Engineering and Computing Education Program News

Four UMBC undergraduates in Kevin Omland’s biological sciences lab have won Youth Activity Fund Grants from the Explorers Club to support team-based field research on the critically endangered,...

Three UMBC students in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) have been named Barry Goldwater Scholars for the 2016-2017 academic year. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and...

Six members of the UMBC community, including one current undergraduate and five recent alumni, have received highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship...

Matt Pelton, assistant professor of physics, has received the prominent CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance his research on vibrating nanoparticles. His award totals...

The Washington Post has named UMBC alumna Shalonda Holt its 2016 Teacher of the Year. The recognition comes after Holt was named Howard County Teacher of the Year in February. Holt ’07,...

UMBC and U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) faculty researchers presented updates on five collaborative cybersecurity projects funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) during the inaugural USNA-UMBC...

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski pointed out something interesting about the Graduate Research Conference as he spoke to the hundreds assembled for this year’s event: it’s not just about the...

UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research has named seven new recipients of Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START). The awards are formerly known as Special Research...

After debuting at UMBC in November 2014, The Mathematics of Being Human is ready to launch its first full production in the United States. Five productions of the play are scheduled from March 30...

A recent TIME article highlights UMBC as a university that should be on the radar for top companies and start-ups seeking diverse technology talent. Tristan Walker, co-founder and chair of...