UMD CMNS college receives $500k grant to improve introductory classes
The grant was awarded to over 100 other colleges and universities in the country from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
New students need lecturers, not research professors, in introductory courses
Impressionable young freshmen need the best first impressions of their majors.
UMD’s Computer Science Department must hire and enroll more women
Maryland will not have a top-tier Computer Science program until it adds more women.
UMD is already elite. It doesn’t need limited enrollment programs.
LEPs serve to exclude students and hurt the academic process. Eliminate them.
UMD students develop app designed to make exchanging contact information easier
The app, Soshi, is designed to allow users to share social media accounts and contact information in one place.
UMD pioneers immersive media design major, merging computer science and art
The program includes two tracks: art and computer science.
UMD professor and alum document sex workers’ cybersecurity experiences
The research paper culminated the team's investigation into privacy practices of workers in the sex industry and their disadvantages in security education.
Dr. Amitabh Varshney named interim research VP at UMD
Varshney succeeds Dr. Laurie Locascio, who was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the director of NIST.
UMD launches initiative to integrate arts with science and technology
The Arts for All initiative will create new curriculum, including a new undergraduate program in immersive media and design.
UMD students launch messaging app as alternative to GroupMe
When students join Shellter, they’re added to group chats for each of their courses and can message their classmates.