UMBC’s Biotechnology graduate programs challenge students to think outside the box in order to innovate and solve many complex issues facing humankind. It’s through the innovative work of researchers that humans have a fighting chance of beating the effects of climate change on our food supply.

In today’s Industry News, we take a look at a group of researchers studying ways to improve crops from seed banks. We also take a look at the issue of plastics, AI as a rescuer to our power grids, and how a spider makes its magnificent webs.

NSA Profiled UMBC as a Center of Academic Excellence for Cybersecurity Research (CAE-R) in a recently published video that showcased UMBC’s commitment to excellence.

In today’s Industry News, we take a look at a new cyber threat to our healthcare systems. We also look at new jobs seeking tools on LinkedIn, better accessibility to Twitter’s new voice tweets, and a better way to explore happiness during these trying times.

UMBC shared its recent Public Health Dashboard and, as of October 21, our campus has a 0% positivity rate. The dashboard provides timely data about the prevalence of COVID-19 within our main campus.

In today’s Industry News, we take a look at a bold new COVID study in the UK where volunteers are deliberately injected with live COVID. We also take a look at innovative ways we are reusing plastics, a new hope for those with inherited blindness, and becoming cyber smart.

Choosing a career is one of the most critical decisions one will make in their life. It can be the difference between a life full of passion and fulfillment or of one full of regrets and dissatisfaction.

Deborah Kariuki chose her path because it fed her passion for teaching and for computer science. She has been enjoying a career full of purpose, and her latest journey with teaching teachers how to bring a joy for computer science to the classroom has been extremely rewarding for her.

She shared some of her thoughts with us in a recent interview where she talks about the path that led her to computer science and UMBC, how UMBC is helping to address our nation’s need for more skills and knowledge in the area of computer science at the K-12 levels, and the exciting educational opportunity UMBC is offering certified teachers across the country.

UMBC’s cybersecurity capabilities and expertise are well-established and well recognized, both locally and nationally.

We are dual-designated as an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Defense Education (CDE) and Information Assurance Research. We also provide research leadership at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s (NCCOE) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in Rockville, MD.

In today’s Industry News, we take a look at the critical nature of Cybersecurity. We also take a look at things like mapping the human heart, water on Mars, and building rapport in the age of masks.