Glenn Wolfe, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, in The Baltimore Sun

Jan 27, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, a partnership between UMBC and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, recently sent research scientist Glenn Wolfe to Guam. The Baltimore Sun reports that Wolfe will be joining a team of international researchers who are studying how the western Pacific Ocean shapes the Earth’s climate. Wolfe will focus on measuring formaldehyde to gather data on how gases move upward and alter the atmosphere. Wolfe told The Baltimore Sun that, “This is a new frontier for atmospheric chemistry, and we are excited to see what’s out there.”

Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

Jan 13, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

What’s the Absurd Creature of the Week in WIRED science? Why it’s none other than one of biologist Tom Cronin’s favorite sea critters, the mantis shrimp. And the eyes of these creatures are Cronin’s specialty and that’s where he comes into the article. “As with bees or flies or crabs, they are compound eyes, but unlike those creatures, mantis shrimp “have a very unusual adaptation in that multiple parts of the same eye view the same point in space,” said biologist Tom Cronin of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, “which is sort of like having multiple eyes in one, in… Continue Reading Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

U.S. News Ranks UMBC’s Information Systems Online M.S. as a Top Program

Jan 13, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Congratulations to UMBC’s Department of Information Systems for being ranked a top online graduate program in information technology by U.S. News & World Report. The UMBC program was ranked #19 in the nation, and is one of just two programs in Maryland to appear on the list. See the rankings. Learn how U.S. News & World Report calculated the rankings.

Prof. desJardins receives NSF research award for CS education development

Jan 6, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Professor Marie desJardins received a research award from the National Science Foundation focused on increasing the expertise of Maryland high school teachers for teaching computer science, with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of computer science classes offered in Maryland and the number and diversity of students taking them. The project, CS10K: Collaborative Research: A Structured CS Principles Approach to Professional Development for Maryland High School Teachers, is led by Dr. desJardins and will involve collaborators from the Computer Science department at the University of Maryland, College Park, and high school teachers from Charles County and Baltimore County. The… Continue Reading Prof. desJardins receives NSF research award for CS education development

Prof. Charles LaBerge cited for work on advancing aviation safety

Jan 6, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Professor Charles Laberge, director of UMBC’s undergraduate Computer Engineering program, was recently recognized by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RCTA) for more than thirty years of service helping to develop technical standards critical to aviation safety. RTCA is a private, not-for-profit association founded in 1935 to provide a public-private partnership venue for developing consensus among diverse, competing interests on critical aviation modernization issues in an increasingly global enterprise. Dr. Laberge’s work was cited in an article the December issue of the RTCA digest, Spotlight on Volunteers: Communications Expert Advances Aviation Safety, for his leadership and contributions to standards for… Continue Reading Prof. Charles LaBerge cited for work on advancing aviation safety

Prof. Anupam Joshi discusses Target data breach on NBC and ABC

Jan 6, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In December it was revealed that Target suffered a data breach that involved more than 40 million credit and debit card accounts. The unauthorized access may impact guests who made credit or debit card purchases in our U.S. stores from Nov. 27 to Dec. 15, 2013. Director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity and CSEE Professor Anupam Joshi discussed the possible consequences of the breach in video reports by local affiliates for both ABC and NBC. Dr. Joshi outlined some of the possible ways that the data breach might have happened and pointed out that while the lost data could… Continue Reading Prof. Anupam Joshi discusses Target data breach on NBC and ABC

Stuart Schwartz, CUERE, on the Marc Steiner Show

Dec 20, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

On December 17, Stuart Schwartz, a senior research scientist at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) was a guest on the Marc Steiner Show. Schwartz discussed his latest research which uses a kind of Asian radish “This radish can grow to the size of something between a fat carrot and an egg plant,” says Schwartz to Steiner. “It’s able to penetrate pretty compacted soils,” adds Schwartz. And says Schwartz, “We’ve been looking at compacted soils in Baltimore because that creates a lot of runoff.” Planting these radishes on vacant lots, says Schwartz, is a natural low cost… Continue Reading Stuart Schwartz, CUERE, on the Marc Steiner Show

Biological sciences associate professor Jeff Leips’ Research Featured on DugDug

Dec 16, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Biological sciences associate professor Jeff Leips’ research on “The Adaptive Significance of Population Differentiation in Offspring Size of The Least Killfish, Heterandria formosa” has been profiled by DugDug.com. DugDug seeks to widen the scope of scientific, medical, economic, and political information available to the broader public. Read the full article »

Gymama Slaughter, CSEE, Receives NSF CAREER Award

Dec 13, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Slaughter will use the $400,000 award to fabricate and characterize a self-powered biosensing microsystem that simultaneously generates bioelectricity and monitors glucose. Continue Reading Gymama Slaughter, CSEE, Receives NSF CAREER Award

First hackUMBC concludes successfully

Dec 10, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

“Held in the UMBC Skylight Room from 7:00pm Friday to 7:00pm Saturday this past weekend, UMBC’s first-everhackathon was open to all UMBC students of any skill level, from innovators and explorers to designers and hardcore coders. Its purpose was to allow students to mingle and collaborate for 24 continuous hours of community exploration to grow technology projects from scratch while expanding their connections to other students, industry leaders, and faculty. Admission was free and attracted students from across the UMBC campus community, including CS, CE, EE, IS, Biology, Biotechnology, Math, Physics, and Media Studies.” Read the full story

Amy Hurst, Information Systems, Collaborates on $3.7 million project

Dec 5, 2013 / 2 minutes of reading

Amy Hurst, Collaborates on Multi-University Project To Improve Web and Cloud Computing Accessibility Will Help People With Disabilities Take Full Advantage of Online Resources “The researchers are working on methods for easily modifying software to meet the needs of people with disabilities. Researchers will develop ways to make it easier for people with disabilities to log on to the Web, make user interfaces more accessible, and change the presentation of information on the Web to streamline experiences for people with disabilities, caregivers and service providers. The researchers also will look for ways to leverage help from other people on the… Continue Reading Amy Hurst, Information Systems, Collaborates on $3.7 million project

Susan Hoban Brings the Mars Rover to the UAE

Nov 18, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Susan Hoban made the, National, in a story about a science fair in the UAE. Dr Susan Hoban, associate professor of physics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, introduced students to the wonder of Nasa’s Mars Rover, before allowing them to build their own, albeit smaller, versions. “We want to use Mars as an inspiration to show the students that engineering is a career that they should choose, especially for girls, who maybe do not think that it is something they can do,” she said. “My hats off to the organisers because it is a great undertaking. We hope that kids… Continue Reading Susan Hoban Brings the Mars Rover to the UAE