Thanking UMBC’s committed faculty and staff for their contributions to the university, President Hrabowski shared that UMBC is a place where “we make history,” and in working every day to achieve greatness, “We are in this together.” Continue Reading UMBC celebrates 2018 Presidential Faculty and Staff Award winners
George Karabatis and Ahmed AlEroud recently launched the cybersecurity startup Cyves through $150,000 in grant funding from TEDCO, an organization create by the Maryland State Legislature to support tech entrepreneurship. Continue Reading UMBC researchers launch cybersecurity start-up with TEDCO support
UMBC will launch the Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics (CARTA) through a five-year grant from the NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program, receiving $150,000 in support for each of the next five years. Continue Reading UMBC launches Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics to tackle data-intensive challenges from disease tracking to online privacy
“GRC gives graduate students training on how to ace professional conferences in the field, and by participating, students practice how to communicate their research in an accessible way,” says Morgan Bunting, a gerontology Ph.D. student and member of the GRC planning committee. “It’s also just a wonderful way to engage the community and learn what amazing work is going on in the Graduate School.” Continue Reading UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference to focus on communication and collaboration
UMBC graduate programs are among the best nationwide, according to the just-released 2019 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings. The rankings recognize a dozen UMBC graduate programs—including nine top-100 programs—across all three UMBC colleges. Continue Reading U.S. News recognizes UMBC graduate programs as among best in the nation
“It is important for students to apply for a passport now to ensure they are ready for professional opportunities after graduation,” says David Di Maria, associate vice provost for international education. “If their boss needs someone to travel to another country to assist with an important project, we want UMBC graduates to be able to stand up and say, ‘I have my passport. I’m ready to go,’ or even better, ‘I have my passport, and I have prior international experience from studying abroad while a student at UMBC.’” Continue Reading UMBC broadens access to life-changing international learning experiences
Marie desJardins, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology and professor of computer science, recently wrote a piece for The Baltimore Sun about the importance of computer science education in K–12 schools. She is a leader in the artificial intelligence field and has been nationally recognized for her commitment to mentoring, work increasing diversity in computing, and success expanding computer science education in K–12 schools. In the op-ed, desJardins writes about why it is important to expose K–12 students to computer science, for both their benefit (in terms of expanded career options) and the benefit of fields… Continue Reading Marie desJardins, new AAAI fellow, advocates for computer science education in K–12 schools
February 28 marks UMBC’s first Giving Day — a marathon day of philanthropy dedicated to supporting the campus community now and in the future. Continue Reading Retriever Nation gears up for UMBC’s first Giving Day #blackandgoldrush
UMBC’s fourth annual Engineers Week will feature a dozen creative, hands-on activities and eye-opening events, February 19–23, to highlight how engineering impacts society and contributes to solving global challenges. Continue Reading UMBC students organize Engineers Week to “inspire wonder”
The grant will enable UMBC to continue boosting support for diverse students in mechanical engineering, to propel them toward success in mechanical engineering careers Continue Reading NSF grants UMBC nearly $1 million to expand supports for mechanical engineering students
“This new collaboration with T. Rowe Price’s security team will provide great opportunities for our students to be exposed to cybersecurity in financial services and prepare them for promising careers protecting critical infrastructure,” says Anupam Joshi, director of the Center for Cybersecurity and chair of computer science and electrical engineering. Continue Reading UMBC Center for Cybersecurity receives funding from T. Rowe Price to support students
Zhang explains that data stored and secured using commercial cloud storage systems is encrypted, which means that without the key, the information looks like a series of meaningless characters. “Just like regular keys, if someone else has them, they might be stolen or misused without the data owner knowing,” he says. Continue Reading UMBC’s Haibin Zhang shares tips to secure data in the cloud
