineering students

UMBC’s commitment to STEM education and increasing diversity in engineering and computing fields is a trademark of the university. Five mechanical engineering faculty are continuing to expand this...

Posted: February 12, 2018, 7:35 PM

UMBC Center for Cybersecurity receives funding from T. Rowe Price to support students

Global investment management firm T. Rowe Price is supporting cybersecurity research and students at UMBC through a new sponsorship of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity. The funding reinforces...

Posted: February 6, 2018, 5:04 PM

UMBC’s Haibin Zhang shares tips to secure data in the cloud

As more consumers rely on cloud-based data storage for everything from family photos to financial information, both experts and general users have voiced concerns about cloud security. In a new...

Posted: February 5, 2018, 10:13 PM

David Di Maria, UMBC’s new associate vice provost for International Education, debunks common study abroad myths

When David Di Maria traveled to Estonia for the first time as an undergraduate, he never imagined that he would go on to explore over forty countries, or that his career would center on...

Posted: January 31, 2018, 7:35 PM

Trouble with your GPS? UMBC’s Stacy Branham works to improve travel apps for all users.

Many travelers find GPS technologies useful, but they can also have frustrating limitations — being less reliable inside buildings or underground, or not providing directions that meet the user’s...

Posted: January 31, 2018, 2:57 PM

UMBC’s Top 12 Highlights of 2017

The calendar may have flipped to 2018, but there are so many great milestones achieved by the UMBC community to recognize from 2017. Here are twelve top highlights: 1. Rhodes Scholar Naomi...

Posted: January 12, 2018, 3:43 PM

UMBC named a “Best Value University” for 8th year in a row

UMBC has again been named a Best Value College for 2017 by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, appearing on both the Best Value Public University list and “top 300” national Best Value University list....

Posted: January 10, 2018, 4:45 PM

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