Student Spotlight

URCAD 2020 Applications are now open

Photo from URCAD 2019 by Marlayna Demond ’11 URCAD 2020 Applications now open UMBC’s 24th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day will be held on April 22, 2020. Apply to...

Posted: January 5, 2020, 10:17 AM

Global Game Jam at UMBC, 5pm Fri 1/31 – 5pm Sun 2/2

The GGJ is the largest game jam event with 850 physical locations in 113 countries. In 2019 it had over 47,000 participants, who made 9,010 games together in 48 hours. Global Game Jam 2020...

Posted: December 28, 2019, 6:42 PM

Spring 2020: Computing Courses for Non-Majors

CMSC 201, Computer Science I (section for non-CS/non-CE majors) Does your major require you to take CMSC 201? Or are you looking for an entry-level computing course to supplement your major?...

Posted: December 17, 2019, 8:39 AM

UMBC Cyber Dawgs are named CyberForce national champions

The Cyber Dawgs at the CyberForce competition. From left, Charles Nicholas, Anna Staats, Drew Barrett, Grant Spencer, Cyrus Bonyadi, and Seamus Burke. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Lab. UMBC...

Posted: November 19, 2019, 3:38 PM

CMSC 291: Continued Computer Science for Non-Majors

New for Fall 2019! CMSC 291 Continued Computer Science for Non-Majors This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special topics course designed for all non-computer science, non-computer...

Posted: May 8, 2019, 4:20 PM