Department Highlights
Registration is open for Technica, the world’s largest hackathon celebrating underrepresented genders in tech. The event will be held Nov. 15-16 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and online via Gather.
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A Place Where Innovation Thrives
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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.
https://imd.umd.edu
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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Edward Marine and Viswanath Vasa develop SenseGuard, a long-range sensor system that helps organizations monitor environmental conditions in unattended sites.
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A gift from alum Brendan Iribe named a student lounge in honor of Computer Science Principal Lecturer Emerita Jandelyn Plane.
For 33 years, Jandelyn Plane worked to expand access to computing education at the University of Maryland. Earlier this year, a $2.85 million donation from alum Brendan Iribe established the Dr. Jan Plane Endowed Program...read more
UMD’s annual hackathon continues to create a space for collaboration, learning and community.
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