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

Showing items tagged alumni. Show All

From UMBC News and Magazine

Greek Alums Celebrate 25th Anniversary

Alumni representing a multiple Greek organizations gathered last month during Homecoming to celebrate the 25th anniversary of UMBC’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Nearly 100 SAE...

Posted: November 12, 2012, 8:20 PM

Alumni Association Scholarship Q&A: Savita, Class of 2013

Throughout the year, we will be introducing you to the winners of this year’s Alumni Association Scholarships, which are supported by alumni gifts. Today, we meet information systems major Savita...

Posted: November 12, 2012, 2:34 PM

Remembering Scott Hannon ’86, ’90 MS Phys

TO: The UMBC Community FROM: Larrabee Strow, Research Professor of Physics, and Sergio DeSouza Machado, Research Assistant Professor of Physics We are deeply saddened to report that Scott...

Posted: November 8, 2012, 4:04 PM

Are You a Roving Retriever?

UMBC’s alumni live and travel all over the world doing fun, amazing things! And UMBC Magazine wants to showcase this. That’s where the Roving Retriever project comes in. Next time you travel to...

Posted: November 8, 2012, 2:35 PM

Grigoryan ’02, CompSci/BioChem, Teaching at Dartmouth

A Computational Biologist and Dartmouth professor, Alumnus Gevorg Grigoryan says his undergraduate research at UMBC was crucial to his success. Kids typically see college as a chance to get...

Posted: November 5, 2012, 1:12 PM

Clark ’06, Psych, Added to Orioles Roster

Former UMBC baseball standout Zach Clark ’06, psychology, has been added to the Baltimore Orioles’ roster, the Baltimore Sun reported yesterday. Clark, who pitched and was a designated hitter...

Posted: November 1, 2012, 1:51 PM

Siebert ’93, CompSci, Featured in Salon

The U.S. State Department counts Arabic as flat out one of the most difficult languages to learn. For Loren Siebert ’93, computer science, however, the study of a language that started as a hobby...

Posted: October 31, 2012, 1:21 PM

Musgrove ’97, History, Discusses Gentrification in Post

An op-ed by George Derek Musgrove ’97, history, assistant professor of history, recently appeared on The Root DC blog on the Washington Post website. In the piece, Musgrove and co-author Chris...

Posted: October 24, 2012, 8:26 PM