New UMBC initiative celebrates exceptional faculty dedication to teaching and scholarship

Jun 21, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Office of the Provost has launched a university-wide initiative to celebrate faculty who go above and beyond as educators, scholars, and leaders on campus and in their fields. This initiative strives to highlight tenure-track junior faculty, lecturers, and adjunct, research, and clinical faculty whose work is essential to UMBC’s success. Continue Reading New UMBC initiative celebrates exceptional faculty dedication to teaching and scholarship

UMBC health justice research forum focuses on the value of community voices

Jun 6, 2018 / 5 minutes of reading

“Confronting the barriers to health equity compels us to look across disciplines and toward collaborations among social scientists, scientists and engineers, and humanists and artists,” said Dean Scott Casper at the event. Continue Reading UMBC health justice research forum focuses on the value of community voices

UMBC student and alumna selected to attend Nobel laureate meetings in Germany

May 30, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

A student in UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology, and a recent UMBC alumna have been selected to participate in this year’s international Nobel laureate forums, which connect top student engineers and scientists from universities around the globe with the world’s leading scientific researchers. Continue Reading UMBC student and alumna selected to attend Nobel laureate meetings in Germany

New test to rapidly diagnose sepsis comes out on top in UMBC’s Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition

May 24, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

Six finalists pitched creative business ideas to a panel of judges during UMBC’s fifth annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC), held on April 25, 2018 in the new UMBC Event Center. The business ideas ranged from online tools and apps to products with medical applications. Continue Reading New test to rapidly diagnose sepsis comes out on top in UMBC’s Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition

UMBC’s Nirmalya Roy receives NSF CAREER Award to advance smart home and wearable technologies

Apr 26, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

Through this NSF award, Roy will develop algorithms and create Cross-domain Autonomous Health Assessment (CATS) technology that can account for the broad range of information reported by diverse users and their devices. Continue Reading UMBC’s Nirmalya Roy receives NSF CAREER Award to advance smart home and wearable technologies

UMBC students ready to share passion for discovery, expression at URCAD 2018

Apr 20, 2018 / 8 minutes of reading

“I am most proud of the kinds of questions these students are asking in their research and creative work,” says April Householder, director of undergraduate research and prestigious scholarships. “From developing clean air technologies or bringing awareness to human trafficking, to collaborating with local poets and creating meaningful art, UMBC undergrads are making change in the world.” Continue Reading UMBC students ready to share passion for discovery, expression at URCAD 2018

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program honors 18 UMBC students and alumni

Apr 20, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

The large number of honorees “shows the quality of student we have here at UMBC and what they’re doing,” says Keith Harmon, director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program. “It also shows the quality of their research experiences at UMBC, and the commitment of the faculty to mentoring these students as undergraduates.” Continue Reading NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program honors 18 UMBC students and alumni

Priyanka Ranade heads to career as a cyber software engineer at Northrop Grumman

Apr 15, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

“I learned that your undergraduate experience is only as good as the culture that surrounds you. The UMBC community makes everybody feel like a somebody,” said Ranade. Continue Reading Priyanka Ranade heads to career as a cyber software engineer at Northrop Grumman

Soheila Escobar works to connect young people in the U.S. and Colombia with life-changing opportunities

Apr 15, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

“While having the opportunity to obtain my education, I have become more aware of the need to encourage young people in my community to pursue an education,” Escobar says. Continue Reading Soheila Escobar works to connect young people in the U.S. and Colombia with life-changing opportunities

Mohammad Arif Ul Alam Class of 2018 head shot

After completing his Ph.D. in record time, Mohammad Arif UI Alam creates accessible health technologies at IBM

Apr 15, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

“UMBC fostered an environment that encouraged research through collaboration,” says Alam, who has already published 17 scholarly articles on his research. Continue Reading After completing his Ph.D. in record time, Mohammad Arif UI Alam creates accessible health technologies at IBM

UMBC researchers launch cybersecurity start-up with TEDCO support

Apr 5, 2018 / 2 minutes of reading

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

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UMBC launches Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics to tackle data-intensive challenges from disease tracking to online privacy

Mar 27, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

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

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