While pursuing a master’s in health information technology, Hala Algrain honed her interests and reconnected with a love of research and teaching. Her experience prompted her to change career plans. Instead of entering industry, she will pursue a Ph.D. in information systems at UMBC. Continue Reading Research with impact rekindles an international student’s love of academia On a recent Friday, representatives of UMBC, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gathered in UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery and pledged to work together to diversify and advance environmental science. Continue Reading Working to diversify and advance environmental science, UMBC, USGS and EPA sign new agreement Brandon Gouin arrived at UMBC with a love for percussion music, but unsure of his future direction as an artist. He was also not very engaged in the contemporary music world, but his experience with UMBC-affiliated musicians completely changed that. Continue Reading Percussionist becomes an ambassador for contemporary music Amongst the beakers, test tubes, and chemicals in a laboratory prep room of the Meyerhoff Chemistry Building Elijah Mugabe found friends, and a calling. Continue Reading Discovering a passion for lab research to tackle unanswered questions Shaniah Reece tapped into a support network in the UMBC community to find her career path and excel in academics, research, and community leadership. Next, she is heading to Ph.D. in computer science at Emory University. Continue Reading Support network helps an international student with a passion for computing find her career path UMBC recently opening a new space for the Computing Success Center, one of many UMBC initiatives that is boosting the success of diverse students in high-demand computing fields. Continue Reading Amid surging demand for computing education, UMBC initiatives boost student success Deepa Madan, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UMBC, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for research on materials that could improve wearable medical devices, reduce energy waste, and power sensors to monitor everything from the safety of infrastructure to the paths pollutants travel. Continue Reading Unlocking the secrets of materials that turn heat into electricity: UMBC’s Deepa Madan wins NSF CAREER Award Over the past week, UMBC faculty and students have given primetime TV news watchers in Baltimore a glimpse of the frontiers of artificial intelligence (AI) research. WZJ, Baltimore’s CBS News affiliate, aired the AI series in six segments, four of which featured UMBC researchers. Continue Reading UMBC experts guide TV viewers through the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence Christopher Slaughter ’23, M31 computer engineering, has won a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue graduate work at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom next fall. “He exemplifies UMBC’s values and the Gates Cambridge vision of preparing leaders who demonstrate not only academic excellence, but also a deep commitment to improving the lives of others,” says UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby. Continue Reading UMBC’s Christopher Slaughter, engineering student with health equity focus, wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship U.S. News and World Report has recognized UMBC’s online master’s degree in information systems as #41 on their national list of 2023 Best Online Master’s in Computer Information Technology Programs. Continue Reading U.S. News ranks UMBC’s online master’s in information systems among best in the nation On a recent Tuesday in December, UMBC’s Carlos Romero-Talamás escorted a TV crew from Baltimore into one of his labs. The reporters were there to talk about a just announced fusion power milestone achieved at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, but they quickly became interested in Romero-Talamás’s own experiments too. He is questing after the same fusion milestone using equipment that’s much simpler and cheaper. Continue Reading Star power: UMBC’s Carlos Romero-Talamás explains why fusion is grabbing headlines The Baltimore Sun has again named UMBC one of the “Top Workplaces” in the Baltimore region, for the eighth time since 2013. UMBC is featured on the Sun’s list of top large employers—organizations with 400 employees or more—and is the only college or university honored this year. Continue Reading Baltimore Sun names UMBC one of the region’s Top Workplaces
Research with impact rekindles an international student’s love of academia
Working to diversify and advance environmental science, UMBC, USGS and EPA sign new agreement
Percussionist becomes an ambassador for contemporary music
Discovering a passion for lab research to tackle unanswered questions
Support network helps an international student with a passion for computing find her career path
Amid surging demand for computing education, UMBC initiatives boost student success
Unlocking the secrets of materials that turn heat into electricity: UMBC’s Deepa Madan wins NSF CAREER Award
UMBC experts guide TV viewers through the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence
UMBC’s Christopher Slaughter, engineering student with health equity focus, wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
U.S. News ranks UMBC’s online master’s in information systems among best in the nation
Star power: UMBC’s Carlos Romero-Talamás explains why fusion is grabbing headlines
Baltimore Sun names UMBC one of the region’s Top Workplaces
