Meet your new co-worker, Aiko. She speaks fluent Japanese and is made entirely of silicone. Every year Japan hosts a Consumer Electronics convention, allowing companies…
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Projects tracking the spread of the flu through analysis of social media posts aim to provide more public health information. Every year, with the…
Conducting undergraduate research at UMBC provides students with an opportunity to learn about a particular topic within their major while working closely with a mentor…
Tyler Summers Contributing Writer NQ00974@umbc.edu Steeze a new app has hit the iPhone with its main goal of asking the user to “peep or toss”.…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu Amazon’s smart phone, the Fire Phone, is a complete flop in it’s attempt to compete with other smartphone manufacturers. In…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs provide students with alternative ways of learning. With over 300 courses offered by the…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Google is introducing a new way for patients to receive medical information on the internet from actual physicians through video…
Jasir Qiydaar Contributing Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu Apurva Shah, Chemical Engineering major and member of UMBC’s Class of 2016, is a part of a research effort dedicated…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu 40,000 Snapchat photos were leaked and now Internet privacy concerns around the service are being raised Selecting which platforms to…
Jasir Qiydaar Technology Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu EduPal, the program created by Markus-Allen Proctor, a UMBC student, has recently received a major overhaul. This overhaul includes improvements…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Sarah Hemler is an undergraduate student at UMBC, who is doing research with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, performing research entitled “Improving…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu In many locations at UMBC, students are not able to make purchases using their credit cards. While it may…
Get ready to download a brand new app David Verghese Assistant Tech Editor davergh1@umbc.edu Rather than have just a mobile site, myUMBC will feature its…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Anonymous social media platforms provide users with a free space for expression, however there is real potential for site to be abused…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu The Microsoft Office suite is a tool that is essential for all college students. Students write papers with Word, create…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Summary: EduPal is an online scheduling website that allows students to automatically access course syllabi and populate their personalized schedules…