“I felt that I had a community of fellow graduate students and mentors who understood my journey and pushed me to finish the program,” says Opoku-Boateng. Continue Reading Gloria Opoku-Boateng becomes a user experience researcher after Ph.D. on gaming and mental acuity
“UMBC has taught me the value of and need for collaboration. The world is currently faced with complex problems which cannot be solved by one individual,” says Landen. Continue Reading Matthew Landen, peer mentor, pursues security-focused computer science Ph.D.
“UMBC has helped me achieve my goals and prepared me for my next steps by providing me with a community that celebrates me in my unique interests and background,” says Salib. Continue Reading Gabrielle Salib, inspired to boost STEM access, focuses on human-centered computing
“Health, we know, is not cardiovascular, is not neurological, is not pathological. Those are completely artificial distinctions,” shared keynote speaker Luigi Ferrucci, director of science at the National Institute on Aging. “It’s become very, very clear that everything interconnects.” Continue Reading UMBC forum highlights need for interdisciplinary collaboration in aging research
“The idea behind the competition,” says Greg Cangialosi ‘96, English, a long-time supporter of emerging business innovators, “is to enable the students who want to become entrepreneurs to have the opportunity to manifest their reality.” Continue Reading Fourth annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition celebrates student entrepreneurs
The internal funding opportunities support faculty who wish to pursue new areas of research, and compete for external funding and support. Continue Reading START and SFF awards support UMBC faculty pursuing research in new directions
The program has seen results. In 2013 and 2014, under just 30% of SGA candidates were women. That proportion has increased to over 40% for each of the last three years. Continue Reading UMBC’s Elect Her introduces students to electoral politics to boost gender parity in government
The Grand Challenge Scholars Program’s inaugural symposium featured lightning talks by faculty who described their research in relation to the program’s 14 interdisciplinary global challenge topics in just two minutes. Continue Reading First-ever Grand Challenge Symposium focuses on value of interdisciplinary collaboration
The online IS master’s program is designed for students who are advancing their education while balancing commitments to careers, family, and military service. Continue Reading U.S. News ranks UMBC online master’s degree in information systems among top 20 in the nation
UMBC celebrated a banner year in 2016. In thousands of ways, big and small, this golden anniversary has been full of moments to remember for the university community. Here are 12 top highlights. Continue Reading UMBC’s Top 12 Highlights of 2016
Now back home, “I start to think with a broader perspective of designing, building, engineering, and developing technology for social good,” says Gloria Opoku-Boateng, Ph.D. student in information systems. Continue Reading UMBC grad students talk STEM teaching, mentorship, and collaboration in South Korea
“We need more empathetic communication—the slow, deep (inter)personal discourse that can nurture identity and build and strengthen relationships,” says Branham. Continue Reading Online communication researcher Stacy Branham offers tips to more deeply connect with family and friends over the holidays
