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Protecting the World via Cybersecurity | UMBC Industry News
Recently, Riadul Islam, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering at UMBC, received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how to better detect and protect against these cyber attacks.

Advancements in biotechnology | UMBC Industry News
As a public research university, UMBC is dedicated to breaking research barriers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and STEM.

Women Who Changed the Tech World | UMBC Industry News
Throughout history, women have had a significant impact in the tech world. To honor them during this Women’s History Month, we’ll highlight five of the most remarkable ones and their contributions to society.

Clean Energy | UMBC Industry News
A UMBC research team has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance nuclear fusion energy research. The significant part of this research is that fusion energy does not emit greenhouse gases.

Professional Advantage | UMBC Industry News
The UMBC Career Center works with the UMBC community to empower their professional career aspirations through a variety of services.

Into the World of Science | UMBC Industry News
UMBC prepares its students for careers in the world of science and technology to help them uncover the deepest of information that codes the world and the universe into what it is today.

Innovations in the Field of Environmental Science | Industry News
UMBC’s Geography and Environmental Systems programs prepare their students for careers that will help them fight environmental issues such as global warming, energy conservation, and other climate changes.

Cryptocurrency and Cybersecurity | UMBC Industry News
UMBC’s Center for Cybersecurity prepares students for careers that will help them protect against cyber attacks. One such area of cybersecurity concern stems from the popular bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets. The decentralized nature of free access to these markets comes at a security cost though.

Brewing – From Raw Materials To Fermentable Wort
This Fall semester, UMBC is offering an exciting course available as a credit and a non-credit course: Brewing I: From Raw Materials To Fermentable Wort. For M.P.S. students, the course is named Emerging Topics in Biotechnology (BTEC 655).