Three UMBC alumni highlighted for achievements and contributions to Maryland. Continue Reading The Daily Record’s “20 in their Twenties” list highlights three UMBC alumni as emerging leaders in Maryland Nazi Paikidze-Barnes clinches the 2016 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship in the tournament’s final match, and is now qualified for the Women’s World Championship. Continue Reading UMBC Chess alumna wins 2016 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship The Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers award will allow Michael Nance to write book reconstructing the political philosophy an 18th century German philosopher. Continue Reading Michael Nance receives distinguished Humboldt Research Fellowship for political philosophy research at Goethe University Companies often devote resources to protect against external hacks, but Karuna Pande Joshi explains that while internal threats come with different challenges, they are also important to prevent. Continue Reading Karuna Pande Joshi says data leaks from insiders are increasingly hard to prevent “Mentors placed me in the position to speak before the world and lead other students in promoting diversity in technology,” Williams shares. Continue Reading Randi Williams, UMBC advocate for women and minorities in tech, heads to MIT Media Lab “UMBC students and faculty members hold themselves to the highest standards of academic excellence and research rigor, but at the same time foster an environment of support,” says Arussy. Continue Reading Sara “Cheli” Arussy to pursue Ph.D. at Stanford after growing passion for medical research at UMBC “A person’s environment has a huge impact on helping them achieve their goals. UMBC’s environment has provided me with a very enriching atmosphere,” says Brantley. Continue Reading Kiante Brantley, peer mentor in computer science, to pursue Ph.D. in machine learning UMBC “has taught me to be versatile…and to persevere in the midst of adversity,” says Dennis. Continue Reading Travis Dennis, athlete and chemical engineer, to continue leadership off the field “UMBC has opened my mind to what I can accomplish in my career…Everyone is very passionate about what they do and we fuel each other to achieve greater goals,” Bishoff shares. Continue Reading Michael Bishoff, hackathon organizer, takes interest in immersive technology to Silicon Valley “My mentors often reminded me…to seek out opportunities to use the skills I learned in class to create positive change in the community around me, even as a student,” Mysore shares. Continue Reading Ganesh Mysore combines social science and engineering degrees with commitment to civic engagement Lee Blaney talks about how his lab extracts phosphorus from poultry litter to offer farmers a sustainable source of the nutrient, in Chemical & Engineering News. Continue Reading Lee Blaney’s lab reimagines chicken litter challenge as an opportunity for sustainable farming The “Seeing Science: Photography, Science, and Visual Culture” research forum examined imaging and visualization methods that support new scientific insights across diverse areas of research. Continue Reading “Seeing Science” research forum connects cells, space, and the senses
The Daily Record’s “20 in their Twenties” list highlights three UMBC alumni as emerging leaders in Maryland
UMBC Chess alumna wins 2016 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship
Michael Nance receives distinguished Humboldt Research Fellowship for political philosophy research at Goethe University
Karuna Pande Joshi says data leaks from insiders are increasingly hard to prevent
Randi Williams, UMBC advocate for women and minorities in tech, heads to MIT Media Lab
Sara “Cheli” Arussy to pursue Ph.D. at Stanford after growing passion for medical research at UMBC
Kiante Brantley, peer mentor in computer science, to pursue Ph.D. in machine learning
Travis Dennis, athlete and chemical engineer, to continue leadership off the field
Michael Bishoff, hackathon organizer, takes interest in immersive technology to Silicon Valley
Ganesh Mysore combines social science and engineering degrees with commitment to civic engagement
Lee Blaney’s lab reimagines chicken litter challenge as an opportunity for sustainable farming
“Seeing Science” research forum connects cells, space, and the senses
