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DiCaprio to play Alan Turing in a new biopic ‘The...

Full Title: DiCaprio to play Alan Turing in a new biopic ‘The Imitation Game’ Warner Brothers is said to have purchased the rights to a script The Imitation Game by screenwriter Graham Moore...

Posted: October 14, 2011, 12:56 AM

Maryland Cyber Challenge finals ahead

When Dr. Rick Forno came to UMBC in the fall of 2010, he came with a plan: a weekend competition at UMBC for students interested in cybersecurity. But, what was originally conceived as a casual...

Posted: October 13, 2011, 8:12 AM

Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming...

Full Title: Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming language, has died Sad news. Rob Pike reports on Google Plus that Dennis Ritchie died at his home this weekend after a long illness....

Posted: October 12, 2011, 9:38 PM

Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming...

Full Title: Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming language, has died Sad news. Rob Pike reports on Google Plus that Dennis Ritchie died at his home this weekend after a long illness....

Posted: October 12, 2011, 9:38 PM

Delali Dzirasa (’04, Computer Engineering) receives...

Full Title: Delali Dzirasa (’04, Computer Engineering) receives 2011 UMBC Young Alumni Rising Star Award UMBC Alumni Association presents awards each year honoring alumni for their professional...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 2:45 PM

Ralph Semmel (Ph.D. CS ’92) is UMBC Alumnus of Year...

Full Title: Ralph Semmel (Ph.D. CS ’92) is UMBC Alumnus of Year for Engineering and IT Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 12:59 PM

Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference

The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Conference (MDC3) will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 21-22 at the Baltimore Convention Center. See the Web site for the schedule and to register. The...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 1:04 AM

Google introduces the Dart web programming language

  Google unveiled its new web programming language Dart today. It's described as a "class-based optionally typed programming language for building web applications". Dart has a native virtual...

Posted: October 10, 2011, 9:36 AM