“The mission of the Ambassador Program is to ensure you feel connected with your peers as soon as you become a part of the UMBC community,” says Natalie Lobb. “It’s important to know that you are never alone, that you always have someone you can lean on.” Continue Reading UMBC international students build community online during COVID-19
From summer bridge programming to conference travel, The ESTEEMED Scholars program will support first- and second-year students, with the goal of preparing them to apply for advanced honors programs. Continue Reading UMBC receives $870K NIH grant to launch ESTEEMED Scholars program that brings engineering into biomedicine
Six UMBC faculty members have just received grants from the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program to develop new technologies with potential to grow the state’s economy. This is UMBC’s largest number of winning proposals within a single proposal round since MIPS began. Continue Reading UMBC faculty, alumni entrepreneurs receive record number of MIPS awards for tech collaborations
Businesses that work with the federal government must comply with the Code of Federal Regulations, a binding legal document. Its length and complexity cause challenges for many, so this automation process provides a way to improve understanding and accessibility, explains UMBC’s Karuna Joshi. Continue Reading UMBC researchers use AI to help businesses understand complex legal docs, like the Code of Federal Regulations
“We put our students first,” says Anita Komlodi, graduate program director. “We designed our program both for working IT professionals and career changers wishing to transition into IT careers.” Continue Reading U.S. News names UMBC’s online master’s in information systems one of the nation’s best
This award honors Ireland’s years mentoring and advocating for UMBC transfer students in information technology and engineering fields. It also brings greater visibility to UMBC’s transfer student population and to how the university can most effectively support their success. Continue Reading UMBC’s Danyelle Ireland is named a national Rising Star as champion for transfer students
As UMBC faculty prepare for spring, they are reflecting on lessons learned from a primarily online fall 2020 semester. In UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT), this means honoring teaching fellows and teaching assistants for their role in making sure courses met student needs. Continue Reading UMBC students help create richer online courses for peers in engineering and computing fields
Large swaths of data collected through radar in the Arctic and Antarctic are often a challenge to process and understand. A new technique enables researchers to notice data trends more quickly, improving their ability to make predictions about melting and climate. Continue Reading UMBC researchers speed up analysis of Arctic ice and snow data through AI
As we prepare to close the book on 2020, we want to take a look back at some of UMBC’s most important chapters from this past year. Here are our top 20 top memories from 2020. Continue Reading Twenty UMBC Memories from 2020
Lacking mentorship during her schooling, Ashwag Alasmari created an organization for women in computer science. Continue Reading Making a Path to Mentorship
Of the more than 120 students who returned to complete their UMBC degree through the Finish Line program after years away from college, roughly a fourth of them only needed one more semester to do so. These returning students are graduating this week. Continue Reading Each journey unique: UMBC students complete their degrees after returning mid-pandemic
UMBC’s newest graduates in computing and data science fields include students at all stages in their education and careers. Undergraduates, master’s students seeking to access new career opportunities, and Ph.D. students completing high-impact research have thrived at UMBC. Many cite the university’s strong academics, accessible faculty, research opportunities, and connections across disciplines as drawing them to UMBC. Continue Reading UMBC’s newest computing grads, from bachelor’s to Ph.D., share stories of connection, support, opportunity
