News

We use the UMBC group umbc-ai to share news about AI research, events, and opportunities at UMBC. UMBC faculty, staff, and students can join the group to receive email messages. Anyone can view past news on the group or on the AI.UMBC.EDU website. Below are short summaries of recent messages from the UMBC AI Center.


AI4LL Ignite 2026 summer program

Free online program for undergrad students interested in AI

Applications for the 2026 free AI4ALL Ignite summer program are now open.  It is a virtual career accelerator designed to prepare undergraduate students—particularly those from communities...

Posted: January 14, 2026, 10:29 AM

AI4All applications open for free summer 2026 program

ARTificial: exhibition of AI in art making

Maryland Art Place, 1/22 - 3/14, Baltimore, MD

Maryland Art Place will open ARTificial, an exhibition in critical discourse with the utilization, implementation, and innovation of AI in art making on January 22.  The exhibition will include a...

Posted: January 12, 2026, 8:35 AM

website screenshort of ARTificial ai art exhibition

NIST Cybersecurity Framework for AI Workshop, register by Friday Jan. 9

Wednesday, January 14; in person 9-12pm or online 9-5pm

Cybersecurity and AI are two of the most important research areas for information systems today. Join the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) on January 14th, 2026, for a...

Posted: January 5, 2026, 7:44 PM

NIST Cyber AI Workshop

Webinar: Teaching in the Age of AI, Strategies for the new classroom

7:00-8:00 pm EST Tuesday January 13, 2026, online

Join UMBC's Shahin Hossain 7-8pm EST on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, for this interactive 60-minute webinar exploring practical strategies for integrating AI into K-16 classrooms This session...

Posted: January 2, 2026, 8:37 AM

One hour online seminar on teaching with AI

The AI-Assisted Educator: A Course Design Sprint

9-12 Friday, January 16, 2026 at UMBC in ILSB room 116a

Need a nudge to refresh your spring courses? Curious about how Generative AI tools might help spark new ideas in the classroom? UMBC's Faculty Development Center is holding a hands-on, in-person...

Posted: December 29, 2025, 9:01 AM

Robot helping a teacher

Reframing Bloom's Taxonomy for the Age of AI

1:30-2:30 Monday, January 12, 2025, ENGR 102 at UMBC

Reframing Bloom's Taxonomy for the Age of AI Blackboard White Papers and Research: From Insight to Impact 1:30-2:30 Monday, January 12, 2025, ENGR 102 at UMBC Artificial Intelligence is...

Posted: December 20, 2025, 8:40 AM

bloom taxonomy

Strange Dance Partners

UMBC researchers are discovering building blocks of hand motions, aiming to improve physical therapy for humans and find better ways to program robots. They're turning to a novel source material...

Posted: December 18, 2025, 8:07 AM

dancing robot

Google free online short courses on AI-relevant topics

Google offers many free online short courses on AI-relevant topics. Here's a list you might explore over the holiday break. Introduction to Cloud Computing, Learn cloud basics and why they...

Posted: December 17, 2025, 9:25 AM

free ai courses by google