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UMBC’s online master’s degree in information systems has once again been ranked one of the best programs in the nation by U.S. News. The rankings, announced this week, also highlight UMBC as...

By John Rennie Short, professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC and Michael J. Orlando, lecturer, Finance and Politics, Global Energy Management Program, University of Colorado Denver...

This video series spotlights alumni who are using their careers to encourage and lift up young kids and college students—in the classroom, yes, but also in the gym, online, and through personal...

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize communications, cybersecurity, and more, by dramatically speeding computation, researchers say. But as Sebastian Deffner notes, “Even quantum...

By Woodrow W. Winchester III, Graduate Program Director, Professional Engineering Programs, UMBC Of the many things that COVID-19 has made abundantly clear to us, surely one of them is a...

The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students has named UMBC’s Danyelle Tauryce Ireland a 2021 Transfer Champion Rising Star. The award honors her years mentoring and advocating for...

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...

The fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing is on Tuesday, January 19. The goal of the day is to promote racial healing and equity across the United States through collective action. UMBC...

The UMBC community was the top contributor to the 2020 Maryland Charity Campaign (MCC), supporting non-profit organizations across the state in a particularly challenging year. UMBC’s faculty...

UMBC researchers have developed a technique to more quickly analyze extensive data from Arctic ice sheets to gain insight and useful knowledge on patterns and trends. Over the years, vast...