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Representative Johnny Olszewski, Ph.D. ’17, is starting his freshman year
When Johnny Olszewski walks the halls of the Longworth House Office Building across the street from the Capitol dome, he stands head and shoulders above most of his peers. And while his height may be the first thing that sets him apart from the flood of new legislators in Washington, D.C., his consistent dedication to…
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Gathering a humanities research tool kit to understand a fascinating world
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UMBC’s Virtual Tandem Conversation project with German universities is changing the way students see Germany and the U.S.
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Tree sap batteries: Student entrepreneur Samuel Bendek imagines a clean energy future less reliant on critical minerals
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Physicist Adi Foord sheds light on a new research project, UMBC’s supportive environment, and her favorite black hole
UMBC Magazine
Fall 2024 Issue
Everyone Is Watching Women’s Sports
Magazine
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Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning
Written by Manas Gaur, assistant professor in computer science and electrical engineering, UMBC ChatGPT and other AI chatbots based on large language models are known to occasionally make things up, including scientific and legal…
Quick Posts
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UMBC team leads research into AI tools that can assess the feasibility of scientific claims
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TowerCares Foundation makes $300,000 commitment to support UMBC cybersecurity students
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Students celebrate Engineering and Computing Week with fun and networking
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Bio-inspired ‘batteries’ will use phytoplankton to power underwater sensors
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UMBC delegates build international connections at prestigious science and technology conference in India
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Carla Guarraia, Ph.D. ’06, receives Presidential Award for Teaching
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Mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Md Badrul Hasan recognized for research modeling hurricanes with machine learning
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U.S. News ranks UMBC’s online master’s in information systems among best in the nation
Community
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Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more
A $1.2 million grant from the Maryland Energy Administration will fund solar array installations and other sustainability activities, including academic experiences and internships. Continue Reading Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more
Policy & Society
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Gathering a humanities research tool kit to understand a fascinating world
Humanities student Sean Silverman, found a mentor in UMBC’s Brian Van Wyck, assistant professor of history,, during the fall semester of his senior year when he was working on his 30-page history senior capstone research paper on the Tokyo War Crimes Trials of 1946 – 1948. As he looks forward to graduation, Silverman reflects on…
Science & Technology
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Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more
A $1.2 million grant from the Maryland Energy Administration will fund solar array installations and other sustainability activities, including academic experiences and internships. Continue Reading Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more
Arts & Culture
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Kelley Bell, M.F.A ’06, brings a sense of play to the BMA with “Fantastic Village”
When associate professor of visual arts Kelley Bell thinks back to her childhood growing up in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C., she recalls fond memories of playing in her neighborhood playground, locally dubbed as “Turtle Park.” “I remembered the concrete structures behind the turtle in the playground and it really inspired me to…
