Caregiving Goes Both Ways
For more than a decade, Rita Choula was the primary… Continue Reading Caregiving Goes Both Ways
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Open to Interpretation
What if you could ask yourself a big question and… Continue Reading Open to Interpretation
Building AI We Can Trust
The AI apocalypse is coming. Or it isn’t. Depending on… Continue Reading Building AI We Can Trust
Class of 2023 reflects on UMBC as a community that values and supports the whole person
Kayla Tomas ‘23, information systems, maintained a challenging schedule during her undergraduate years. There were days she rose early, studied, and attended classes in the morning and afternoon, headed to volleyball practice in the late afternoon, paused a half hour for dinner, and then dashed off to lead a dance class in the evening. “It was the support of my friends, my family, and the mentors here at UMBC that made it easier,” she says. Continue Reading Class of 2023 reflects on UMBC as a community that values and supports the whole person
UMBC’s vibrant learning community helps students discover careers to fit their passions
Performers of the music piece “Corporel,” by the French-Slovenian composer Vinko Globokar, must use their own body as a percussion instrument. To Brandon Gouin ’23, music performance, learning the work was a highlight of his time at UMBC. Gouin credits his teachers and mentors with helping him reach that moment on stage—as well as with helping him find his career path as an artist. Other Class of 2023 graduates say they encountered similar opportunities for growth and expression at UMBC. Continue Reading UMBC’s vibrant learning community helps students discover careers to fit their passions
Center for Women in Technology Scholar shines on the volleyball court
Kayla Tomas cites UMBC’s CWIT Scholars program for empowering her and giving her a sense of community, especially as a Latina woman in STEM. A star athlete, Tomas played on the women’s Division 1 volleyball team all four years of her time at UMBC. Continue Reading Center for Women in Technology Scholar shines on the volleyball court
Research with impact rekindles an international student’s love of academia
While pursuing a master’s in health information technology, Hala Algrain honed her interests and reconnected with a love of research and teaching. Her experience prompted her to change career plans. Instead of entering industry, she will pursue a Ph.D. in information systems at UMBC. Continue Reading Research with impact rekindles an international student’s love of academia
CIDER program supports new approach to measuring nursing home quality, plus more research collaborations
Assessing the quality of nursing home care has historically been a challenging and complex process that considers only a portion of the factors involved—generally, clinical indicators reported by the nursing homes themselves. UMBC researchers are collaborating on a new measure of nursing home quality that combines care experiences with clinical data. And they are doing it with funding from a new UMBC program designed to support novel research across different teams. Continue Reading CIDER program supports new approach to measuring nursing home quality, plus more research collaborations
Meet a Retriever—Anthony Rivera, information systems major and student researcher
Meet Anthony Rivera, a senior information systems (IS) major and… Continue Reading Meet a Retriever—Anthony Rivera, information systems major and student researcher
How UMBC’s humanistic approach to AI creates positive community change
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is all over the news these… Continue Reading How UMBC’s humanistic approach to AI creates positive community change
Meet a Retriever—Nate Dissmeyer ’07, alumni leader and recurring donor
Meet Nate Dissmeyer ’07, information systems, a program manager with… Continue Reading Meet a Retriever—Nate Dissmeyer ’07, alumni leader and recurring donor
Transforming the future of healthy aging: UMBC event highlights leading practices, research from Kanagawa and Maryland
UMBC recently partnered with the government of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture to host the seminar “New Frontiers in Healthcare Management,” examining innovative approaches to healthy aging in society, from a broad range of research and policy perspectives. Continue Reading Transforming the future of healthy aging: UMBC event highlights leading practices, research from Kanagawa and Maryland