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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 students tackle complex questions with creativity at URCAD 2017

Now in its twenty-first year, UMBC’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) “attains a certain kind of maturity,” but it’s “thrilling to see that as it comes of age, it...

Posted: May 2, 2017, 7:48 PM

Third annual UMBC-UMB Partnership Symposium reveals impact of collaborative research

Researchers and campus leaders from UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) convened at bwtech@UMBC South on April 12 to celebrate ongoing research partnerships and announce a new...

Posted: May 1, 2017, 9:11 PM

START and SFF awards support UMBC faculty pursuing research in new directions

The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) and Summer Faculty Fellowship (SFF) awards to 24 UMBC faculty representing a broad range...

Posted: April 28, 2017, 3:43 PM

Reimagined Graduate Research Conference focuses on clear communication across all fields

The 2017 Graduate Research Conference (GRC) at UMBC delivered on its theme, “diversity across disciplines,” with research talks, posters, and keynote speakers in areas from history to atmospheric...

Posted: April 25, 2017, 1:54 PM

President Hrabowski and Meyerhoff Scholars speak out to support March for Science

On April 22, 2017, millions around the world will march in support of the value of scientific research. Among them will be more than a hundred Meyerhoff Scholars Program students and alumni in...

Posted: April 21, 2017, 8:35 PM

UMBC Cyber Dawgs top 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

The UMBC Cyber Defense Team took first place at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend. The team defeated nine other regional winners...

Posted: April 17, 2017, 8:16 PM

UMBC voices at Light City connect visitors with new ideas

Baltimore’s second annual Light City festival featured numerous vibrant art installations and performances by UMBC faculty, students, staff, and alumni, as well as thought-provoking talks by UMBC...

Posted: April 14, 2017, 7:56 PM

Tinoosh Mohsenin receives nearly $500,000 NSF CAREER Award for deep learning technologies

Tinoosh Mohsenin, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research on energy...

Posted: April 6, 2017, 7:44 PM

UMBC’s Elect Her introduces students to electoral politics to boost gender parity in government

UMBC’s Elect Her workshop offered an engaging introduction to electoral politics for dozens of young women from UMBC and local high schools this spring. Kate Drabinski, senior lecturer in gender...

Posted: April 4, 2017, 9:21 PM

First-ever Grand Challenge Symposium focuses on value of interdisciplinary collaboration

The Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) hosted its inaugural symposium in February, featuring lightning talks by faculty who described their research in relation to the program’s 14 global...

Posted: April 4, 2017, 2:27 PM

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