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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’s Gymama Slaughter to develop bioreactors that could pause the clock for life-saving organ transplants

UMBC’s Gymama Slaughter will develop a bioreactor to extend the viability of lifesaving human organs as they await transplant through a major new grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and...

Posted: August 28, 2017, 4:42 PM

Keith J Bowman named new dean of UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology

Keith J Bowman has begun his tenure as the new dean of UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT). He joined UMBC on August 1, 2017, from San Francisco State University in...

Posted: August 14, 2017, 8:16 PM

Chuck Eggleton receives Fulbright award to teach global engineering and study cellular adhesion in Colombia

Chuck Eggleton, professor and chair of mechanical engineering, has received a Fulbright award to teach two engineering courses and conduct research at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá,...

Posted: August 2, 2017, 12:49 PM

UMBC engineering and IT faculty honored for excellence in teaching

Two faculty in UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) have received special honors, at the national level, in recognition of their contributions as teachers and mentors....

Posted: July 31, 2017, 5:26 PM

Baltimore Sun highlights UMBC programs that prepare students for high-demand careers

The latest special section on education in The Baltimore Sun highlights several UMBC programs that prepare students to succeed in careers in rapidly growing and already high-demand industries. The...

Posted: July 28, 2017, 7:41 PM

UMBC IT leaders honored for supporting student success through innovative data analytics

Three UMBC information technology (IT) leaders have received the Blackboard Catalyst Award for Leading Change in recognition of their work implementing technologies on campus in innovative ways....

Posted: July 28, 2017, 6:06 PM

UMBC Ph.D. candidate Kavita Krishnaswamy receives Google and Microsoft awards for robotics research

Kavita Krishnaswamy ’07, computer science and mathematics, Ph.D. ’18, computer science, has been named both a 2017 Microsoft Fellow and recipient of the Google Lime Scholarship. These prestigious...

Posted: July 26, 2017, 5:51 PM

2017 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards recognize three bwtech@UMBC startups

Each year, Maryland Incubator Company of the Year (ICOY) Awards recognize the achievements of current and past incubator companies in the state. In 2017, three bwtech@UMBCincubator companies at...

Posted: July 14, 2017, 4:34 PM

UMBC’s Greg Szeto works to better predict patient responses to immunotherapy

As a Washington Post article highlighted, some doctors are now using immunotherapy—stimulating the body’s own immune response to tackle disease in targeted ways—to treat cancer patients who are...

Posted: July 14, 2017, 3:03 PM

UMBC computer scientists explain how AI can help translate legalese before online users click “agree”

Every day, people interact with large amounts of text online, including legal documents they might quickly skim and sign without full, careful review. In an article recently published in The...

Posted: June 30, 2017, 12:52 PM

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