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Immersive Media Design at the University of Maryland is a four-year, cross-disciplinary undergraduate program that prepares students to excel in digital creativity and innovation using the latest immersive media tools and technologies.
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A Hub for Technology, Collaboration, and Discovery
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UMD's Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering to Transform Region’s Tech Corridor
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Turning Ideas into Reality
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Computing Catalyst’s TechStart program gave University of Maryland students a week to explore coding, design and technology through community-focused projects.
A tool to help students make connections on campus. A redesigned University of Maryland map. A way to find cooler spaces during hot summer days. Those were among the projects UMD students presented as the...read more
Predicting whether next season will bring a devastating flood or a crippling drought often comes down to a race against the clock. For climate scientists, forecasting the future movement of water requires some of the...read more
UMD alum Eileen Buckholtz spent three decades working with emerging technology at the NSA. Decades later, she is documenting the computing careers of women whose classified work kept them largely out of history.
For much of the career of alum Eileen Buckholtz (M.S. ’73, computer science), the details of her work at the National Security Agency remained private. She could discuss projects with colleagues, but not with her...read more
A team of University of Maryland Department of Computer Science researchers has received seed funding for an interdisciplinary effort that combines cognitive psychology and computer science to investigate how artificial intelligence makes decisions—and why those...read more
She was selected for the 2025-26 academic year for her work on advising resources, student communication and departmental initiatives.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Academic Advisor Noriko Maitland has received the Provost’s Academic Advisor of the Year Award for the 2025-26 academic year. Each year, a committee of academic advisors selects three...read more