UMBC Baja 2012 Year Review

[June 28, 2012, by Steve Storck, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering]—The season was a huge success with UMBC Baja coming out ranked 3rd in the world out of 253 teams. Here is the summary of how we got there for more information please see the full race recaps here.

Search Engineers : UMBC alumni talk about what it's like to work at Google (from Summer 2012 UMBC Magazine)

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Search Engineers

A SIRI-ous Mind : Tech Trekkers (from Summer 2012 UMBC Magazine)

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A SIRI-ous Mind

UMBC Chess Team Competes in the 2012 President's Cup

[4/3/2012, by ]--The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Times covered the UMBC chess team this week as they competed in the 2012 President’s Cup.

Cyber Challenge Hones Students’ Cyber Skills

[11/18/2011]--Tyler Campbell, Nick Ducq, Ryan King, Andrew Nguyen and Tim Spillman walked out of the Baltimore Convention Center elated. Their team, the Sherwood Cyber Warriors, had just won the high school division of the inaugural Maryland Cyber Challenge. Their success netted them each a $5,000 scholarship from the National Security Agency.

The entire experience was rewarding for both the students and their parents, says Steve Weiss, one of the team’s advisers. “Winning first place was the icing on the cake.”

COEIT Scholarships

The Office of Undergraduate Student Services in the College of Engineering and Information Technology handles the following undergraduate scholarships for the College. Click here for the common application.

UMBC Racing BajaSAE 2011 Season



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UMBC: We're Still Number One!

UMBC is proud to be recognized again as a national leader in innovation and undergraduate teaching in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges guide.

For the third year in a row, UMBC tops the U.S.

Maryland Cyber Challenge Conference

The Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference site is up and student teams can now register for the competition, with the first qualifying round early in September. It is a chance to demonstrate your ability to work in a team and your cybersecurity and problem solving skills.

NSF Fellowship Recipients for AY2010-2011 Announced

[4/20/2011]--On April 5, 2011, all National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) applicants received an email from the NSF notifying them of their status. Congratulations to all 2011 GRFP awardees and those receiving honorable mention. See the GRFP database for all awards offered and honorable mentions lists.