News – ai.umbc.edu

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.

Short course: AI for Statistical Analysis

2:00-5:00pm EDT Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, Math/Psych 104

Dr. Reetam Majumder from the University of Arkansas will lead a three-hour short course on AI for statistical analysis from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on Friday, October 31, 2025, in room 104 of UMBC's Math...

Posted: October 14, 2025, 1:54 PM

Short course on AI for Statistical Analysis at umbc

AI as Your Design Sidekick workshop

5:30-7:30pm on Thursday, October 23, 2025, UMBC IRC

AI as Your Design Sidekick is a free, hands-on, interdisciplinary workshop for founders, designers, and programmers interested in applying AI tools effectively and responsibly. It will be held...

Posted: October 14, 2025, 11:49 AM

Beyond the Hype: Embedding Ethics in AI Policy for Libraries & Higher Ed, 10/15

12-1pm EDT Wednesday, October 15, 2025, online

Nina-Simone Edwards from the Georgetown University Institute for Technology Law and Policy will address ethical issues in AI policy for libraries and higher education in an online session at...

Posted: October 13, 2025, 11:13 AM

flyer for talk on Beyond the Hype: Embedding Ethics in AI Policy for Libraries and Higher Ed

Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

12-1 pm EDT Monday, October 13, 2025 online via WebEx

Building on Gen AI & Teaching I, this online Webex interactive session led by UMBC professor John Schumacher highlights applied skills and practical use cases. Faculty will practice effective...

Posted: October 12, 2025, 7:03 PM

College graduation had labeled with AI on an electronic circuit board. Generative AI in Teaching

Teaching Circle: Active Learning and In-class Assessment in the Age of AI

12-1 pm Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 409 Sondheim Hall

UMBC's Department of Mathematics and Statistics will hold a teaching circle series on "Active Learning and In-class Assessment in the Age of AI", moderated by Professor Manil Suri. The sessions...

Posted: October 11, 2025, 11:37 AM

Eric Stokan receives USM professorship to promote AI equity for students and faculty

UMBC Professor Eric Stokan, director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship, has been awarded the Elkins Professorship for Academic Transformation to address the significant barrier that...

Posted: October 10, 2025, 12:26 PM

Talk: Towards Multilingual Evaluations of Knowledge for LLMs

2-3pm EDT Tue., Oct. 14, 2025, ITE 325b, UMBC

Language Technology Seminar Series (LaTeSS) Towards Multilingual Evaluations of Knowledge for Large Language Models Bryan Li, University of Pennsylvania 2-3pm Tue., Oct. 14, 2025, ITE 325b, UMBC...

Posted: October 8, 2025, 3:07 PM

Bryan Li observing a crash between a vehicle and baloon

Part I of UMBC FDC Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series

12-1PM ET Monday, October 6, online

This first session of the FDC series on AI and teaching introduces the basics of generative AI and its implications for teaching and learning. It focuses on AI literacy by examining what these...

Posted: October 5, 2025, 2:08 PM

AI Innovation: Data Science Students in the Field

6-7pm EDT, Wednesday Oct 25, 2025

Wondering what kind of research opportunities you'll have as a master's student at UMBC-Shady Grove? Join our students and alumni who will be presenting their research on real life challenges and...

Posted: October 4, 2025, 5:54 PM

AI Literacy: Employer Expectations for New College Graduates

12-1pm EDT, Wednesday, October 8th, online

This webinar is the first in the AI in Practice webinar series for the 2025-2026 academic year sponsored by the University of Baltimore, UMBC, and JHU. AI Literacy: Employer Expectations for New...

Posted: October 3, 2025, 10:14 AM