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New Media Studio Returns to Sherman Hall

Come tour the new digs, tech and set at 10/7 “Open House”

Repost from the New Media Studio After three years operating out of temporary quarters in the Engineering Building, UMBC’s New Media Studio (NMS)—a unit of the Division of Information...

Posted: September 2, 2026, 1:00 PM

Build Career-Ready Skills with Google Career Certificates 🚀

Build skills, explore a career, or strengthen your résumé

Through UMBC’s partnership with Google and higher education partners, eligible students, alumni, faculty, and staff can access online, self-paced professional certificate programs designed to help...

Posted: September 2, 2026, 8:25 AM

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HPC Drop-in office hours

To all chip users, We are pleased to announce that the High-Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) is launching new drop-in office hours to provide more direct support for the chip cluster...

Posted: September 1, 2026, 3:08 PM

5 Things to Check After Blackboard Ally Gives You the Green Light

Ally catches a lot. A few important checks still need you.

You launched the Ally course accessibility report, worked through the flagged issues, and watched your score climb to 85% or higher. Green across the board! It feels like the job is done. But a...

Posted: September 1, 2026, 2:59 PM

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August HPCF Newsletter

Happy end of August everyone! I'm writing to give everyone an update regarding the UMBC HPCF and other Research Computing projects currently undertaken by DoIT during the month of August....

Posted: August 31, 2026, 3:18 PM