Maryland universities see rapid growth in cybersecurity programs due to vibrant cyber job market

Dec 23, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Bachelor’s and master’s programs in cybersecurity at Maryland colleges and universities are growing rapidly as more students become interested in careers in the industry. At UMBC, the number of graduate students studying cybersecurity has grown nearly five-fold over the past six years, explains Rick Forno, director of UMBC’s graduate cybersecurity program and assistant director for UMBC’s Center for Cybersecurity, in an article in The Daily Record. UMBC’s proximity to government agencies like the National Security Agency (NSA) and private security and tech firms, has contributed to the growth of the university’s cybersecurity programs. One draw, engaging both introductory students and… Continue Reading Maryland universities see rapid growth in cybersecurity programs due to vibrant cyber job market

Grad student Liz Winters ’13 featured on Maryland Public Television’s Ways to Pay for College program

Nov 25, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

A recent program produced by Maryland Public Television about college affordability featured UMBC student Liz Winters ’13, psychology, and current master’s student in industrial and organizational psychology. The program “Ways to Pay for College” guided viewers through the many options of funding higher education. Several financial experts and student success stories were featured during the program which aired November 21 and 23 on Maryland Public Television. https://youtu.be/Zsn23C-n6Us Liz Winters (story begins at 33:50 in the video above) described her path in finding ways to finance her education at UMBC. After she served in the military for 12 years, she returned… Continue Reading Grad student Liz Winters ’13 featured on Maryland Public Television’s Ways to Pay for College program

UMBC partnership inspires new CSEE advising website

Nov 2, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) is piloting a new advising website, supporting students in computer engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering. The new site was developed by students through the spring 2015 course “Principles of Programming Languages,” taught by CSEE lecturer Shawn Lupoli. Searching for a real-world project to focus on, the students identified a need to update the CSEE department’s advising sign-up process. Lupoli oversaw the development of the project and coordinated the implementation of the new advising sign-up system. Joe Popoloski of Next Century, a technology development company in Baltimore, provided feedback throughout the course… Continue Reading UMBC partnership inspires new CSEE advising website

UMBC Student Entrepreneurship Featured in the Baltimore Sun July Education Supplement

Jul 16, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

The economics department Student Investment Fund was highlighted in a Baltimore Sun July education supplement article featuring student entrepreneurship at colleges and universities in Maryland. The fund began in 2010: “The primary objective of the fund is to provide participating students an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in security research, valuation of risky assets, asset allocation, and portfolio management, and, in turn, to increase the marketability of UMBC students in industries such as equity research, investment banking, commercial banking and corporate finance,” said Chunming Yuan, an assistant professor of economics and faculty adviser to the program. Bradlee Kilgore ’15, economics, is… Continue Reading UMBC Student Entrepreneurship Featured in the Baltimore Sun July Education Supplement

UMBC/HHMI Meyerhoff Video Wins Telly Award

Jun 22, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

The inspiring video “Strength in Numbers: Inside the Meyerhoff Scholars Program” has won a 2015 Telly Award. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) created this video for a feature article in The HHMI Bulletin focused on the supportive community at the heart of UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program. “Strength in Numbers” was filmed at the UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars retreat in the fall of 2013 and featured several scholars speaking about how the program has helped them. It is available to view through the HHMI website. Blossom Tewelde ’14, biochemistry and molecular biology, spoke to The HHMI Bulletin about the importance of diversity in the sciences.… Continue Reading UMBC/HHMI Meyerhoff Video Wins Telly Award

Yelena Yesha, CSEE, Discusses Northrop Grumman Partnership in The Washington Post

Apr 15, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

The Washington Post reported on a new partnership between Northrop Grumman and UMBC that explores using cybersecurity tools to analyze health data. Yelena Yesha, computer science and electrical engineering, is leading the project and commented on the partnership, saying that they plan to evaluate millions of patient records. Tools originally developed to examine cyberthreats and security risks will be used to go through the data. This will allow the researchers to examine a large amount of data to see trends in conditions such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Click here to read “Northrop Grumman, UMBC team to study health… Continue Reading Yelena Yesha, CSEE, Discusses Northrop Grumman Partnership in The Washington Post

Richard Forno on Cybersecurity

Feb 25, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Richard Forno, assistant director for UMBC’s Center for Cybersecurity, addressed the Southwest Baltimore Economic Forum on February 24, 2015. He considered such questions as: What is cybersecurity? How safe is your network? What threats are there to our government?

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