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Meet the inaugural batch of UMBC's NSF Scholarship for Service scholars
Meet UMBC’s inaugural batch of NSF Scholarship for Service (SFS) CyberCorps program scholars. These four B.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D. students will be able to hone their interests in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity through generous full-ride scholarships and opportunities to intern at government organizations. Oliver Kubik Major: B.S. Computer Science '14 Hometown: New Windsor, MD Oliver…
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UMBC backs new National Cyber Security Hall of Fame
UMBC and our Cyber Incubator@bwtech are founding sponsors of the new National Cyber Security Hall of Fame that will induct its first 11 honorees on October 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore. “The Cyber Security Hall of Fame will represent the mission: “Respect the Past – Protect the Future” and will honor the…
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Teaching Innovation: Senior Game Project
Course: CMSC 493: Senior Game Project Professor: Marc Olano, CSEE Associate Professor Course Description: The computer games capstone course is designed to allow students completing the computer science games track to engage in a complete group project development experience. This will help them to integrate the various technical concepts they have learned in earlier courses.…
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Teaching Innovation: Intro to Engineering Science
Course: ENES 101: Introduction to Engineering Science Professor: Chuck Laberge, CSEE Professor of the Practice Anne Spence, Mechanical Engineering Professor of the Practice Course Description: This is the first engineering experience for engineering majors when they arrive on campus. This course meets for two 50 minute lecture periods and one-two hour lab period each week.…
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Marie desJardins in UMBC Magazine
Photo: UMBC Magazine CSEE Professor Marie desJardins' success at the 2012 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament last March was highlighted in the latest issue of UMBC Magazine: "I didn't realize I could be this good at crossword puzzles," says desJardins. She adds that her development as a crossword competitor also highlights the hurdles to bringing more…
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Microsoft kicks off the app challenge at UMBC
Do you want to build a killer Windows8 application? Then head to the Microsoft Win8 App Challenge kickoff tomorrow, Friday September 14, 2012 in ITE 459 from 12-1 p.m. At this information session, you'll learn more about Microsoft's Win8 App Challenge and how from now until October 26th, you can submit up to three Windows…
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Four UMBC Students Selected as Inaugural NSF CyberCorps Scholars
Four students in UMBC's Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering have been selected for major scholarships to study cybersecurity in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Scholarship for Service (SFS) CyberCorps program. Each student will receive full tuition, fees, and a nine-month stipend ($20,000 for undergraduates, $25,000 for MS/MPS students, and $30,000 for PhD students)…
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Calling all entrepreneurs : Startup Weekend Baltimore approaches
Do you aspire to become the next Mark Zuckerberg? Give you dream a shot at Startup Weekend Baltimore, which takes place September 28-30 in Locust Point. The weekend brings together developers, coders, designers, marketing gurus, and businesspeople for a high-energy weekend where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch ideas, form teams, and then present their progress to their…
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Maryland Cyber Challenge & Competition registration deadline approaches
If you’d like to be part of Maryland’s biggest Cybersecurity battle this October, then don’t forget to register before September 19, 2012. In its second year, The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Competition (MDC3) will pit teams of high schoolers, college students, and industry professionals against one another in a series of “hackathons” that test their…