Engineering and Computing Education Program News

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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McMullen ’05, CompSci, Makes Academic History at UMich

“Bittersweet.” That’s how Kyla McMullen ’05, computer science, describes what it feels like to be the first African American woman at the University of Michigan to graduate with a Ph.D. in...

Posted: January 15, 2013, 6:58 PM

Trice ’04, Eng, to Release Fourth Red Sammy Album

Red Sammy, a Baltimore band helmed by Adam Trice ’04, English, will release its fourth album, “These Poems with Kerosene,” next month with a show at the Windup Space. We asked Trice to talk a bit...

Posted: January 10, 2013, 6:15 PM

Aranmolate ’05, M.S. ’06, Nominated for Book Award

Click photo to watch an interview with Sheg Aranmolate on FOX Memphis. By day, Sheg Aranmolate is finishing his medical degree at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. By night, he...

Posted: January 9, 2013, 10:00 AM

Marohl ’01, Geog, to Captain Baltimore Bombers

Dan Marohl ’01, geography and environmental systems, has been chosen as a captain and co-captain of Baltimore Bombers lacrosse by his teammates, the Baltimore Sun reports. Read the Baltimore Sun...

Posted: January 8, 2013, 6:06 PM

New Bird Clark ’06, Psych, Interviewed by Orioles 101

Former UMBC baseball standout and newly-drafted Baltimore Oriole pitcher  Zach Clark ’06, psychology, was interviewed this week by the blog Orioles 101. Read the interview here. Clark, who...

Posted: January 4, 2013, 8:28 PM

Career Q&A: Dr. Melanie D. Harrison ’11, Ph.D., MEES

Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today, we’re talking with Dr. Melanie D. Harrison ’11, Ph.D., Marine and Estuarine Environmental Science, who...

Posted: January 3, 2013, 3:58 PM

Happy Holidays from UMBC!

Here’s wishing our wonderful alumni a safe and happy holiday season, and a brilliant new year! We look forward to seeing you in 2013!

Posted: December 20, 2012, 1:25 PM