Dr. Freeman Hrabowski hosted the third annual 1966 Society dinner on September 19 in the Imaging Research Center (IRC) at UMBC.  The 1966 Society (link to planned giving page) celebrates those individual members who have identified the UMBC Foundation in their estate plans.

Guests had a wonderful time exploring the IRC during the evening. During dinner, Dan Bailey, Director of the Imaging Research Center, welcomed the group and showcased some of the exciting research being worked on in the Center.  Check out the new IRC documentary, The Work of the Imaging Research Center http://www.irc.umbc.edu/blog/.

Please contact Kim Robinson at kim.robinson@umbc.edu if you would like information about estate planning.

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President Hrabowksi’s new interview with reporter Sarah Gantz in the Baltimore Business Journal explores the role of technology in education across disciplines and how students benefit from having well-rounded educational experiences.

President Hrabowski shares:

…there are some skills [all students] need regardless of major — problem solving, knowing how to work in teams, knowing how to use technology as a tool in presenting and analyzing data. I am constantly encouraging students in STEM…to take courses in humanities and arts. We want arts and humanities students to take courses related to technology. The broader a person’s education, the stronger a person’s thinking skills and ability to solve problems.

Read the full interview on the Baltimore Business Journal (requires login).

Facebook says its ad targeting technology has irked its users and will be upgraded.

For years, Facebook’s leaders have claimed that its useful and wildly popular service could target ads so well they wouldn’t be out of place in a stream of updates from a person’s friends and family. On an earnings call in May, founder Mark Zuckerberg said that even as his company increased the number of ads on the service, people still reported “satisfaction with all content, including ads.”

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski hosted the third annual 1966 Society dinner on September 19 in the Imaging Research Center (IRC) at UMBC.  The 1966 Society (link to planned giving page) celebrates those individual members who have identified the UMBC Foundation in their estate plans.

Guests had a wonderful time exploring the IRC during the evening. During dinner, Dan Bailey, Director of the Imaging Research Center, welcomed the group and showcased some of the exciting research being worked on in the Center.  Check out the new IRC documentary, The Work of the Imaging Research Center http://www.irc.umbc.edu/blog/.

Please contact Kim Robinson at kim.robinson@umbc.edu if you would like information about estate planning.